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Low Carb Taco Chile Relleno Casserole

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Low carb Taco Chile Relleno takes the best of both, Tacos and Chile Rellenos give you an easy, Chile Relleno Casserole. All the taste, none of the fuss!

Chile Relleno Casserole

Chile Relleno Casserole

So today I thought I’d make a Chile Relleno Casserole, except I needed more protein in it than normal. So I thought I’d put ground meat in it and then I decided to flavor it with taco seasoning. Those were all great choices and it turned out to be a recipe I will make on a regular basis!

Turned out savory and not spicy. I might add a little cayenne next time just for me, but for the rest of the world, this is probably just right and great for families with kids.

There’s really not a lot to this, or any fancy spices in it to make it difficult to cook. You probably have anything you need to make this in your fridge and pantry right now. This is a rare recipe where I will use my oven to cook, but it just makes sense for this Chile Relleno Casserole recipe.

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Chile Relleno Casserole

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Taco Chile Relleno Casserole
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
25 mins
 

Low carb Taco Chile Relleno takes the best of both, Tacos and Chile Rellenos give you an easy, Keto Low Carb Taco Chile Relleno Casserole. All the taste, none of the fuss!

Cuisine: Mexican
Dietary Consideration: Low Carb
Cooking Style: Oven
Servings: 4
Calories: 426 kcal
Author: Urvashi Pitre
Ingredients
For the Ground Beef
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 tablespoon taco seasoning
For the Topping
  • 2 eggs
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 7 ounces diced green chiles (these are not the spicy sort, but mild, poblano style chiles)
  • 1 cup Mexican Blend Cheese, shredded
  • salt, to taste
Instructions

  1. Brown the ground beef and add in the taco seasoning when the meat is no longer pink. Mix well.

  2. Spray an 8 x 8 glass pan and put the seasoned ground beef into it.
  3. In a bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, and flour until no lumps remain.
  4. Carefully fold in the green chiles and the cheese, using a spoon to stir it together.
  5. Pour the topping over the ground beef mixture and place in 350-degree oven for 20 minutes, or until the top is browned.
Nutrition facts per serving
426kcal | Fat: 28g | Saturated fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 190mg | Sodium: 376mg | Potassium: 542mg | Carbohydrates: 8g | Sugar: 4g | Protein: 32g | Vitamin A: 9.9% | Vitamin C: 5.9% | Calcium: 28.1% | Iron: 19.9%

I am not a registered dietician or nutritionist. Nutritional information is provided a courtesy, and can vary depending on the exact ingredients you use.

 

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  2. I was really excited when I found this recipe as I am eating Keto. This recipe is not Keto. Flour is definitely NOT Keto. I suggest changing the title to omit Keto.


  3. Made this last night but substituted ground turkey (white/dark mix) for the ground beef and added a 15oz can of fire roasted tomatoes to the meat mixture in addition to the taco seasoning. I let the liquid from the tomatoes cook down prior to putting the meat mixture in the casserole dish. The cook time was almost double for me and my oven is calibrated. (30-35 min).
    We enjoyed the recipe and I would definitely make again. I put out thinly sliced scallions, chopped cilantro, fresh avocado slices and sour cream for topping choices.
    I served trader joe’s mexican style corn as a side dish.


  5. I would suggest that you change your Pinterest link so that it doesn’t say every recipe is “Easy, low carb, high protein, keto, gluten-free, kid-friendly, food in under 30-minutes in your pressure cooker.” This one is not Keto as it has flour and milk in it. With minor changes it can be, but it is very misleading.

    • Cathy that’s a very legitimate request. The issue is that I started blogging recipes over 4 years ago. I didn’t even know about Alt tags and descriptions being an issue on Pinterest. You will notice that all the last few months have proper descriptions. I now have the daunting task of going back to fix 200+ recipe pin descriptions on Pinterest. Rest assured I’m going back and doing them a little bit at a time. I very much appreciate your taking the time to comment. Having said all that, the recipe as 8 gms of carbs per serving so it continues to be low carb and keto. But I appreciate that’s a different point to uniform descriptions for all pins.

  7. I heated the oven to 350° but it took like an hour in the oven to fully cook, has anyone else had this problem? It was very delicious though once it finished!

  12. Looking at recipes to try to eat better and this looks GREAT! But what do you eat it with? If you bring in tortilla chips or something like that it defeats the purpose of being low carb.

  14. I made this tonight with chicken. I added a can of Rotel Chili Fixin’s and more cheese…my hubby and I loved it! Added the cayenne, too. Thanks for the recipe:)

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