Locally-based Z’Tejas Southwestern Grill hosts their 7th annual Chile Fest, beginning Tuesday, September 6, through Sunday, September 25, offering their Chile Fest menu to benefit the Phoenix Children’s Hospital.
Z’Tejas will offer their Chile Fest menu at all four Valley locations and will donate one dollar from every entree on the menu to Phoenix Children’s Hospital.
Chile Fest menu items include:
Ancho Trout
Fresh trout crusted in an Ancho bacon panko, topped with a mesclun mix salad, avocados, onions, tomatoes and queso fresco in an apricot dressing..
Green Chile Carne Guisada
Chile beef guisada, mixed with red and yellow peppers and Hatch New Mexico chiles in a green chile sauce, topped with cilantro and queso fresco, served in a cast iron skillet with hot flour tortillas.
Corona Pork Enchiladas
Pork simmered in Corona beer and Jack cheese, topped with a green chile sauce, queso fresco and chipotle puree, served with a sweet corn rice and borracho beans.
Chicken Tinga Rellenos
Smoked chicken marinated in tinga sauce, stuffed into Hatch New Mexico Chiles, topped with chipotle sour cream and queso fresco, served with nopalitos salad.
Jambalaya Farfalle
Bay scallops, smoked chicken, andouille and pesto marinated shrimp in paella sauce with farfalle pasta, peas, ancho chiles, topped with queso fresco.
Corona Pork Enchiladas
Pork simmered in Corona beer and Jack cheese, topped with a green chile sauce, queso fresco and chipotle puree, served with a sweet corn rice and borracho beans.