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5 places you can get roasted green chile right now
Chile roasters have already hit the streets, and the state’s aroma will fill the air more this weekend as many stores begin roasting their green chile.
Here’s a list of spots roasting green chile this weekend.
Chile Traditions
GREEN CHILE COST: Peck — eight-10 pounds, $9.95 plus $5 roasting fee; Bushel — 18-20 pounds $22.95 $6 roasting fee; Sack 38–40 pounds, $41.95 and free roasting
LOCATIONS: 6919 Montgomery NE, 505-888-3166
ROASTING HOURS: 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday; 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday
The Fruit Basket
GREEN CHILE COST: $40 per sack — roughly 40 pounds, free roasting with purchase
LOCATIONS: 6343 Fourth NW, 505-344-0885
ROASTING HOURS: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. daily
Sprouts
GREEN CHILE COST: $1.49 per pound or $29.99 per 25 pound case.
LOCATIONS: 10701 Corrales NW, 505-890-7900; 5112 Lomas NE, 505-268-5127; 5600 Coors NW, 505-355-3850
ROASTING HOURS: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday-Sunday August 4-6
Smith’s
COST: Weighed by the pound, or $20 for a box
ROASTING HOURS: 4-8 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; 4-8 p.m. Monday
Albertsons
Each Albertsons is starting roasting at its own time, contact your closest Albertsons to see if they have started yet.
GREEN CHILE COST: $31.75 per 25 pound box