CHEESY CHILE DIP

This was shamelessly borrowed from a site called, "The View from Great Island." I don't know where Great Island is, but I'm guessing it's nowhere near Hatch Valley (like Kansas is). In any case, damn good recipe.
  • 1 1/2 cups roasted green chiles - pick your heat level
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
  • 2 t. Worcestershire sauce
  • 3/4 t. salt
  • 3/4 t. fresh cracked black pepper
  • tortilla chips for serving
  1. Set oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Put all ingredients except tortilla chips in large mixing bowl. Mix until well combined.
  3. Spread mixture evenly into a casserole dish. If desired, sprinkle a few additional chiles on top.
  4. Bake 25 minutes or until bubbling all around edges and starting to brown on the surface. At that point, move to top rack and broil until get more browning on top if desired.
  5. Serve immediately with chips. Beer might be a nice addition.

BLEU GREEN BURGERS

Another borrowed recipe (this one from Nibbles & Feasts), this is a delicious variation of the green chile cheeseburger. It's great served atop a bed of greens instead of on a bun. The grilled onions coupled with the green chiles and bleu cheese are scrumptious.
  • 3 medium hatch chiles
  • Hamburger buns
  • 6 large lettuce leaves
  • 4 Tomato slices
  • 2 Hamburger patties (your favorite meat or veggie patty)
  • 4 tbsp crumbled blue cheese, divided
  • 1 Onion sliced in rounds
  • 1tbsp butter
  1. Place chiles on the grill about 5 or 6 inches above charcoal or heat.  Grill about 6 minutes on each side.  After removing blackened chiles from heat, place in a plastic bag for 10 minutes. The steam will soften the skin so that it peels off easily, using your hands or a knife. Peeled, roasted chiles can be frozen in plastic bags.
  2. Once chiles are roasted, peeled and seeded, slice in strips.
  3. In a medium skillet, melt butter and place onion rounds.  Cook until onions begin to caramelize.  Remove from heat.  If you are grilling, wrap buttered onion with aluminum foil and place on the grill until onion is soft, about 10-12 minutes.
  4. After grilling your favorite meat (or veggie patty), it’s time to assemble our burger:  Spread you favorite condiments on bread first.  On bottom burger bun, place 3 lettuce leaves, 2 tomato slices, meat or veggie patty, crumbled bleu cheese, onion and chile strips.  Enjoy with your favorite beer.