Because it’s fresh green chile time in New Mexico, I’m bringing this list back for another look.

Just in case you haven’t already started thinking about getting your New Mexico green chile fix for the year, I thought I would get you started with this collection of some of the best green chile recipes. Here in New Mexico the roasters are fired up and turning out bags of roasted, succulent green chile. Down in Hatch the roasters have been busy for weeks, but they just got started up here in Albuquerque.

If you live in New Mexico, you can find fresh green chile just about anywhere right now. For those of you in California, Arizona, Texas and Colorado you’re probably starting to see Hatch chile (chile from Hatch, New Mexico) at some of your local markets. For those of you that can’t find it locally, here is a list of chile suppliers that will ship either fresh chile or roasted frozen chile right to your door. If you buy the fresh chile, you can roast them on your grill.

You’re definitely going to want some green chile once you start perusing the following recipes.

Let’s start with some traditional green chile recipes. To smother anything in green, you’ll need to make a green chile sauce.

MJ’s New Mexico Green Chile Sauce

Once you have a pot of sauce, then you can start smothering things like a big batch of enchiladas, a stuffed sopapilla, or burrito.

I love this batch of Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas from Positively Splendid as well as these Chicken Enchiladas with a Creamy Green Chile Sauce from Diaz Farms. But some times I just want a couple of servings, so I make these single serving Green Chile Enchiladas for me and Bobby. And when I want to go vegetarian, these Calabacitas Enchiladas are my all time favorite.

Calabacitas Enchiladas

And then there’s the stuffed sopapilla smothered in green. If you’ve never had a stuffed sopapilla, then you don’t know what you’re missing. You start with a large pillow of fry bread called a sopapilla. These are the standard dessert in many New Mexican restaurants. They are a wonderful way to finish a spicy meal. Just pinch off the end, pour in a touch of honey and enjoy!

Sopapilla Recipe @ Gingerbread Snowflakes

However, you can also use sopapillas for a spicy, savory meal. Just cut down the middle, fill with your choice of ingredients (e.g., ground beef, chicken, carne adovada, beans and/or rice), then smother with red or green (chile sauce that is).

Stuffed Sopapillas with ground beef, pinto beans and Monterey Jack cheese, smothered in green chile

Green Chile sauce is also a standard (along with red) for smothering your favorite breakfast burrito. Here’s a breakfast burrito that even the most devout vegetarian would find hard to resist.

Smothered Breakfast Burritos @ New Mexico True

But making a sauce is not the only thing you can do with green chile. Once the green chile is roasted, the possibilities are endless. Below are some great examples.

Green Chile Breakfast Recipes

Grits and Green Chile

Green Chile Egg Quesadilla

Migas (Scrambled Eggs with Green Chile and Corn Tortillas)

Green Chile Cheese Breakfast Bake

Green Chile Breakfast Sausage @ MJ’s Kitchen

Green Chile Chilaquiles @ A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures

Green Chile, Bacon and Cheese Egg Bake @ Recipe Girl

Green Chile Sweet Potato Hash Browns

Red chile is my usual choice for Huevos Rancheros, but I easily make an exception with these Huevos Rancheros with Green @ Savoring Today.

Green Chile Appetizers and Starters



Green Chile Cheese Spread

Green Chile Crab Cakes with Horseradish Sauce

Skinny Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Dip @ Recipe Runner

Queso Dip with Roasted Hatch Chile by The Wicked Noodle

Green Chile Entree Recipes

New Mexico Pork and Green Chile Posole

and

Bob’s New Mexico Green Chile Stew

Green Chile Crepes with Pinon Nuts and Queso Fresco

Green Chile Mushroom and Corn Tamales (Vegan)

and

Green Chile Chicken Tamales

Grandma’s Creamy Green Chile Chicken Spaghetti @ Tortilla and Honey

Green Chile Chicken Mushroom Soup

(Are we getting the idea that chicken and green chile is a match made in heaven?)

Calabacitas Chowder (Corn, Green Chile and Summer Squash

Three Onion Green Chile Soup

Green Chile Chicken Noodle Soup

Green Chile Quiche with Pinon (Pine Nut) Crust

Beefy Cheesy Low-Carb Green Chile Bake @ Kayln’s Kitchen

Hatch Chili Grilled Cheese @ Feed Your Soul Too

Green Chile Chili Beans with Bacon @ Kitchen Riffs

Green Chile Mac & Cheese @ Recipe Runner

Hatch Chile Tomato Tart @ The Devil Wears Parsley

Another Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas @Kevin is Cooking

I almost forgot this classic:

Quintessential Green Chile Cheeseburger

Green Chile Sides, Breads, and More Goodies

Green Chile Succotash

(This is a standard side dish for the holidays)

Green Chile and Chorizo Bread by This is How I Cook

(I haven’t made this yet, but Abbe’s photo tells me how good it’s going to be.)

Calabacitas (Summer Squash, Green Chile and Corn)

Hatch Chile Fiesta Bread

Calabacitas Cornbread @ MJ’s Kitchen

Because I love anything called a fritter….Green Chile Corn Fritters @ Macbells

Baked Summer Harvest Zucchini Boats @ Inspired Edibles

Hatch Chile and Cheddar Biscuits @ Spoon Fork Bacon (BTW – These taste as good as they look!)

Sinfully Spicy Green Chile Apple Pie @ The Hatch Chile Store

Green Chile Peach Jam

Roasted Green Chile Jelly @ James & Everett what’s cooking at home

Green Chile Pesto @ Bobbi’s Kozy Kitchen

These are just a few of my favorite green chile recipes. If I provided all of my favorites, you’d still be reading this post two days from now. But just in case you need more right now, check out the following links.

More green chile recipes from MJ’s Kitchen

Green Chile Obsession Pinterest Board

Happy Eating!!!