Calabacitas con Elote (Zucchini with Corn)

Calabacitas con Elote (Zucchini with Corn)

Total Time
1h 43m
25m prep · 78m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Hard
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Try this easy recipe for calabacitas con elote and serve this popular Mexican side dish at your dinner table. You can double the portion and eat it as a main dish with warm tortillas.

Ingredients

  • 2.5 cups fresh corn kernels
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 0.25 cups chopped onion
  • 1 clove garlic , minced
  • 1 pound zucchini , sliced
  • 3 medium roma , plum
  • 1 medium fresh poblano chile pepper - seeded , deveined, and chopped
  • salt and black pepper to taste
  • 0.25 cups crumbled cotija cheese

Instructions

  1. 1

    Gather the ingredients.

  2. 2

    Place corn into a saucepan and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium, cover, and cook until tender, about 10 minutes.

  3. 3

    Drain the corn.

  4. 4

    Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes.

  5. 5

    Add zucchini and tomatoes; cook and stir for 5 minutes.

  6. 6

    Stir in corn kernels, poblano pepper, salt, and pepper; cover and cook until zucchini is tender, about 10 minutes.

  7. 7

    Sprinkle with cotija cheese and serve.

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