Grand Prize: $1,000 + Melissa’s Hatch Essentials Box + Masterbuilt Gravity Series 800 and your recipe featured in a post on the official Melissa’s Produce Instagram account (@melissasproduce) and on the official Melissa’s Produce website front page.

Second Prize: $1000 cash + Melissa’s Hatch Essentials Box + Masterbuilt Gravity Series 800 + official Melissa’s Produce website.

Third Prize: $1000 + Melissa’s Hatch Essentials Box + Masterbuilt Gravity Series 800 + official Melissa’s Produce website

TOTAL ARV OF ALL PRIZES: $6000 dollars USD

Open only to legal residents of the lower-48 United States (including the District of Columbia) who are at least twenty-one years old at the time of entry.

You will receive one entry into the Promotion.

Create an original recipe under these categories: appetizer, burger or entree. Take an original photo of your creation. You must include a complete list of ingredients, recipe instructions, and the contest hashtag (“#HatchChileChamps2025”) in your caption.