Chile relleno, or stuffed pepper, is a dish that originated in the Mexican city of Puebla. It is a roasted fresh poblana pepper stuffed with melted cheese or with a meat filling. Chile relleno is often served in a tomato sauce.
This is a simple variation that uses bell peppers.

When I was travelling in Costa Rica with my girlfriend a couple of years ago I realy fell in love with this dish. This is a typical Costa Rican dish you can eat as breakfust, lunch or diner. Well to be honest, it didn’t matter what time of the day it was, I just ate it.

Back home I thought this would be a nice dish to complement empanadas. So now, when serving empanadas on parties, I also serve some Gallo Pinto as a side dish. As an extra you can even serve some fried plantains with it.