Mexican Queso-Fresco Calabacitas

photo by PalatablePastime

- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
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4-5
ingredients
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil or 1 tablespoon lard
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 4 -6 garlic cloves, minced
- 4 small zucchini, diced
- 1 cup frozen corn, thawed
- 1 ripe tomatoes, chopped
- 1 -2 poblano chile, seeded and diced
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1⁄2 cups queso fresco or 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
directions
- Heat oil or lard in skillet and cook onions until tender.
- Add garlic, zucchini, and tomato; cook until veggies are crisp-tender.
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a large ovenproof casserole, mix together zucchini mixture with chopped poblanos and corn; season with salt.
- Cover with shredded cheese.
- Bake at 350F for 15-20 minutes or until warmed through and cheese starts to color.
- For Vegetarian simply use the oil or a vegetable based shortening such as Crisco for the Lard.
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Reviews
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One of my favorite side dishes - and very flexible. I've used all kinds of summer squash (whatever's ripe or available at the farmers' market). And I seldom finish it off in the oven, settling instead for doing it all on the stove top. I frequently use a chili-based Penzy's seasoning blend instead of the poblano chili. Thanks Sue, for a great starting-off point to guide my cooking. And now, my apologies for reviewing a recipe I didn't follow. My purpose was to encourage others not dismiss it if you're short on an ingredient or time. At least I didn't say "I followed the recipe to a T, except, except, except."
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I made this with recipe 279162 for supper and they complimented each other nicely! This was a great healthy Mexican side dish. I used 1/2 of a poblano because I'm not used to cooking with it and wasn't sure of the heat. Next time I'll definitely use 1 whole chile. I sprinkled some cumin and garlic salt to the mixture while it was sauteeing. This would be great with black beans added to it.
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One of my favorite side dishes - and very flexible. I've used all kinds of summer squash (whatever's ripe or available at the farmers' market). And I seldom finish it off in the oven, settling instead for doing it all on the stove top. I frequently use a chili-based Penzy's seasoning blend instead of the poblano chili. Thanks Sue, for a great starting-off point to guide my cooking. And now, my apologies for reviewing a recipe I didn't follow. My purpose was to encourage others not dismiss it if you're short on an ingredient or time. At least I didn't say "I followed the recipe to a T, except, except, except."
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PalatablePastime
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