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I like to grill up seeded poblanos with some chipotle-seasoned chicken sausages or good Mexican chorizo links along with some red peppers and thick sliced red onion.  It goes well with tortillas, fresh salsa and some rice & beans.

 You may opt to peel the peppers after grilling as their skins can sometimes be tough.  I think its great to just blister the skins over a fire, peel them, and seed and chop to use in any casserole like baked Mac&cheese as well.

Hi pixiechick, I'am not sure what "pablano peppers" are? but what about cream cheese? or maybe a cream cheese ball mix?

Hi, hope I can explain "Pablano's to you? They are large green flat chili peppers, think New Mexico, re: Hatch, very or usually quite mild.  They are made for stuffing, like in Chili Reyeanos (sp) Pablano's are a bit spicier than the one's used in the above misspelled dish, which is a chili, stuffed with cheese, served with enchilida sauce on top.  Very good and generally served in the summer months.  These peppers are grown to be large, flat and meant for stuffing. Not the small, hot types meant for seasoning.  I hope that helps a little bit.  Best wishes and  friendship, Rebecca in Tucson, AZ

Hey pixiechick I always make ground beef with choped onions salt and pepper and just be creative with the beef the I cook the beef stuff the pepper and top with cheese then I put it in the oven and let the cheese melt and it's ready to serve.

HI---I use the Pablano Peppers when I make Chili Rellenos.  Very simple  Choose a smaller size pepper, cut the stem off and de-seed. Use either shredded or a piece of chedder/jack cheese and "fill" the pepper, Depending on how many you are making, 1 egge per chili-- beat the eggs add 2T.flour per egg and about a 1/4 to1/2 tsp of baking powder per and 1/2 cup of milk per egg..  Put the chilies in a casserole dish and pour the egg mixture over. Bake till the eggs  are almost set---sprinkle additional shredded cheese on top and bake till the cheese is melted and just starting to brown.  Use a 375* oven.

NOTE:  If the eggs seem to be too thick add additional milk  
sorry I don't have exact measurements---I just put stuff together and cook.

 Another chili recipe that you might like to try is Jalapeno Poppers.

Take a medium size jalapeno cut in half and eliminate the seeds
Put about 1 Tablespoon of cream cheese in the cavity.
Wrap a piece of bacon around the chili and secure with a toothpick.
Put on a rack on a baking sheet.

Bake at 375* till the bacon is cooked.

NOTE:  I use the precooked bacon so there is no danger of cross contamination and so the bacon is well done.
           Figure at least 4 halves per person. In my family---when we have about 10 people---I buy at least 30 jalapenos.

This is interesting because just last night I was watching  TV and it was mentioned how to tell if a pablano will be spicy or mild.  If the stem is straight it will be a mild pepper.  If the stem is curved it will be a spicy pepper.  Now I have obviously not had the time to check this out but I may have to do some experimentation this weekend.   I have had some dishes turn out a little spicier than expected, not that I mind that at all, makes pasta sauce a little more interesting.
If anyone else knows about this let me / us know.
Getting back to the recipes..I have used almost any pepper for any thing.  But one of the dishes my husband loves is a chicken dish I do,  this is so easy it is rediculous.
2 Chicken breasts cut into strips about 1X2 inches
peppers, red,green, spicy,mild what ever you want
onion 1 or 2
cut peppers and onions about the same size as the chicken pieces.
In a large skillet heat a little oil.  Saute chicken until no longer pink.  Remove chicken set aside.  Add peppers and onions, saute until just starting to get tender, about 3-5 minutes.  Add chicken back into pan. Add 1/2 jar of your favorite salsa.  Put pan in oven set at 350.
While chicken is in the oven I start some rice.
I use the other half of the jar of salsa as part of the liquid to the rice.  It does not matter if I am using a plain rice or a rice-a-roni or other flavored rice, I add the salsa.
When rice is done the chicken will also be done.  If you want, about 10 minutes before the rice is done you can add some cheese to the chicken.  Pepper jack and co-jack are good.