If you are looking for the ultimate dinner recipe that meats the criteria of being a great comfort food that you don’t have to feel guilty eating and serving to your family, than I highly suggest one of our best fat burning recipes. I cannot take full credit for this recipe, for I took it from a great book by Chef Gui Alinet called Eat More, Burn more. I did modify this recipe a bit to make it a fully vegetarian meal.
Julie and I are not vegetarians, but we have found that having a few good vegetarian recipes on hand, helps us to stick to a good cardiac diet while still maintaining a good balance of protein and fresh vegetables in our diet.
Mexican Chile Rellenos
This recipe is absolutely delicious. You may even want to double it so that you can have left overs. One of the best things about many of our best fat burning recipes is that they are made with the finest ingredients and about as close to cooking from scratch without spending hours in the kitchen. As many of you know, one of the keys to maintaining good health is to stay away from foods with a lot of preservatives.
This recipe takes about 30 minutes for prep time and 20 minutes for cooking time.
Here is a quick list of ingredients you will need to cook this amazing meal.
- 8 poblano Chile peppers, halved lengthwise and seeded
- 1 can of re fried beans (we like the ones with jalapenos)
- 1 package of Mexican cheese queso fresco, crumbled (mmmm, so good)
- 1 diced onion
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 cup of cilantro, chopped
- 1 tsp of chili powder
- 1 medium can of diced tomatoes
- 1 small can of black beans
Before you get under way, let me tell you about poblano peppers. They look like elongated sweet green peppers, but are a little darker in color. They are a bit spicy, but in a mild and subtle way. If you are a wimp when it comes to that, you can substitute them with bell peppers (really, they are not that hot, but there are some wimps out there, lol).
Ok, let’s get started shall we
- Mix together the re fried beans, half of the queso fresco, onion, garlic, cilantro, and chili powder.
- Stuff the peppers with the re fried beans and cheese mix, and place them on an oiled baking sheet.
- Pour the tomatoes, black beans, and top with the remaining queso fresco cheese.
- Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes.
- Serve hot.
A few observations about this type of meal
One may take a look at this meal after cooking it and wonder how it can be considered one of the best fat burning recipes. After all it looks and tastes like it my even be the opposite of fat burning.
The key here is that the ingredients are fresh and not full of preservatives and sugar. They are wholesome and as close to cooking from scratch as you can get without spending hours in the kitchen. There are two recommendations we have regarding cooking meals like this one.
- When possible, go organic
- Eat a lot of fiber.
There is much scientific evidence that fiber really is the undervalued nutrient we all need, and it has a beneficial impact on weight control. That is why we tend to add fiber-loaded ingredients to our recipes: Leafy green vegetables, flax seeds, coconut or buckwheat flours, whole grain pasta (cooked aldente), etc. It make a huge difference.
Another great vegetarian recipe and another one of our top fat burning recipes can be found here.
This is really interesting recipe to burn fat. I’m working out lately and I wanted to burn some fat because summer is coming and I want to achieve my summer body. I think that this is a great food to eat. I like how easy to follow the recipe and the ingredients is not that hard to find. Thank you for sharing this information
You are welcome John. Stay tuned for more recipes coming to this site
The recipe sounds delicious! I totally agree about having a few vegetarian recipes on hand (I’m not vegetarian either) for a good balance. My only question about the recipe is the part about beans…I just don’t like them! lol Will the recipe be fine if I leave out the beans or should I substitute it with something else? Thanks!
Hi Valval, sure you can leave out the beans. If you just leave the cheese on top it will taste delicious. Thanks again for the feedback!
Ramr50,
I am always on the look out for new healthy recipes. This one sounds delicious. I love vegetables, and I love Chile Rellenos. I have never seen a recipe like this one for Rellenos. I will have to try it. It is nice to know the is a fat burner all the better. I will have to visit your page more often. Thank you for the recipe
Thanks Monica, yes, it great to have fat burning recipes that taste great. I will publish some more great fat burning recipes soon. Thanks again!
Thanks Monica, I will certainly add more fat burning recipes.
Hi! Thanks for this awesome recipe. I’m always looking for delicious, healthy meals I can prepare.
I can’t wait to give this a try. I’ve never had poblano peppers or Mexican cheese before. I may have struggle finding it up here in Canada, but I’m definitely going to look
I know you mentioned a substitute for the poblanos, but is there a substitute for the Mexican cheese?
Thanks for the feedback. You can substitute the Mexican cheese with a mexican mix cheese. In fact any grated cheese would also work well with this recipe. Thanks again!
I Love this recipe!! Queso fresco is one of my absolute favorite cheeses. Sounds like a dish served often in my neck-of-the-woods, southern AZ. I also really like how you guys are doing this as a couple, that’s so cool!! Thanks for the good information. Cheers!
Thanks Sean! Yes, that is one reason I like to put the Queso fresco on top. After baking in the oven, it adds that awesome flavor!
Hello, it is good to see that you are using natural staff that can help persons to loose weight. What I love about this is this is the healthy way to lose weight because many other products are out there and they are not all natural which means they have side effects. Thanks for sharing, I am sure that your readers will love this all natural recipe.
Thank you Norman for the feedback. Yes I agree, the natural way to lose weight is the best way indeed.