Mexican Calabacitas
- 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
- 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 350u0b0F.
- 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.
cooking oil, onion, garlic, zucchini, frozen corn, tomatoes, poblano chile, salt, queso fresco
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/mexican-calabacitas-92446 (may not work)