John Wayne’s Chile Rellanos Casserole
(from largomason’s recipe box)
Source: http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,188,157170-229205,00.html
Ingredients
- 1 lb. Cheddar cheese, shredded
- 2 (4 oz.) cans diced green chilies
- 1 lb. Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
- 4 egg whites
- 4 egg yolks
- 2/3 c. evaporated milk (undiluted)
- 1 tbsp. flour
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/8 tsp. pepper
- 2 med. tomatoes, sliced
Directions
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Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Combine cheeses and chilies in a large bowl, pour mixture into a buttered 9 × 13 inch casserole. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. In a separate bowl, beat egg yolks, add milk, flour, salt and pepper.
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Mix well. Fold egg whites into yolk mixture, pour over cheeses. Gently fold the egg mixture through the cheeses with a dinner fork. Bake 30 minutes, remove from oven. Arrange sliced tomatoes around edges. Bake for 30 minutes more.