Calabacitas

These easy Mexican Calabacitas are made with yellow squash, roasted green chiles, corn, and onion. 

What Are Calabacitas?

Calabacitas are a Mexican dish. It is a very common dish here in Arizona, and I have seen it made many different ways. It is made with zucchini or yellow squash, peppers, tomatoes, and corn.

The versions I see in Tucson are usually made with cheese, but this calabacitas recipe is vegan.

Calabacitas is a great side dish. For this recipe I used fresh roasted green chiles. If you cannot find fresh roasted, then you could use canned.

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I used yellow squash, but you could use zucchini as well.

Other Vegan Mexican Recipes

• Smothered Vegan Burritos
• Vegan Enchiladas
• Refried Bean Tacos
• Vegan Green Corn Tamales (Tamales de Elote)

How To Make This Recipe

1. Heat olive oil in a skillet. Add onions and cook until translucent.
2. Add yellow squash and cook until it begins to soften, about 5 minutes.
3. Add roasted green chile, corn, minced garlic, oregano, salt and pepper. Cook a few more minutes.
4. Add halved tomatoes and cook until cooked through.

How Long Will They Last?

These calabacitas will last about 3-5 days in an airtight container in the fridge.

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Calabacitas

These easy Mexican Calabacitas are made with yellow squash, roasted green chiles, corn, and onion.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Mexican inspired

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes minutes

Total Time 20 minutes minutes

Servings 9

Calories 55kcal

Author Willow Moon

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Ingredients

• ▢ 1  tablespoon olive oil
• ▢ 1 cup chopped red onion (¼ of an onion)
• ▢ 3  yellow squash or zucchini, chopped (5 cups)
• ▢ 1 cup roasted green chiles
• ▢ 1 cup corn fresh or frozen
• ▢ 1  clove garlic minced
• ▢ 1 teaspoon oregano
• ▢ Salt and pepper
• ▢ 1  cup plum tomatoes halved

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Instructions

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  Heat olive oil in pan and add onion.  Cook for a few minutes until onion is translucent.
• ▢
  Add squash and heat for about 5 minutes until squash starts to soften.
• ▢
  Add roasted green chile, corn, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper.  Cook for a few more minutes.
• ▢
  Add plum tomatoes and cook for a couple of minutes, until tomato is cooked through.

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Nutrition

Calories: 55kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 62mg | Potassium: 250mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 235IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 0.4mg

*Note: Nutrition information should be considered an estimate only. Different nutrition calculators give you different results.