How to Use chile relleno in a Sentence

chile relleno

noun
  • The chile relleno sausage, also a fixture, is a link stuffed with chile and tons of cheese.
    Emma Balter, Chron, 4 Apr. 2022
  • If the best part of a grill platter is the bloated chile relleno on top, something’s gone wrong.
    Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 6 Feb. 2020
  • My wife likes the chile relleno with cheese enchiladas.
    Amy Wong, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2022
  • The zesty flavors of chiles rellenos, red pipián and vegetable ceviche gave me a spring in my step.
    Alex Zaragoza, Glamour, 3 Apr. 2018
  • Cantina la Rosa’s menu will show some of his fine-dining past, with the chile relleno stuffed with lobster.
    Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 12 June 2023
  • The new Primo’s sells brisket tacos, chile con carne enchiladas and chile relleno.
    Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 23 Nov. 2020
  • The chile relleno is roasted rather than fried, stuffed with intense mushroom duxelles and topped with a nest of crispy leeks.
    Dominic Armato, azcentral, 6 Aug. 2019
  • Try one of the unusual takes on classics like chiles rellenos and gorditas.
    Charles Passy, WSJ, 19 Oct. 2018
  • Plans call for tiramisu French toast, gluten-free wild rice and blueberry pancakes, and low-cal chile relleno with egg whites, to name three.
    Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 17 Jan. 2020
  • The Navajo tacos on fry bread and chile rellenos smothered in green sauce at the beloved breakfast and lunch stop Viola’s shouldn’t be missed.
    Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2023
  • Queso asadero is a top pick for a gooey chile relleno or for making queso blanco dip.
    Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 3 June 2020
  • For chiles rellenos, stuff poblano peppers with a mixture of onions, oregano, ground pork and Chihuahua cheese and bake or fry to melty perfection.
    Ashleigh Spitza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2017
  • Chano’s produces a burrito stuffed with a whole chile relleno — and, totally true story, it’s been known to raise the dead.
    Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2021
  • Their chile rellenos are a staple of my childhood; my parents would order them in bulk for parties.
    Leigh-Ann Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Mireles handed out Lopez’s tepache and Adela’s tacos de chile relleno made from chile de agua, a pepper unique to Oaxaca.
    Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2021
  • CBS News Enter through these old doors, and the lines that divide us disappear almost as fast as their famous chile relleno on a hot plate.
    CBS News, 21 Nov. 2021
  • Some of the restaurant’s specialties include chile relleno and carne guisada.
    Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 24 July 2020
  • The menu includes fresh ingredients in the menudo, asada fries, chile relleno burger, flautas and more.
    Chelsea Hylton, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Cusp Dining & Drinks will serve a new a la carte brunch menu Easter Sunday with featured items like chile relleno or quinoa, chia and coconut porridge.
    Carolina Gusman, sandiegouniontribune.com, 27 Mar. 2018
  • The legendary carrot soufflé is regularly on the menu at the Tomball joint, as is the chile relleno beef sausage packed with pepper jack cheese and roasted poblano peppers.
    Emma Balter, Chron, 4 Apr. 2023
  • For the most part, the menu will resemble that of the flagship, with dishes like chile relleno, braised boneless pork ribs, and pineapple-tomatillo salsa, among other things.
    Justin Phillips, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2018
  • But Garcia powered through it to ultimately win the challenge with her take on a chile relleno with nopal cactus and her judge-favorite dessert.
    Emma Balter, Chron, 26 May 2022
  • The three-item combo (beef or chicken taco, cheese enchilada and chile relleno) will last you for multiple meals ...
    Amy Wong, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Or the chile relleno burrito with rice, black beans, and avocado (if the kitchen is out of fresh avocado, ask to add guacamole).
    Bon Appétit, 15 Nov. 2022
  • The first is a buzzy transplant from Boston, and the second is a neighborhood Mexican restaurant in South Gate, where the huaraches and chile relleno are powerfully good.
    Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Menu offerings include pork belly chicharron, seafood chile relleno and smoked brisket tacos.
    Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 17 Sep. 2020
  • Get a chile relleno appetizer to begin, lightly fried and swimming in a tomato chipotle sauce, with two little buds of sour cream on top.
    Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 19 June 2018
  • Food will be prepared by chefs from Casa Borrega, and Montero will talk about the holiday and traditional dishes on the menu, such as mole and chile relleno.
    Will Coviello, NOLA.com, 26 Oct. 2020
  • Sweet and refreshing shrimp cocktail, roasted chile relleno packed with shrimp, enchiladas with chicken and the sharp twang of tomatillo, chilaquiles at brunch with a rich braise of pork in chipotle sauce.
    Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 22 Aug. 2019
  • The brisket enchiladas and the brisket chile relleno mains caught my eye and my stomach—the idea of eating two of my favorite things filled with La Cruda brisket made my mouth water in anticipation.
    Marco Torres, Chron, 29 Sep. 2022

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