Best Cactus Fries Nopalitos Fritos Recipes

NOPALITOS WITH TOMATOES AND ONIONS

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Nopalitos are chopped and cooked prickly pear cactus paddles. Here they're paired with sautéed onions, garlic, tomatoes, and jalapeños for a quick and healthy side that comes together in just 20 minutes!

Provided by Elise Bauer

Categories Side Dish Quick and Easy Cactus Mexican Nopales

Time 20m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 pound nopalitos, stripped of spines, cleaned, and chopped
Extra virgin olive oil
2 large cloves garlic, minced
1/2 red onion, roughly chopped
1 jalapeño pepper, stem and seeds removed, chopped
1 medium tomato, roughly chopped
Kosher salt and fresh ground pepper

Steps:

Sauté the onions, garlic, and jalapeño: Heat a tablespoon of olive oil (enough to coat the bottom of the pan) in a large sauté pan on medium high heat. Add red onion, garlic, and jalapeño. Cook for a minute, stirring occasionally.
Add the nopalitos, then the tomatoes: Add the nopalitos. Cook for several more minutes. Then add the chopped tomato. Continue to cook until all vegetables are cooked through.
Season, then serve: Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 62 kcal, Carbohydrate 7 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fiber 3 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, Sodium 99 mg, Sugar 3 g, Fat 4 g, ServingSize Serves 3 to 4, UnsaturatedFat 0 g

NOPALITOS CON PAPAS

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An authentic Mexican dish; tender cactus with potatoes. Cactus tastes like cooked green beans.

Provided by Arianna

Categories Side Dish Vegetables

Time 40m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 potatoes, peeled and cut into strips
1 (16 ounce) jar sliced nopalitos, drained and rinsed
1 onion, diced
1 small tomato, diced
1 minced jalapeno pepper
salt to taste

Steps:

Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the potatoes, cover, and cook, stirring occasionally until they begin to soften, about 10 minutes. Stir in the nopalitos, onion, tomato, and jalapeno. Season to taste with salt, and continue cooking and stirring until the onion has softened and turned translucent, and the potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes more.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 220.1 calories, Carbohydrate 36 g, Fat 7.2 g, Fiber 7.1 g, Protein 5.4 g, SaturatedFat 1.1 g, Sodium 76.3 mg, Sugar 3.5 g