The Fresh Chile Company
2023 Machete Hatch Red & Green Blend Chile (Mild)
The 2023 Machete Hatch Red & Green Blend Chile (Mild) is a 16 oz jar of flame-roasted, thickly chopped Hatch red and green pinto chiles packed in lime juice, salt, and garlic. It is used as a condiment or topping for burgers, meats, and slow-cooked dishes such as pot roast, or eaten directly like salsa. The product is vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, grain-free, plant-based, fat-free, and has no added sugar or preservatives, with a mild heat level relative to other Hatch chile varieties.
- Category
- Food, Beverages & Tobacco > Food Items > Condiments & Sauces > Hot Sauce
- MPN
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Specifications
2023 Machete Hatch Red & Green Blend Chile (Mild) is a flame-roasted, thickly chopped mix of red and green Hatch chiles. It has a mild heat level and contains no sugar added or preservatives. Vegan and gluten-free. Packaged in a 16 oz jar.
Flame-roasted, thickly chopped (1 inch) chiles; mild heat level; no sugar added; no preservatives; no dried or dehydrated pods.
- Material
- Green Chile, Red Chile, Lime Juice, Salt, Garlic
- Age Group
- adult
- Condition
- new
- Weight
- 1.6 lb
- Category
- Food, Beverages & Tobacco > Food Items > Condiments & Sauces > Hot Sauce
Additional Attributes
- flame-roasted
- 1 inch thickly chopped
- mild heat
- no dried or dehydrated pods
- no sugar added
- no preservatives
- 2023 crop
- red & green blend
- Hatch chile
- Machete variety
- pinto chiles
- vegan
- gluten-free
- dairy-free
- grain-free
- plant-based
- fat-free
- 16 oz jar
Product Insights
The Fresh Chile Company's 2023 Machete Hatch Red & Green Blend is a mild, single-vintage Hatch Valley chile jarred within 48 hours of harvest, pairing fully ripened red Machete pods with green ones in a flame-roasted, one-inch-chunk Christmas-style blend that uses the chiles' own juice instead of water. Rooted in a ~35-year-old family recipe and an NMSU-bred cultivar, it is endorsed by rival cook Kent Rollins and eaten straight from the jar as salsa or cooked into burgers, tacos, and roasts; its mild heat (0–2,000 SHU) stays below grocery jalapeños, and the main tradeoff is a salt balance that some tasters adjust with a pinch at the table.
Verified claims
- Fresh red chile
- Green and red chile, lime juice, salt and garlic — the red chile is fresh Hatch, not dried
- Red ripeness
- The red chiles are the same Machete pods left on the vine to ripen fully, adding a sweeter note
- Heat
- Mild tier — 0–2,000 SHU, below most grocery-store jalapeños (2,500–8,000 SHU)
- Machete heritage
- Machete is an NMSU-bred Hatch cultivar; the red-green jar is the company's founding recipe.
- Cultivar lineage
- Jar's chiles are the named NMSU cultivar Machete, descended from Fabián García's 1913 New Mexico No. 9.
- Authenticity
- Buyers report it's the best Hatch chile they've tried, eaten straight from the jar like salsa.
- Hatch terroir
- Grown in protected Hatch Valley — an NMSU-bred cultivar, 2023 vintage.
- Flavor
- Layers green chile's onion-garlic smoky notes with red chile's earthy bite.
- Use cases
- Eaten like salsa straight from the jar or used on burgers, tacos, and enchiladas.
- Value
- At $9.95 sale, undercuts Hatch Chile Store's $10.95 and Kent Rollins' $12.99 jars.
- Christmas tradition
- New Mexico's official red-and-green Christmas pairing, bottled from the founder's ~35-year-old recipe.
- Hatch provenance
- Both the red and green chiles come from one 2023 Machete crop in the protected Hatch Valley.
- Chef endorsement
- Cowboy Kent Rollins, who sells a rival Hatch jar, showcases this blend at the Hatch Chile Festival.
- Texture
- Flame-roasted 1-inch chunks hold their shape and are eaten straight like salsa.
- Variety
- Single NMSU-bred Machete cultivar in a 2023 harvest, sold as the red-and-green Christmas style.
- Freshness
- Picked, roasted, and jarred within roughly 48 hours; each jar is one season's crop.
- Concentration
- The jar's liquid is the chiles' own juice, added back instead of water.
- Everyday use
- Chunky and spoonable; buyers use it on burgers, tacos and pot roast.
- Cooking uses
- Buyers report using the jar's one-inch chunks in slow-cooker roasts, on burgers, and as a straight-from-jar salsa.
- Salt balance
- A few tasters add a pinch of salt at the table to bring out the flavor.
- Credibility
- Kent Rollins, a rival Hatch chile cook, endorses this jar over his own label.
- Family origin
- Red-and-green blend descends from a ~35-year-old McMillan family recipe born from roasting stray red pods with green Hatch chile.
- Price vs competitors
- At $9.95 sale, this 16 oz jar undercuts Hatch Chile Store's $10.95 and Kent Rollins' $12.99; regular $12.95 still beats Rollins.
- Named cultivar
- Lists one named Hatch cultivar (Machete), not an anonymized blend.
- Vintage character
- 2023 single harvest of Hatch Valley Machete chiles, canned within two days — not a multi-year blend.
Product record
- Title
- 2023 Machete Hatch Red & Green Blend Chile (mild)
- Brand
- The Fresh Chile Company
- Price
- $12.95 USD
- Availability
- Out of stock
- Rating
- 5 stars, 7 reviews, scale 5
Buying Guide
1 comparison · 5 sourcesUses
Mild roasted chile for everyday meals
For adding mild Hatch chile to everyday meals: this flame-roasted red & green blend is chopped into thick, roughly 1-inch pieces, with heat the merchant describes as mild compared to other types of Hatch chiles. The company says its ripe 'pinto' chiles 'make every meal your favorite,' and one customer reports eating through the first jar in under a week and ordering another; the site's review analysis describes it as a daily condiment. It's labeled vegan, gluten-free, and dairy-free.[1]
For beef pot roast in the slow cooker
One customer reports adding a spoonful of this mild red & green chile blend to a beef pot roast in the crockpot, and says it made the whole dish delicious. It's a way to add mild Hatch chile flavor to slow-cooked beef.[1]
Product comparison
Compared within this brand.
This product 2023 Machete Hatch Red & Green Blend Chile (mild) The Fresh Chile Company freshchileco.com | Same brand 2023 Big Jim Hatch Red & Green Blend Chile (medium) The Fresh Chile Company freshchileco.com | |
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| 2023 Machete Hatch Red & Green Blend Chile (mild): Choose this if you want a Hatch red & green chile blend at a mild heat level, which the merchant positions as mild compared to other types of Hatch Chile. It's a 16 oz jar of flame-roasted chiles thickly chopped into 1-inch pieces that is vegan, gluten-free, and has no sugar added, and reviewers report using it as an everyday condiment — one found a spoonful made a crockpot beef pot roast delicious. Note the merchant also describes the chiles as "hot" ripe pinto chiles without clarifying whether that refers to heat.[1] | Hatch Red & Green Chile: Choose this if you want a chunky blend of roasted red and green chile — the merchant describes the green chile's crisp flavor as balanced by the red chile's natural sweetness — in a 16 fl. oz. jar, with Mild, Medium, Hot, and X-Hot heat options. The merchant positions it as versatile: delicious with chips, amazing in many dishes, and pairing exceptionally well with roasted meats, and the label presents it as gluten free, vegan, no sugar added, and no additives. One reviewer, though, found her jar "not hot" and reported some hard pieces, without noting which heat level she had bought.[2,3,4] | 2023 Big Jim Hatch Red & Green Blend Chile (medium): Choose this if you want a medium-heat Hatch chile to blend into everyday meals: it pairs flame-roasted red and green chiles, chopped 1 inch thick, in a 16 oz. jar, and reviewers report the roasted flavor adds savory depth to eggs, tamales, quesadillas, and mac and cheese without overpowering. The thick, chunky texture and clean five-ingredient list—green chile, red chile, lime juice, salt, and garlic—make it easy to fold in or top dishes, and it freezes well for later use. Heat perception is mixed, though: some reviewers found it hotter than medium while others called it too mild, so exact heat level may vary by taste.[5] |
Image Analysis
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Product
Front-facing clear glass jar filled with visible chopped red and green chile pieces suspended in brine, sealed with a gold metal screw lid and a black wrap label around the jar body.
- Jar shapeClear cylindrical glass jar with gently rounded shoulder and straight sided body visible from front view.
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x 0.15 · y 0.06 · w 0.70 · h 0.88 (high) - LidGold-colored metal screw-on lid with ribbed outer edge visible from top and slightly reflected light on surface.
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x 0.28 · y 0.01 · w 0.44 · h 0.12 (high) - Contents appearanceChopped red and green chile pieces suspended in a translucent brine; visible seeds and small vegetable fragments throughout the jar interior.
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x 0.16 · y 0.14 · w 0.68 · h 0.75 (high) - Label bandBlack textured wrap label around the jar body covering midsection, interrupted by central yellow badge and pepper illustrations.
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x 0.18 · y 0.42 · w 0.64 · h 0.34 (high) - Pepper illustrations on labelTwo large stylized peppers printed on the label flanking the central badge: a green pepper on the left and a red pepper on the right.
2 regions
x 0.22 · y 0.42 · w 0.14 · h 0.28 (high); x 0.64 · y 0.42 · w 0.14 · h 0.28 (high) - Visible small logo at left edgePartial circular logo or badge visible at the left edge of the label, mostly cropped by image edge and not fully legible.Partial
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x 0.12 · y 0.53 · w 0.12 · h 0.16 (medium)
Packaging
Paper or printed wrap label with central yellow badge and black textured background wrapped around the jar; multiple lines of legible text and a gold metal screw lid as closure.
- Central badge text“HATCH”
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x 0.40 · y 0.43 · w 0.20 · h 0.06 (high) - Brand text block“The Fresh CHILE CO.”
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x 0.36 · y 0.47 · w 0.28 · h 0.12 (high) - Year on badge“2023”
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x 0.44 · y 0.56 · w 0.12 · h 0.05 (high) - Product style name“Machete”
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x 0.38 · y 0.62 · w 0.24 · h 0.06 (high) - Blend name and size“RED & GREEN BLEND”
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x 0.33 · y 0.68 · w 0.34 · h 0.06 (high) - Volume text“16 fl oz (454g)”
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x 0.38 · y 0.74 · w 0.24 · h 0.04 (high) - Partial right label text“Partial text beginning with 'RE' visible at right edge of label, cropped and unreadable in full”Partial
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x 0.83 · y 0.52 · w 0.12 · h 0.12 (medium)
Other
Studio-style product shot on a white background with even lighting and soft shadow under the jar; image centered and cropped to show front of jar.
- Background and compositionPlain white background with the jar centered in the frame and small shadow visible beneath the jar.
- LightingEven diffuse studio lighting with small specular highlights on the glass and lid.
- Image croppingLeft and right edges of the wrap label are slightly cropped; jar is fully visible otherwise.
Colors
red-orange with green flecks· jar contents (chopped chiles and brine)#9C251Btextured black· label backgroundPackaging#141215warm yellow· central badgePackaging#FCC334forest green· left printed pepperPackagingvivid red· right printed pepperPackaging#C43B3Dmetallic gold· metal lidPackaging#C2AC56mustard yellow· label text (accent)Packaging#FCBC44- Jar shapeClear cylindrical glass jar with gently rounded shoulder and straight sided body visible from front view.
Documents & Data
Customer Reviews
7 total7 reviews · out of 5
This is the best I have ever had I lived in New Mexico for 15 years and had all types of Green Chilli nothing comes close to This nothing
Great flavor
Good stuff!
Put it with a beef pot roast in my crockpot it was delicious
So GOOD!
WE got our first order, and just placed another. We ate through the very first jar in less than a week. It was your advertisement that made me want to try your Chili's. Very well done. Lot of pride in your product. Beautiful. Best Wishes to your company.
Same as the other
Greatest
Reddit Insights
2 threads · r/hotsauce, r/LubbockReddit users generally praise The Fresh Chile Company's jarred Hatch chile for its fresh, authentic flavor and versatility, though a few note a slight sweetness or need for salt.
Most comments are highly positive, describing the chile as delicious and recommending it, with only minor criticisms about sweetness or needing salt.
Themes
Use Cases
- As a topping on burgers
- Eaten like salsa or as a side
Watch Out For
Source Threads
Positive endorsement and use on burgers
Its delicious. Pull the trigger. Awesome on burgers.
u/BlindEyesDontTalkView thread →
Product is canned chiles that can be eaten like salsa
It’s good. You can eat it like salsa, despite it being literally just canned chiles
u/Harry_GorillaView thread →
Provenance
- Merchant Link
- https://freshchileco.com/products/2023-machete-hatch-red-green-blend-chile
- Platform
- shopify
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