A Must – Green Chile Hummus

Recipe and Photography by Libby Bloom @AdventureBlooms

A Must, Green Chile Hummus

Make your own Hummus with the kick of Green Chili

Course Appetizer
Cuisine Latin, Mediterranean, Mexican, Southwestern
Keyword Green Chile, hummus
Prep Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 cans chickpeas
  • 1 large cloves of garlic
  • 2 tablespoons tahini
  • juice of one lime
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 3-4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 cup Casa Alvarez Chile Verde con Veggie
  • garnish with cilantro and a dash of chili powder and cumin

Instructions

  1. Drain and rinse chickpeas. Place chickpeas in a medium pot, cover with water and let simmer for 10 minutes.
  2. Transfer chickpeas to a food processor. And add garlic, pulse for 30 seconds. Add tahini, lime juice, salt, cumin, chili powder and cayenne to the food processor and blend until smooth. As the food processor is running, add olive oil until combined and smooth.
  3. Stir in Casa Alvarez Chile Verde con Veggie, transfer to a serving bowl and garnish with cilantro and a dash of chili powder and cumin.

Recipe Notes

Note: You can also use pre-made plain hummus and simply stir in Casa Alvarez Chile Verde to spice things up!

Spicy Chicken Green Chile Enchiladas

Recipe and Photography by Libby Bloom @AdventureBlooms

Spicy Chicken Green Chile Enchiladas

Course dinner
Cuisine Latin, Mexican, Southwestern
Keyword Chicken, Enchiladas, Green Chile
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 small onion diced
  • 5 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 jalepeño minced, seeds and veins removed or retain the seeds for extra heat
  • 1 pound cooked chicken shredded
  • 1 16 ounce package Casa Alvarez Chile Verde Con Pork or Con Veggie divided
  • 28 ounces Canned or homemade Enchilada sauce divided
  • ¼ cup cilantro roughly chopped
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes optional, add more for extra heat
  • 2 large handfuls spinach
  • 18-20 corn tortillas
  • ½ cup Cotija cheese
  • ½ cup queso fresco or mozzarella
  • Garnish with green onions, avocado, cilantro, lime

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion, sauté until tender, about 5-8 minutes. Add garlic and jalepeño, sauté until fragrant, about one minute. Add shredded chicken, 1 cup green chile, 1/2 cup enchilada sauce, cilantro, cumin, salt, and red pepper flakes. Stir to combine. Add spinach and stir until spinach is wilted. Remove from heat.
  3. In a medium saucepan, heat remaining enchilada sauce, add in 1 cup Casa Alvarez Chile Verde Con Pork and cook until thoroughly heated.
  4. Set tortillas on a plate and warm in the microwave. Alternatively, warm them in the oven.
  5. Spread 1/2 cup of warm enchilada sauce over the bottom of a 9- x 13- inch baking pan.
  6. Place a spoonful of chicken mixture evenly down the center of each tortilla, roll up tortillas and set each tortilla in the pan, seam side down.
  7. Pour remaining Casa Alvarez Chile Verde Con Pork/enchilada sauce over tortillas, top with cheese. Bake for 15 minutes or until cheese is melted.
  8. Top with cilantro, green onions, avocado, and a squeeze of lime juice. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

For extra flavor, cook chicken breasts in a skillet over medium heat with 1/2 cup Casa Alvarez Chile Verde Con Pork or Con Veggie for extra flavor.

Black Bean Goat Cheese Dip

Recipe and Photography by Libby Bloom @AdventureBlooms

Black Bean Goat Cheese Dip

Course Appetizer
Cuisine Mexican, Southwestern
Keyword black beans, dips, goat cheese, vegetarian
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/2 large onion sliced
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 2 15 ounce cans low sodium black beans, drained and rinsed, divided
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup vegetable broth
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 jalapeño divided
  • 1 cup Casa Alvarez Chile Verde Con Veggie
  • 1 4oz. log of goat cheese, divided
  • 1/2 cup cilantro divided
  • 1 lime juiced
  • Freshly ground black pepper and salt to taste
  • 3 scallions all parts, thinly sliced
  • Garnish with pumpkin seeds

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a medium skillet, over medium heat. Add onions and sauté until tender, 5-8 minutes. Add garlic and sauté until fragrant, 1-2 minutes. Add to pan - 1 can of black beans, soy sauce, broth, and cumin. Let simmer until liquid is absorbed, and beans are creamy and soft, 10-15 minutes.
  2. Preheat broiler.
  3. Add to pan - Casa Alvarez Chile Verde Con Veggie, 1/2 jalapeño, 1/4 cup cilantro, lime juice, and 1/2 log of goat cheese. Stir until combined. Transfer to a food processor or blender, and blend on low until smooth. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  4. Transfer mixture to an oven safe soufflé dish. Sprinkle second can of black beans, and remaining goat cheese over the top of the mixture. Broil for 5-8 minutes or until goat cheese is slightly brown.
  5. Garnish with remaining jalapeño, scallions, and cilantro. Serve with tortilla chips and/or sliced vegetables.

Vibrant Vegan Queso

Vibrant Vegan Queso

Course Appetizer
Cuisine Mexican, Southwestern
Keyword chili, Creamy, Dip, queso, vegan, verde
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 6 oz gold or red potato peeled and diced
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 3 jalapeño seeded and roughly chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 4 oz can green Chile’s
  • 1 cup raw cashews
  • cups vegetable broth divided
  • 1/3 cup lime
  • 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
  • 1/4 cup fresh cilantro
  • ½ cup Casa Alvarez Chile Verde Con Veggie or more to taste

Instructions

  1. Heat a saucepan to medium-high heat and add the olive oil. Add the potatoes, jalapeno and garlic and sauté for 2-3 minutes.

  2. Next add the salt, turmeric, chili powder and paprika and sauté until fragrant. 30-45 seconds.

  3. Add the green chilies, cashews and 2 cups of vegetable broth. Place a lid on the pot and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until potatoes have softened.

  4. Carefully add the hot mixture to a blender along with the nutritional yeast, lime, remaining ½ cup of vegetable broth and fresh cilantro. Blend until smooth.

Brand New Eggs Benedict

Brand New Eggs Benedict

Course Breakfast, Brunch
Cuisine Latin, Mexican, Southwestern
Keyword benedict, breakfast, brunch, chili, eggs, pupusa, verde
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 1

Ingredients

  • 1 Pupusa (We recommend Monse’s Taste of El Salvador or Tres Latin)
  • 1 tspn Oil for Frying
  • 1/2 Cup Casa Alvarez Chile Verde
  • 1 Ripe Avocado
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 tspn Salt for poached egg
  • 2 tspn White Vinegar for poached egg

Instructions

Poaching Egg

  1. Cook eggs your favorite way because who really has the time to poach eggs at home? IF you do want poached eggs, Google can teach you.

Heat Pupusa/ Chile Verde

  1. In a large skillet, heat oil on medium heat.
  2. Pan fry already cooked Pupusa until golden brown on each side.
  3. In separate saucepan heat desired amount of Casa Alvarez Foods Chile Verde.

Plating

  1. Pupusa

  2. Poached Egg

  3. Casa Alvarez Chile Verde

  4. Fresh Veggie

Skillet Chile Relleno

Skillet Chile Relleno

Course Brunch, dinner, lunch
Cuisine Latin, Mexican, Southwestern
Keyword chili relleno, chili verde, quinoa
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 1

Ingredients

  • 1 Cup Casa Alvarez Veggie Chile Verde
  • 1 Keen One Quinoa Cup
  • 1 Poblano Pepper
  • 1/4 Cup Crumbled Cheese

Instructions

Roasting Pepper:

  1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Rub whole poblanos with oil, and place on a baking sheet. Roast until charred on all sides, turning with tongs.
  2. Transfer to bowl, cover, and let steam 15 minutes. Rub off skin. Please be careful as pepper is still very hot.
  3. Open up roasted pepper and remove seeds and veins.

Fill:

  1. While the pepper is roasting heat Casa Alvarez Chile Verde separately to desired temperature.
  2. Cook Keen One Quinoa according to instructions on package.
  3. Mix heated chile verde and quinoa together.
  4. Fill roasted pepper with chile verde and quinoa mix.
  5. Garnish with cheese
  6. Enjoy!

Chilaquiles, Your New Favorite

Green Chile Chilaquiles

Chilaquiles, Your New Favorite

Course Breakfast, Brunch
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword Breakfast Nachos, Chilaquiles, Green Chile, Wet Nachos
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients

  • 1 bag Tortillas Corn or Flour
  • 2 cups Oil for Frying
  • 2 cups Casa Alvarez Chile Verde
  • 1 cup Cooked Black Beans
  • 1/4 cup Crumbled Queso Fresco Cheese
  • 1 Ripe Avocado
  • 4 Eggs

Instructions

  1. In a large, skillet, heat the oil to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

  2. While oil is heating cut tortillas into quarter size chips.

  3. Carefully stir in tortilla chips. Fry until tortilla strips are crisp and golden brown. Remove from heat, and dry on paper towels.

  4. Drain the skillet, leaving only a thin residue of oil. Return to stove and lower the temperature to medium heat.

  5. Add Casa Alvarez Chile Verde and beans to skillet.

  6. Mix in dried tortillas chips, mix so chips are covered in green chile

  7. In separate skillet, cook eggs as desired

  8. Once eggs are cooked, plate wet green chile chips (chilaquiles) and top with eggs. Garnish with avocado and queso fresco

Recipe Notes

Home fried tortilla chips are the best! Another easier option is to use pre-made tortilla chips.

Road Less Traveled Mexican Street Corn

Green Chile Mexican Street Corn Dip

Road Less Traveled Mexican Street Corn Dip

Course Appetizer
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword Artichoke Dip, Creamy, Easy, Green Chile, Mexican Street Corn
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Thawed Casa Alvarez Chile Verde
  • 2 cups Corn Kernels frozen, canned or roasted
  • 1 cup Crema Mexicana
  • ¼ cup Crumbled Cotija Cheese
  • 1 Ripe Avocado
  • ¼ tspn Fresh Cilantro

Instructions

  1. In large pot add Casa Alvarez Chile Verde and turn stove to medium heat.
  2. Mix in Corn, Crema Mexicana and cover pot until bubbling.
  3. Pour dip mixture into serving bowl, top with cotija cheese, avocado, and cilantro.

Recipe Notes

Can be served hot or cold!

Flip that Spinach Artichoke Dip

Green Chile Spinach Artichoke Dip

Flip that Spinach Artichoke Dip

Course Appetizer
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword Artichoke Dip, Creamy, Dip, Easy, Green Chile, Spinach Dip
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Thawed Casa Alvarez Veggie Chile Verde
  • 1 cup Thawed, chopped frozen spinach
  • 1 1/2 cups Thawed, chopped frozen artichoke
  • 6 ounces Cream cheese
  • ¼ cup Sour cream or greek yogurt
  • ¼ cup Mayonnaise
  • cup Grated cheese

Instructions

  1. In large pot add Casa Alvarez Chile Verde and turn stove to medium heat
  2. Add thawed spinach and artichokes to pot
  3. Mix into pot cream cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise and grated cheese
  4. Stir mixture thoroughly
  5. Cover until dip begins to bubble
  6. Serve in large bowl with your favorite crunchy vegetable, chips or crackers!