Creamy Hatch Green Chile Sauce for Smothered Burritos | Fresh Chile Cookin’

New Mexico restaurants call it enchilada style or burrito bañado. Either way, it means one thing: smothered in chile sauce.

In this episode of Fresh Chile Cookin’, Randy shows you one of his favorite sauces that Carol makes at home. It is a creamy Hatch green chile sauce that works as an enchilada sauce, a smother sauce for burritos, and a quick way to level up an everyday meal.

Ingredients

• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 jar Fresh Chile Company Pure Hatch Green Chile (use up to 1 full jar if you want more chile)
• 1/2 can cream of mushroom soup
• About 1 cup Mexican blend shredded cheese (about the same volume as the cream)
• Avocado oil spray (optional, helps reduce scorching)

Tip: Fresh Chile products are packed with real chile, not watered down, so use a spatula to get every bit out of the jar.

How to Make Creamy Hatch Green Chile Sauce

1) Start low and slow

Lightly spray your pan with avocado oil. Add the heavy cream and set the heat to low. Cream can scorch fast, so keep the heat gentle.

2) Add the green chile

Stir in about half a jar of Pure Hatch Green Chile. Add more if you want a bolder chile flavor or more heat.

3) Add the cream of mushroom

Stir in half a can of cream of mushroom soup. Mix until smooth.

4) Warm the sauce while stirring often

Keep the heat as low as you can. Stir frequently as the sauce warms. You want steam, not a boil.

5) Melt the cheese into the sauce

Once the sauce is warm, start adding shredded cheese so it melts smoothly. Mexican blend works great, but you can also use mild cheddar, Monterey Jack, American cheese, or asadero.

6) Serve and smother

When the cheese is melted and the sauce is creamy with chunks of green chile, you are ready. Pour it over a burrito, enchiladas, or anything you want to take up a few notches.

Best Ways to Use This Sauce

• Bean and cheese burritos, smothered
• Breakfast burritos
• Chicken enchiladas
• Nachos and fries
• Roasted vegetables
• As a warm dip for chips

Why We Do It This Way

You might wish this creamy sauce came in a jar. The problem is that a shelf stable creamy sauce usually requires extra additives that do not fit how we like to do things. So we teach you how to make it fresh with your own cream and cheese, plus our Pure Hatch Green Chile.

Final Bite

If you love the smell of roasted Hatch green chile, this one is for you. Make it once, then keep it in your back pocket any time you want restaurant style smothered burritos at home.