Chiles Rellenos quiche is everything you love about the traditional Mexican dish in breakfast quiche form! Learn how to bake this egg quiche with green chiles and monetary jack cheese at home with this easy step-by-step recipe! The recipe uses a homemade pie crust, but a store-bought crust works well here too! Serves 8.

We love quiche around here! You can't go wrong with it for breakfast or brunch on any occasion. Lots of times if I am making Southern-style pie crust for a recipe, I will use the second crust to make a caramelized onion and spinach quiche or a bacon and cheddar quiche, and Justin and I will eat it for breakfast throughout the week. It is his favorite!
Quiches are a big hit around Fueling a Southern Soul. We are adding a little Mexican flair to ours today by taking the traditional Mexican breakfast recipe and putting it into quiche form. Quiche with Monterey jack cheese is an easy recipe with just a couple of ingredients and I know you will love it!
Recipe Prep
Before we begin we need to prep our pie crust. Since this is a liquid filling, you need to prebake your pie crust so that the bottom gets completely cooked. Otherwise, the weight of the liquid won't let it cook all the way through and you will end up with a raw bottom crust - no bueno!
⭐️ All of these step-by-step instructions and scenarios are outlined in my Southern homemade pie crust recipe.
While that is baking, you can prep your egg filling.
Recipe
Green Chilis & Egg Quiche (Chiles Rellenos Quiche)
- Total Time: 1 hour 35 minutes
- Yield: 8
Description
Chiles rellenos quiche is everything you love about the traditional Mexican dish in breakfast quiche form! Learn how to bake this egg quiche with green chiles and monetary jack cheese at home with this easy step-by-step recipe! The recipe uses a homemade pie crust, but a store-bought crust works well here too!
Ingredients
For The Pie Crust
- 1 Homemade Pie Crust OR 1 Storebought/Premade Pie Crust
For The Egg Mixture
- 8 Eggs
- ½ Cup Milk
- ½ Teaspoon Salt
- ¼ Teaspoon Pepper
- 1 Cup Monterey Jack Cheese - grated
- 2 - 4 Ounce Cans of Green Chiles
Instructions
Pie Crust
- Follow the directions for homemade pie crust if using.
- BLIND BAKE: for both store-bought and homemade, once your pie crust is on the pie plate, place a sheet of wax paper or parchment paper over the top, larger than the actual pie. Place pie weights or dried beans over top of the paper and spread evenly over the bottom of the shell, making sure to get all the way to the edges, corners, and sides. Place in the oven at 375 degrees for 15-16 minutes. Once finished, remove and let cool for 10 minutes. Remove the pie weights. Proceed with the recipe.
Egg Mixture
- Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl, add 8 eggs and beat with a fork until the yolks are broken.
- Add in the milk, salt, pepper, shredded Monterey jack cheese, and green chiles. Mix well.
- Pour carefully into the blind-baked pie crust and place into the oven to bake at 350 for 45 minutes or until the middle is set and doesn't jiggle anymore.
- Remove and let cool for 10-20 minutes before serving.
Notes
- Leftovers can be kept covered in the fridge for up to 4-5 days.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 75 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 157
- Sugar: 1.6 g
- Sodium: 386.2 mg
- Fat: 10.7 g
- Carbohydrates: 3.5 g
- Fiber: 0.6 g
- Protein: 11 g
- Cholesterol: 201 mg
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