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I've tried looking for Chiles Rellenos in restaurants, but I have yet to find one even remotely close to authentic, here in Louisville. When I found these in Trader Joe's, I was cautiously optimistic.
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I tend to use their frozen products with other homemade food, turning it into a semi-homemade type dish. Their frozen foods *truly* are the next best thing to homemade cooking. I can't even tell I'm eating frozen foods, and the convenience gives it major points.
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I made Mexican rice in my Aroma Rice cooker (I can never make rice stove top, fail!). It's so simple, and cooks rather quickly.
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The taste is good. Now, its not an authentic Chile Relleno per say, as the sauce tastes different home made. This kind of reminded me of a tex mex dish you'd get in a restaurant. Not truly authentic, but as close as you can get at an Americanized Mexican food if that makes any sense. I'll be having these on hand as a quick meal to whip up if I don't feel like cooking.
Here's my Mexican Rice (Rice cooker) Recipe:
Mexican Rice Recipe (Rice cooker)
2 rice cooker cups of long grain rice
Water (to waterline 2.5)
2 tbs tomato consommé (Knorr Suiza)
2 garlic cloves minced
1/4 small Vidalia onion sliced.
1 tsp beef or chicken stock.
Method:
Add all of the ingredients into the rice cooker, cook. Once cooked, leave in warm function for additional 15 minutes. Voilà! Enjoy ;)
Aw, man. They're great for a rainy day though. I pray I get a TJ's soon. I'd stock up on those!
ReplyDeleteI hope you do too, I love Trader Joe's!
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