Best Calabicitas Squash Casserole Recipes

SQUASH CALABACITAS

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A light lunch, or serve with cheese and tortillas. Also good as a side dish with your favorite Mexican food.

Provided by HAWAIIAN_MOMMA

Categories Side Dish Vegetables Squash Zucchini

Time 30m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
4 small zucchini, diced
1 fresh poblano chile pepper, seeded and chopped
1 cup frozen whole kernel corn
1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
½ teaspoon salt, or to taste

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 212.3 calories, Carbohydrate 36.8 g, Fat 4.6 g, Fiber 11.1 g, Protein 10.1 g, SaturatedFat 0.7 g, Sodium 818.2 mg, Sugar 6.4 g

CALABACITAS

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This Calabacitas recipe is a beloved Mexican vegetable dish made from sauteed zucchini and squash, corn, onions, peppers, tomatoes and cheese.

Provided by Isabel Eats

Categories Side

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 17

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 small onion, (diced)
1 poblano pepper, (diced)
1 jalapeno pepper, (diced (seeds removed if you don't want it spicy))
1 15-ounce can whole kernel corn, (drained)
2 plum tomatoes, (diced)
1 large zucchini, (sliced into half moons)
1 large yellow squash, (sliced into half moons)
3 cloves garlic, (minced)
2 teaspoons coarse kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/4 cup milk
optional garnishes: crumbled cotija cheese, chopped cilantro

Steps:

Heat olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
Add onions, poblanos, and jalapenos. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables begin to soften.
Add corn and tomatoes. Cook for 5 more minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add zucchini, yellow squash, garlic, salt, black pepper, oregano and ground cumin. Stir to combine and cook for 5 minutes, stirring every minute or so.
Add water to skillet, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
Uncover the skillet, add the shredded cheese and milk, and stir together until the cheese has fully melted.
Remove from heat, garnish with chopped cilantro and cotija cheese, and serve.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 /6th of recipe, Calories 149 kcal, Carbohydrate 17 g, Protein 6 g, Fat 7 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Cholesterol 11 mg, Sodium 962 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 5 g

CALABACITAS CASSEROLE WITH POLENTA AND CHEESE

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Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network

Categories main-dish

Time 35m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 cups corn kernels, defrosted
4 cloves garlic, smashed
1 green chile pepper seeded and chopped or, 2 jalapenos, seeded and chopped
2 small to medium zucchini, diced
1 small to medium yellow squash
1 large yellow skinned onion, chopped
1(14-ounce) can stewed tomatoes
2 teaspoons dark chili powder, just over 1/2 a palm full
Salt and pepper
1 (16-ounce) tubes prepared polenta
2 cups, 10 ounces, shredded Monterey Jack, available on the dairy aisle in pouches
3 scallions, chopped
2 tablespoons chopped cilantro leaves or flat-leaf parsley

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.

CALABICITAS (SQUASH) CASSEROLE

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Make and share this Calabicitas (Squash) Casserole recipe from Food.com.

Provided by benze

Categories Vegetable

Time 40m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

2 tablespoons oil or 2 tablespoons butter
1 garlic clove
1 medium onion
4 medium zucchini
12 ounces niblett corn (drained)
1 (4 ounce) can green chilies or 2 fresh peeled chilies
salt
monterey jack cheese or longhorn cheese

Steps:

In a large heavy skillet, saute the onion, garlic, and zucchini in oil. discard the garlic. Mix in drained corn, chopped chiles, and salt. Cover tightly and heat through. Mix in cheese and serve.
There is also another way to use above ingredients but with a little flour and a cup of either canned or whole milk added to the mixture. Sprinkle with breadcrumbs and bake.
350 degrees for 20-30 minutes. I like this one best.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 207.4, Fat 8.3, SaturatedFat 1.3, Sodium 37, Carbohydrate 33.6, Fiber 5.4, Sugar 8.7, Protein 6.1

CALABACITAS (SOUTHWESTERN SQUASH SAUTE)

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There are as many recipes for calabacitas as there are cooks. Here's how DH and I like it. We especially enjoy this in August when zucchini and corn are fresh from the garden. It is a versatile dish - the measurements are estimated. Use whatever fresh vegetables you have on hand...red peppers, grated carrots, jalapenos, diced tomato... For example, if I'm making it for my Yankee parents I omit the poblano and cilantro, and add parsley, resulting in a mild but tasty saute of summer vegetables. Have fun experimenting and enjoy!

Provided by Acerast

Categories Corn

Time 30m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

2 teaspoons butter
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1 cup onion, diced
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 medium summer squash, diced
1 medium zucchini, diced
1 cup corn, fresh (or frozen)
1 poblano pepper, roasted, peeled, seeded and diced (may substitute 1 4-ounce can green chilies, chopped)
1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
salt
fresh ground black pepper, to taste

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.