CHILE RELLEÑOS CASSEROLE

Adding vinegar to soy milk is a vegan trick for creating a “sour” milk (similar to the tangy flavor of buttermilk). For a taste of Mexico, this recipe satisfies—serve with a piping-hot side of Tex-Mex Corn Bread (see Chapter 4).


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1 cup soy milk

1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar

1 (8-ounce) container vegan cream cheese

4 cups vegan Cheddar shreds

8 canned whole green chilies, drained and rinsed

1 cup flour

3 tablespoons nutritional yeast

11/2 teaspoons baking soda

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon turmeric

1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Lightly grease a 9" × 9" baking dish.

2. In a small bowl, mix soy milk and apple cider vinegar, then set aside.

3. In a medium bowl, mix cream cheese and cheese shreds until well combined. Make a small slit at the top of each chili and stuff with 1/8 of the cheese filling. Lay stuffed chilies in prepared baking dish.

4. In a medium bowl with a whisk, stir flour, nutritional yeast, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and turmeric. Stir in soy milk-vinegar mixture. Pour into a blender and mix on high speed 1 minute.

5. Pour over chilies.

6. Bake 25 minutes or until batter is set and golden brown. Buen provecho!