Calabacitas

Name: Calabacitas
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 3 Mexican or regular courgettes, diced; 200g sweetcorn kernels; 2 tomatoes, chopped; 1/2 onion and 1 garlic clove, chopped; 1 jalapeño or roasted poblano, chopped; Queso fresco or Oaxaca cheese

Calabacitas a la mexicana/kah-lah-bah-SEE-tas/

Also known as: Calabacitas a la Mexicana, Calabacitas con Elote, Mexican Courgette and Corn

About this dish

Mexican courgette sautéed with sweetcorn, tomato, onion and chilli, often finished with melting cheese.

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Ingredients

🥒3 Mexican or regular courgettes, diced

🌽200g sweetcorn kernels

🍅2 tomatoes, chopped

🧅1/2 onion and 1 garlic clove, chopped

🌶️1 jalapeño or roasted poblano, chopped

🧀Queso fresco or Oaxaca cheese

Method

Serves 4

Fry the onion, garlic and chilli in a little oil.

Add the tomatoes and cook until soft.

Add the courgettes and corn and cook for 8–10 minutes until tender.

Season with salt and pepper.

Scatter with cheese and serve as a side or in tacos.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Calabacitas a la mexicana is a simple home-style side dish found across Mexico and the US Southwest.

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