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    • Green Chile, Cheese and Bacon Omelette

      Posted at 9:41 am by NativeNM, on August 15, 2025

      It’s green chile season here in New Mexico. You may even see NM green chile roasting events near you in your state. NM green chile can be found in the grocery stores and at the farm stands around town. The roasters are fired up and the aroma of roasted chile is in the air. I recently made an omelette filled with green chile, cheese and sprinkled with bacon. The best omelettes are cooked low and slow so that they don’t become rubbery or have that brown crust. They should be light and fluffy with a bright color. It takes time and patience but it is worth it when you take that first bite.

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      Posted in Breakfast, Recipes, Red or Green | 4 Comments | Tagged 2 Egg Omelette, Green Chile Cheese and Bacon Omelette, NM Green Chile, NM Inspired Omelette, Omelette, Omelette with Green Chile and Cheese and Bacon

    • Chile Relleno Chimichanga with Chicken

      Posted at 1:40 pm by NativeNM, on August 16, 2024

      It’s green chile season here in New Mexico. It’s a special time of year when the chile roasters come out and the smell of roasting chile is in the air. One of my favorite things to make during chile season is chile rellano chimichangas. Traditionally they are stuffed with cheese, however I sometimes I add chicken, steak, or smoked pulled pork. Another idea is to add some farm fresh corn, fresh pico de gallo, or diced sauteed zucchini. I even fry up some pan fried potatoes to add which is always tasty. Whatever you stuff your chile relleno chimi with, it elevates the flavors for each individuals taste. Look for NM Hatch Green Chile in many grocery stores across the US. Here are some links where you can order fresh green chile to ship from New Mexico straight to your door: Hatch Chile Store, Chile Monster, or The Fresh Chile Co.

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      Posted in Recipes, Red or Green | 5 Comments | Tagged Chile Relleno Chimichanga, Chile Relleno Chimichanga with Chicken, Fire Roasted Salsa, Fresh Guacamole, Jan's Salsa, Lemitar Green Chile, New Mexico Green Chile, NM Green Chile

    • Green Chile Sauce

      Posted at 9:56 am by NativeNM, on October 25, 2019

      There’s nothing I love more than Green Chile Sauce smothered over a favorite burrito, enchilada or navajo taco.  I have been experimenting for years trying to mimic the taste found at our favorite restaurants.  Here in NM you will find green chile sauce on the shelves of grocery stores, many from the restaurants that we frequently eat at.  Trying to replicate that magical taste has always eluded me; until now.  Nearly every recipe I find online or in cookbooks have the same basic ingredients of green chile, onion, garlic and salt with variations of spices, sometimes adding cumin or oregano.  I’ve made them all and although they are good, they just don’t have that perfect taste and appearance that I’ve longed to make.  When in doubt go to the ingredients listed on your favorite jar.  I was surprised to find that every jar of green chile in my pantry listed lime juice and no onion.  Of all the recipes I’ve tried there wasn’t a single one that added lime juice.  The moment I took that first taste, it was like the genie had been let out of the bottle.  Lime juice was the missing ingredient!
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      Posted in Condiments and Sauces, Dutch Oven and Cast Iron, Recipes, Red or Green | 4 Comments | Tagged Best Green Chile Sauce, Green Chile, Green Chile Sauce, Green Chile Sauce from Scratch, NM Green Chile

    • New Mexico “Hatch” Green Chile

      Posted at 3:03 am by NativeNM, on August 15, 2016

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      It’s been 5 years since I first posted our tradition of putting up green chile for the freezer.  Time to update and revisit my favorite time of year.  It’s the time when the big trucks drive up, the roasters come out and they start to unload those fresh Green Chiles from The Land of Enchantment.  It’s Green Chile season and I’m in heaven.  I’ve lived away from NM over 20 years and other than my family, chile season is the time I miss most with the aroma of roasted chile in the air.  There’s nothing like it and the chile is so delicious right after it’s been roasted.  Several years ago they started bringing in truckloads of Hatch Chile to one of the grocery stores here in the Kansas City area and roasting it outside on the weekends.  Always before I had to ask my family back home to please put up some chile in the freezer for me.  They always came through but it’s really special to be able to put up my own and experience the aroma and taste firsthand.  This year they were especially meaty and hot.
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      Posted in Red or Green, Uncategorized | 8 Comments | Tagged Freezing Hatch Green Chile, Green Chile, Hatch Green Chile, New Mexico Hatch Green Chile, NM Green Chile, Packaging Hatch Green Chile, Roasting Hatch Green Chile
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