Recipe credit to: Karen Cox
Hatch Meatball Monkey Bread
Ingredients
- 2 large yellow potatoes
- 25 NM green chile peppers (roasted, peeled and opened flat)
- Hatch spice blend
- 2 lbs. carne asada (thin sliced beef chuck or flank steak)
- 2 lbs. Monterrey Jack and cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1-2 tbsp olive oil
Directions
- Dice the meat and season generously with Hatch spice blend and set aside.
- Cut potatoes into long, skinny strips and cook in skillet with olive oil.
- Prepare a baking sheet with aluminum foil and cooking spray to coat it.
- For the first layer of the bread, open green chile peppers and lay them flat on the baking sheet. Evenly distribute the potatoes on top of the green chile peppers.
- For the next layer, add the diced meat and add 1 lb. of shredded cheese on top. Add a second layer of green chile peppers, flattened. Then top with the remaining 1 lb. of cheese.
- Place in the oven under the broiler on low, for approximately 15 minutes, until cheese is melted and bubbling.
- Serve with warm flour tortillas.