
Who loves Hatch Chiles? A while ago, I thought it would be fun
to have a
Hatch Chile Contest and Cookbook Giveaway and asked other Hatch Chile lovers to create recipes using Hatch chiles. If you love Hatch chiles, you'll love this round-up. And be sure to vote for your favorite because your vote determines the winner.
Dee,
Texas-to-Mexico, is totally in love with Hatch chiles, maybe even more than me, and she's hatched up some spicy food for all of us to enjoy. In fact, she was the very first visitor to my new
Hatch Chile Heaven blog that I created and left a comment that shows she's in Hatch Chile Heaven...
Be still my heart, Gloria!! I have been stalking the Hatch Chile Roasting team in our town at the local HEB Plus. I can't wait to post the recipes we've been trying! I've been in Chili Pepper heaven. (sigh....). She's made three really delicious recipes with her stash.
First on the table is her
Hatch Green Chile Stew, made with
pork loin, red bell pepper, apples, and of course Hatch Chiles!

A few days later, Dee made
Crockpot Roasted Chicken and Vegetables with spicy hot Hatch chiles to warm her
for the cold days to come. She also made Green Chile
Mashed Potatoes to serve with her chicken.

As they say, "like mother, like daughter." Hornsfan,
Bytes From Texas, who many of you know is Dee's daughter, totally loves
Hatch chiles and decided to have a Hatch Chile Week, featuring
a new Hatch chile recipe every day. To start off the week, she made
Hatch 'al Pastor' Tacos. She also included some Hatch history and info with each post.

On the second day, she made
Hatch Mac 'n' Cheese, a true
comfort food to warm the Hatch chile lover's heart. It was
so good that everyone had second helpings.

The third day, Hornsfan offered us
Hatch Chicken Stew, another comfort food that should be eaten during the cold winter months, but she loves Hatch chiles so much that she braved the heat from the chiles in 100 degree weather.

To end her Hatch Chile Week, which I totally loved--her blog
was the first one I visited every day to see what she'd cooked up--she presented us with
Hatch Chilaquiles.

Natasha,
Five Star Foodie, had never heard of Hatch chiles
until she read about them in an earlier post I made. Being a 5-star foodie, of course she had to get some. Her first entry into Hatch chile cooking was a
Hatch Chile Gazpacho.

I only discovered Hatch chiles in August when Central Market
sent me a press release about the Hatch Chile Festival they were having for two weekends. The first time I ate a Hatch chile, I was in heaven and professed my love for them. I love them so much that I created a
Hatch Chile Heaven blog and a
Hatch Chile Heaven Facebook page. If you've ever eaten Hatch chiles, then
you know that this was a very reasonable thing to do... not a going overboard, crazy type of thing. I have 20 pounds of roasted Hatch chiles in my freezer (well, a bit less than that because I've been using them in lots of recipes) which should hold me for a few months.


All these recipes were entered in the Hatch Chile Contest; the winner receives a copy of Central Market's
The First Ever Un-Edited and Un-Tested Hatch Chile Pepper Recipe Book.
You're going to choose the winner! Please vote for your favorite recipe by leaving
a comment. (No anonymous comments allowed.) If you've submitted a recipe, ask all your friends and blog visitors to vote for your recipe. The winner will be announced on October 20th, so you have two weeks to choose your favorite. May the best Hatch Chile Recipe win!!