Picked and shipped the same week from our Hatch Valley farm during the red harvest. Our biggest boxes sell out first.
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Hatch chile only grows in one place. A single valley in southern New Mexico where the soil, sun, and Rio Grande water make chile unlike anywhere else.
This is fresh, raw red chile: the same Hatch chile left on the plant to fully ripen, picked at harvest and shipped straight from our farm. You roast it yourself for the deepest flavor.
Think sweeter, deeper, and more complex than green, with the same heat for a given variety.
Ships Wednesdays only via UPS air, weekly during harvest season, picked and packed the morning it ships
Order by Friday 4 PM MT to get in line for the earliest Wednesday; your shipping email goes out the Friday before yours ships, and that email is the one to go by
Ships Overnight only
Not cold-shipped: travels at room temperature in a vented box; speed is what protects it
Shipping Protection is optional; ordinary transit damage is covered within 24 hours, including frozen food that arrives cold but crushed or split (within 4 hours of the carrier's delivery scan for spoiled or damaged fresh chile and for frozen food that arrives warm), with photos of the box and the affected items, regardless of protection
Yes, fresh raw chile needs to be roasted (and usually peeled) before most uses. We sell home propane roasters separately. If you don't want to roast yourself, order our pre-roasted frozen chile instead.
We ship fresh chile on Wednesdays only during harvest season, picked the morning it goes out. Chile is a crop, so every week is different: some weeks the field gives us a lot, some weeks less, and ship dates can move. It's first come, first served, and we'll email you your ship date the Friday before your chile ships, so go by that email.
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Fresh Hatch Red Chile
$37.995 bags · 1lb each
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Fresh Hatch Red Chile$37.99
Picked at Peak Season
Hand-Selected from the Field
Ships Fresh from Hatch Valley
No Preservatives or Additives
Most "Hatch Chile" is a lie
68% is grown in Mexico, California, or Arizona. Is it really Hatch?
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Shipped Day of Harvest
Family Farm
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Ships Nationwide
Why real chile only grows here
Champagne's got its valley. We have ours.
The Soil
Minerals you can taste
Rio Grande minerals in sandy loam. You can taste it.
The Sun
300+ days a year
Desert UV burns flavor deep into every pepper.
The Swing
100° day. 60° night.
The plant fights harder. The chile gets deeper.
The Water
Fed by the Rio Grande
Elephant Butte runoff. Minerals you can taste in every bite.
Customer reviews
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5/5 stars · Robert K · 2025-12-11 19:58:33 (source time; timezone unknown)
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I ordered 5 pounds of Fresh Hatch Red Chiies which have already been devoured. They were exceptional in my mind and the whole family enjoyed them. I've ordered many other products from Hatch and found every one of them excellent. Very tasty and well packaged. Will be ordering more.
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You must understand my Mom and her siblings were raised in Roswell, New Mexico. My Uncle went to New Mexico Institute. We know our Chiles. I ordered medium red Chiles. They were INCREDIBLY HOT. TOO HOT! We will adapt. I look forward to my "I DARE YOU" blue corn, chicken enchiladas over the Christmas Holidays. Question we all had as a family with New Mexican roots, were those red Chiles meant to be eaten?
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I ordered both green and red this year. In fact I roasted and peeled a bunch of red chiles today. Both types are so delicious! The orders were timely and the chiles were in great shape. Thank you! We're next door in Arizona and next season we're coming to Hatch!
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This a gift every year for one of my dearest friends. If you ship please get the delivery they tell you. It's so worth it. The red chilis were so good she said. We had to reship because the delivery wasn't done. Hatch promptly reshipped because I ordered the shipping guarantee. She was so grateful for the red chilis. Thank you Hatch chili. See ya soon for my next gift.
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5/5 stars · Mike T · 2024-11-01 23:41:40 (source time; timezone unknown)
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Definitely my favorite of the bunch 😸😸😸😸😸😸😸😸😸😸😸😸😸
Ordered 18lbs of red this year and love the Red chilles.thanks for the great quality product.love it😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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I moved from ABQ to the east coast, getting fresh Hatch green and red chilies doesn't happen here. I am so thrilled I was able to get my chilies from you! They are absolutely fantastic and we are truly loving a taste of NM way out here. Your chilies arrived in perfect condition and taste even better!! Thank you so much for making it affordable for me to order our chilies! We appreciate all your hard work!! Thank you!
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5/5 stars · Gary G · 2024-10-26 14:33:40 (source time; timezone unknown)
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As always ...beautiful fresh red chile..
I grew up around hot chile ...from Hagerman new mexico...my only wish is that hotter varieties of fresh red ...like sandia were available...Sandia variety makes the best red enchiladas..
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We moved from Texas to Florida last year, and my husband has been desperately missing easy access to fresh Hatch chiles. Reds are his favorite, so we made the investment in a 25-lb box this year and we were delighted! Huge chiles, beautifully colored, and a very zesty medium-hot. My husband roasted them all on his Traeger and then made 2 gallons of puree for the freezer. The holidays are saved thanks to the Hatch Chile Store!
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5/5 stars · Michael L · 2024-10-08 02:23:23 (source time; timezone unknown)
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In August, my batch of freah Hatch Green Chilies gave me an aromatic afternoon at the grill and a winter’s worth of Hatch chilies. Then a week or so ago, my Fresh Hatch Red Chilies arrived. First, I used one with my last home garden Tomato Pie of the season, to crank it up
A notch. Inspecting the rest I noted that not one pepper was bruised or past peak. I chopped and froze the lot, and portioned the chopped peppers into 4 oz freezer bags to bring the desert to my upstate New York winter. Your company is terrific!!!
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5/5 stars · Paul B · 2024-10-05 19:01:08 (source time; timezone unknown)
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Very fresh, beautiful color and a wonderful flavor. I have just finished making fresh red chile posole. The smoky heat and pork and hominy make for a great taste. Since I was born in NM I have grown up with chile. Love you guys I am a customer for life
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The chiles,as always are very nice and meaty. They are a little hotter than usual, but have a delicious flavor. Thank you Hatch Red Chile Store for providing us a way to enjoy our green and red chiles in Texas!
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5/5 stars · Brenda M · 2024-10-05 00:07:58 (source time; timezone unknown)
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My Red chili. arrived 2 days after you ship it Had no problems with the chili.
Want to say thank you.Looking forward to next year's Crop .God bless you and your family May you and your family have blessed holidays thats coming up. Thank you again to you all.
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I can't rate these higher because about a third of the box had chilis that were wrinkly and mushy, like they'd already been steamed. You tried to tell me that was normal, however the rest of the box were plump and crisp. I was unable to roast, peel and can the bad ones. I won't be a repeat customer, due to the fact that I was told the bad ones were normal for your product.
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I appreciate how prompt and reliable the delivery was. My chili peppers arrived exactly when promised. The quality of the chilies exceeded my expectations. Everything was fresh, crisp, and full of flavor. Your customer service team was incredibly helpful when I had questions. They made the process smooth and enjoyable.
Thank you Hatch Chili Store!!!
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Your red (medium hot) chilies have WONDERFUL flavor, especially roasted (which we do ourselves)! The one-day delivery of this product is the best choice.
All that said, some chilies do arrive dry and wrinkly, some arrive wet and/or moldy (in the same order/box).
Thank you for the 10% refund.
For the future, how can picking and packing prevent the above issues?
Thank you…and “see you” next year!
Terri-in-Michigan
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5/5 stars · Dave G · 2024-09-21 17:00:29 (source time; timezone unknown)
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I smoke them for a couple or three hours on my big green egg at 200 degrees. Put them through my wife's juicer, add salt. Put it on all the things. Yum.
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Fresh chile is not cold-shipped: no insulation, no ice packs, no dry ice. It travels at room temperature in a vented box, and speed is what protects it. We ship Wednesdays only during harvest season, and fresh chile ships Overnight only. If fresh chile arrives spoiled or damaged, send us photos of the box and the chile within 4 hours of the carrier's delivery scan. We'll make it right.
Mild (0–2,000 SHU): Joe Parker, 1904 — gentle warmth. Great for queso, eggs, and kids.
Medium (2,000–7,000 SHU): Big Jim or Charger — our bestseller. ~6,500 SHU per NMSU CR706; our pods often run milder. You'll feel a kick, but it won't take over the dish.
Hot (7,000–11,000 SHU): Sandia Select (~9,500 SHU). Real heat that builds. For people who like spicy food.
X-Hot (11,000+ SHU): Lumbre (12,000+ SHU, varies year to year). For serious heat seekers.
Fresh red chile comes in one heat level: Medium.
Yes. Our roasted Hatch green chile is flash frozen at harvest and ships every week, all year, from The Hatch Chile Store. Fresh unroasted chile is only available during harvest season.
Refrigerate it as soon as it arrives. Unroasted in the fridge: 4 to 7 days. Roasted and refrigerated: 3 to 4 days. Roasted and frozen: 12+ months. Most customers roast, peel, and freeze in 1 lb portions for the year.
Most canned "green chile" is Anaheim pepper grown in California or Mexico, packed in vinegar brine for shelf life. Our Hatch green chile is a different pepper entirely, grown on our family farm in the Hatch Valley of New Mexico and flame-roasted the traditional way. No brine, no vinegar, no preservatives. We've been farming chile here for five generations, since 1917. The Hatch Chile Association certifies our product as authentic Hatch Valley grown.
No, this is fresh, raw red chile. It needs to be roasted (and usually peeled) before most uses. If you want zero prep, order our pre-roasted frozen chile instead. It ships year-round, already flame-roasted and partially peeled.
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Big Jim and Charger are two of our favorite varieties. They have big meaty pods that are very easy to roast and peel. These varieties have somewhat inconsistent heat levels from pod to pod and from year to year, so expect a lot of variation. Medium pods can grow between 8 and 14 inches in length. Big Jim and Charger sit squarely in our Medium tier — approximately 2,000–7,000 SHU; NMSU CR706 puts Big Jim's cultivar mean at ~6,500 SHU, though our pods often run a touch milder.
Shipping Information
Fresh chile ships Overnight only. Shipping Protection is optional. Ordinary transit damage reported within 24 hours, including frozen food that arrives cold but crushed or split (within 4 hours of the carrier's delivery scan for spoiled or damaged fresh chile and for frozen food that arrives warm), with photos of the box and the affected items, is covered regardless of protection.
We ship fresh chile on Wednesdays only, weekly during harvest season, picked and packed the morning it ships. The cutoff is Friday at 4:00 PM MT for eligibility for the next Wednesday shipping window; harvest and the existing order queue determine your actual ship week. We email you that Friday, before your order ships, so you can make any changes. Address changes or swaps: tell us by Monday at noon (Mountain Time) in your shipping week and before a shipping label is printed.
We cannot ship this product to PO Boxes. Please use a physical address when checking out.
