Best Calabacitas Recipes

CALABACITAS CON ELOTE (ZUCCHINI WITH CORN)

Steps:

• Place the corn in a saucepan with enough water to cover; bring to a boil. Place a cover on the saucepan, reduce heat to medium, and cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; cook and stir the onion and garlic in the hot oil until fragrant, about 5 minutes. Mix the zucchini and tomato into the onion and garlic; cook together 5 minutes. Stir the corn kernels into the mixture; add the poblano pepper. Season with salt and pepper; stir. Cover the skillet with a lid and cook until the zucchini is tender, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle with the cotija cheese to serve.

'CALABACITAS GUISADA' (STEWED MEXICAN ZUCCHINI)

Steps:

• Heat the vegetable oil in a saucepan over medium heat; cook the onion and garlic in the hot oil until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the zucchini slices and stewed tomatoes and stir gently. Cover and cook until the zucchini is tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat, season with salt, and add the Cheddar cheese; allow to sit until the cheese has melted.

MEXICAN CALABACITAS

Steps:

• Place oil and chopped garlic in a large skillet, over medium heat.
• Add zucchini and onion, cooking until onion is tender.
• Add corn and tomatoes.
• Cover skillet, and simmer over low heat 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• When mixture is well heated, add cheese, mix and serve.

CALABACITAS

Steps:

• Heat the oil and butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic, bell pepper, onion, and zucchini, and cook until the zucchini begins to soften, about 5 minutes. Stir in the salt, pepper, half and half, and corn. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat and sprinkle Monterey Jack cheese over top. Replace the cover on the skillet and allow to sit until the cheese melts, 2 to 3 minutes.

CALABACITAS CON QUESO - ZUCCHINI WITH CHEESE

Steps:

• In a saucepan with a lid, combine zucchini, corn, onion, green pepper, tomato, and vegetable oil. Cover, and cook over medium heat until tender.
• Gently stir in the sugar; add cheese on top, but do not stir. Cover, and continue cooking until cheese is melted. Stir, and add remaining cheese; cover, and continue cooking until melted. Serve warm.

ANNE'S CALABACITAS

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion, green bell pepper, and yellow bell pepper until onion is translucent and golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes. Add green chiles, zucchini, yellow squash, and patty pan squash; cook and stir until softened, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Stir corn and tomato into squash mixture and simmer until liquid is reduced, about 5 minutes; season with salt, pepper, and oregano. Mix pinto beans and spinach into squash mixture and simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes. Stir cilantro, Cheddar cheese, cotija cheese, and sour cream into squash mixture.

CALABACITAS CON QUESO (SQUASH WITH CHEESE)

Steps:

• Heat oil in a stockpot over medium heat; add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add onions; cook and stir until translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir tomatoes into onion mixture and cook for 30 seconds more.
• Mix cousa squash and chicken bouillon into tomato mixture; reduce heat, cover, and simmer until squash is tender, 20 to 30 minutes. Stir in corn and Colby-Monterey Jack cheese.

CALABACITAS (SOUTHWESTERN SQUASH SAUTE)

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute onion in butter and oil over medium heat about 4 minutes.
• Add the garlic and saute about 2 minutes more.
• Stir in the diced squash and zucchini; saute until just softened, about 5 minutes.
• Add the corn and poblano (or green chilies)and saute 3-5 more minutes.
• Stir in the cilantro and heat until just heated through.
• Season with salt and pepper; serve.

CALABACITAS CON QUESO AND CHILE VERDE (SQUASH WITH CHEESE AND GR

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In large saute pan place butter and heat to medium high until melted and hot. Add zucchini, squash, and corn and saute for two minutes until just warmed.
• Add green chiles and stir well. Cook for five minutes.
• Place mixture in baking dish. Sprinkle with jack cheese and cheddar.
• Bake for 10-15 minutes until cheese is melted.

SQUASH CALABACITAS

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic, and cook, stirring until translucent. Add zucchini and poblano pepper, and saute until soft. Stir in corn and beans, and heat through. Season with salt to taste.

CALABACITAS CON ELOTE (MEXICAN-STYLE ZUCCHINI WITH CORN)

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic in hot oil until fragrant, about 5 minutes.
• Stir zucchini and corn into the onion mixture. Cover the skillet and continue cooking until the zucchini is tender, about 10 minutes more.
• Pour buttermilk into the skillet. Season the corn mixture with salt and pepper; stir. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to low, and continue cooking until hot, about 5 minutes more. Sprinkle with Chihuaua cheese.

CANYON RANCH GRILLED CHICKEN ENCHILADAS AND CALABACITAS

Steps:

• For sauce, preheat oven to 400°F. Lightly coat a baking sheet with oil. Place tomatoes, onion and garlic on baking sheet. Roast 15 minutes or until onion and garlic turn golden brown. While the vegetables are roasting, start preparing the enchiladas (see below). Remove vegetables from oven. Cool. Place in a blender along with chili powder, cumin, salt, and pepper and puree until smooth. Set aside.
• For the enchiladas, combine paprika, cumin, and chili powder in a small bowl. Add oil and 2 tsp water and mix to form a paste. Pat all of spice paste on chicken. Grill or broil chicken 3 to 5 minutes on each side or until juices run clear when pierced with a fork. Cool and slice each breast into long strips (about 3/4 inches wide and 4 inches long). Lay tortillas on a flat surface. Place 3 chicken strips, 2 tbsp cheese, and 2 tbsp green chile on each tortilla. Roll and place in a 9" x 13" baking pan. Cover with sauce. Reduce oven heat to 350°F. Cook enchiladas 15 to 20 minutes or until sauce is bubbly.
• While the enchiladas are cooking, prepare the calabacitas. Increase oven heat to 425°F. Lightly coat a sheet pan with 1 tbsp oil. Lay zucchini and yellow squash on sheet pan and roast 5 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. Lightly coat a sauté pan with 2 tsp oil. Add zucchini, squash, tomato, onion, and corn. Sauté over medium heat about 5 minutes. Add oregano, salt, and pepper. Serve with enchiladas.

CALABACITAS CASSEROLE WITH POLENTA AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500 degrees F.
• Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add remaining 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, corn, garlic and chiles. Saute 3 minutes, add zucchini and yellow squash and onions, season with salt and pepper, chili powder; cook 7 to 8 minutes. Add stewed tomatoes and heat through. Transfer to baking dish. Cut 1 tube of polenta in 1/2-inch slices lengthwise. Top vegetables with polenta and cheese. Place in hot oven to melt cheese and warm polenta, 8 to 10 minutes. Garnish with chopped scallions and cilantro or flat-leaf parsley.

MEXICAN QUESO-FRESCO CALABACITAS

Steps:

• 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.

CALABACITAS GUISADA (STEWED MEXICAN ZUCCHINI)

Steps:

• Heat the vegetable oil in a saucepan over medium heat; cook the onion and garlic in the hot oil until soft, about 5 minutes.
• Add the zucchini slices and stewed tomatoes and stir gently. Cover and cook until the zucchini is tender, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat, season with salt, and add the Cheddar cheese; allow to sit until the cheese has melted.

ZUCCHINI WITH CORN AND CHEESE ( CALABACITAS CON ELOTE Y QUESO )

Steps:

• 1. Wash and trim both ends of zucchini, and cut zucchini down the middle in a cross, and then slice across. Do not cut too thin or too thick.
• 2. slice off kernels of corn from the cob.
• 3. Place the above veg's in a med size skillet that has a fitting lid.
• 4. Add the tomatoes and onions on top of veg's
• 5. add salt.
• 6. pour water over the top. cover and cook over med heat for approx. 15 min
• 7. After 15 min, toss gently to mix ingredients and taste for salt.
• 8. Lower heat to low, cover and simmer, and cook for add'l 5 to 7 min. till zucchini is tender. Turn off heat.
• 9. remove lid and spread cheese over the top, cover with lid until cheese melts.

CREAM OF ZUCCHINI SOUP (CREMA DE CALABACITAS)

Steps:

• Wash zucchini. Cut off stem ends, then cut into large pieces. Place in a saucepan. Add water and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil. Cover and cook until tender, about 20 minutes. Cool zucchini in cooking liquid.
• Place zucchini, 1 cup cooking liquid and 2 Tablespoons cilantro in a blender; process until pureed.
• Heat butter in a medium saucepan. Add onion. Cook until tender but not browned. Stir in flour. Cook 1 minute. Add pureed zucchini mixture, evaporated milk and chicken broth. Stir to blend. Season with salt if needed. Stir over medium heat until soup comes to a boil.
• Serve at once or chill and serve cold. Garnish each serving with a few whole cilantro leaves.

CALABACITAS CON CHILE VERDE

Steps:

• Heat oil over low heat in a non-stick skillet. Sauté onion in oil.
• Add zucchini and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add garlic to green chile and add to zucchini mixture.
• Cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add corn, salt and pepper.
• Cover and cook over low heat for 8 minutes or until squash is tender.
• Enjoy! ;).

CALABACITAS CON LECHE (SQUASH WITH MILK)

Steps:

• Saute squash in butter until tender.
• Reduce heat and add corn, onions, salt, pepper, and green chilies.
• Mix well and add milk.
• Simmer until well blended.
• Pour into a 1-quart casserole dish.
• Top with cheese.
• Cover and bake at 400F for 20 minutes.

CALABACITAS CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• Saute onion and garlic in 1 tablespoon olive oil.
• Add oregano, chicken broth and tomatoes.
• Cover and bring to a boil.
• Stir in squash, corn and green chilies.
• Return to boil and simmer till squash is tender.
• Stir in Velveeta, salt, pepper and cilantro.