Chiles Rellenos

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 6 wax peppers (hot hungarian yellow or other banana pepper)
• 3 ounces monterey jack cheese
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 eggs
• 2 egg whites (throw away the yolks, save them for something very rich, or give them to the dog)
• 3 ounces part-skim mozzarella cheese
• 6 tablespoons sour cream

Recipe

• 1 cut top of pepper one quarter way around, then slit downward to tip.
• 2 remove seeds.
• 3 blanch and simmer in water for about 20 minutes.
• 4 cut 6 chunks of monteray jack cheese and insert into peppers.
• 5 beat eggs.
• 6 put butter in skillet on medium heat, pour in small amount of egg mixture when butter starts to get hot.
• 7 when egg mixture begins to firm, place filled pepper on one half of circle of batter and flip batter over the pepper as the eggs cook.
• 8 do this for all 6 peppers.
• 9 remove to 2 or 3 small microwavable plates.
• 10 top with grated mozzarella cheese and a tablespoon of sour cream.
• 11 microwave for about one minute, or until cheese melts.
• 12 serve.