Tacos de Calabacitas
- Total Time
- 30 minutes
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Ingredients
- 2tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2tablespoons minced onion
- ½cup diced yellow summer squash
- ½cup diced zucchini
- ½cup corn kernels, preferably fresh
- 1jalapeño, stemmed, seeded and finely chopped
- ½cup diced tomato or quartered cherry tomatoes
- ¼teaspoon dried oregano
- salt
- ½cup Monterey Jack cheese, grated
- 8corn tortillas
- 1tablespoon minced cilantro.
Preparation
- Step 1
In a medium saucepan over medium heat, heat the oil until shimmering. Add onion and sauté until translucent, about 2 minutes. Add squash, zucchini, corn kernels and jalapeno. Sauté until squash and zucchini are lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Add tomatoes, oregano and salt to taste.
- Step 2
Cover, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook, stirring once or twice, until squash, zucchini and tomatoes release their juices and begin to blend, 5 to 7 minutes. Uncover, and adjust salt as needed. Sprinkle with cheese, cover, and cook until cheese is melted, about 1 minute. Remove from heat and keep warm.
- Step 3
Preheat a griddle or large heavy skillet over medium heat. Working in batches, warm the tortillas on the griddle, about one minute a side. Place the warmed tortillas on a platter and cover with foil to keep warm.
- Step 4
Arrange two warm tortillas on each of four plates. Place equal portions of filling in the center of each tortilla. Garnish with a sprinkling of cilantro, and serve.
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Comments
Delicious. And at the risk of criticism from purists- I lived in Tucson AZ for many years and Calabacitas was a (delicious) staple. I varied a bit according to what I remember of the Calabacitas I remember: Used butter instead of oil Added 1/2 c red pepper w the onions Added 1/2 c poblano pepper instead of jalapeño Used flour tortillas And added a bit of Cotija Cheese as a garnish And didn’t have any dried oregano but didn’t miss it This is a great recipe!
Delicious. And at the risk of criticism from purists- I lived in Tucson AZ for many years and Calabacitas was a (delicious) staple. I varied a bit according to what I remember of the Calabacitas I remember: Used butter instead of oil Added 1/2 c red pepper w the onions Added 1/2 c poblano pepper instead of jalapeño Used flour tortillas And added a bit of Cotija Cheese as a garnish And didn’t have any dried oregano but didn’t miss it This is a great recipe!
Cooked exactly as written. Excellent!!
Delicious! I’ll be making this again through the summer. Perfect way to use up summer veggies. The melted cheesy sauce was really tasty. I also used homemade black beans in the tacos.