green chilies

Spicy unripe pods

Green chilies are unripe chile peppers, typically mild to moderately hot varieties like Anaheim or Hatch peppers.

They're a staple in Southwestern American and Mexican cooking, often roasted and used in sauces, stews, and as a topping: green chile cheeseburger, a can of diced green chilies.

The term usually implies milder heat than red (ripe) varieties.

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pepper · spicy · hot stuff · salsa · heat · burn your mouth · capsaicin · seeds · stems · diced · canned · fresh · fire · kick · Mexican · chopped · sizzling · charred

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Opposites
ripeness/maturity

green chiliesred peppers

Mature bell vegetables

chipotle · cayenne peppers

heat level

green chiliesbell peppers

Mild hollow vegetables

sweet peppers · pimentos · banana peppers · pimientos

flavor intensity

green chiliesiceberg lettuce

Compact, pale salad green

cucumber · zucchini · celery · water chestnuts

Family

green, greens, greener, greenest, greenish, greenery, greening, chili, chilis

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G