Over the years New Mexico has produced some of the best green chile varieties on the market today. Below is a list of the varieties that have been developed. There a few that are no longer on the market and have been excluded from this list. The varieties listed here are the ones that are still in production today.
If you would like to learn more about the history and characteristics of these varieties, please click on the name below.
New Mexico Chile Booklet
This booklet is available to download for free. Inside is a complete list of all the varieties that have been produced in New Mexico, including the ones that are no longer in production. The booklet describes the history, traits and characteristics of each variety, plus some additional information.


New Mexico State University & Biad Chili Products have produced Biad's Reserve with the New Heritage Varieties. A portion of all online sales are donated to help support NMSU’s chile research program.
