Easy Creamy Zucchini Corn and Poblano Chile (Calabacitas con Elote y Rajas de Chile Poblano)

You know Meatless Monday? For me, it’s like Meatless Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and so on… I’m not a big meat eater. My brother is a vegan, and my dad is somewhat of a vegetarian (an every-other-day vegetarian at that). If it wasn’t that I’m married to a hardcore carnivore and have a child who loves his steak, I’d be a vegetarian too. Every once in a while, the Hubs and the redhead are nice enough to throw me a bone (pun intended) and allow me to make dishes like this one: Easy Creamy Zucchini Corn and Poblano Chile (or Calabacitas con Elote y Rajas de Chile Poblano). It’s meatless. It’s creamy. It’s delicious!

Make sure you have all the ingredients ready. This dish comes together fast – not quite faster than a speeding bullet but it is “super,” man. 🙂 To make this Easy Creamy Zucchini Corn and Poblano Chile (or Calabacitas con Elote y Rajas de Chile Poblano), you need a deep skillet. If you have a medium-sized stock pot, you can use that too. First you sauté the calabacitas. These are Mexican squash, but if you can’t find them, you can also use regular zucchini.

Once they can have been cooking for a few minutes, you add the cream cheese. This is just half a package of cream cheese. With your handy dandy spatula, break up the cream cheese and move it around so it “melts.”

Next up, add the diced cheese and roasted chile poblano. This is not a spicy dish at all. The creaminess tames the heat. Again, with your spatula, stir until the cheese is slightly melted.

If you’ve watched my weekly Sunday Facebook Cooking Show, you already know that I’m a little bit corny. Guilty as charged! You can use fresh corn if you have it, but the frozen stuff works too. Add it in and stir to combine. Cook for 2 minutes or until corn has cooked thoroughly. Taste for salt and serve.

How hard was that? I love to serve this Easy Creamy Zucchini Corn and Poblano Chile (or Calabacitas con Elote y Rajas de Chile Poblano) with flour tortillas. Such a yummy dish that won’t break the bank and meat eaters will also enjoy.

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Easy Creamy Zucchini Corn and Poblano Chile (Calabacitas con Elote y Rajas de Chile Poblano)

Easy Creamy Zucchini Corn and Poblano Chile (or Calabacitas con Elote y Rajas de Chile Poblano) is a quick and tasty dish for those nights you don’t feel like cooking. Serve with flour tortillas and enjoy!

Prep Time15 mins

Cook Time10 mins

Total Time25 mins

Course: Lunch

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: Authentic Mexican Food, calabacitas, corn, creamy, Easy recipe, Lunch, Mexican food, Mexican recipe, Poblano Pepper, side dish

Servings: 4

Author: Maggie Unzueta

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 calabacitas or zucchini, diced
• 2 poblano pepper roasted, seeded, and diced
• ½ 8- oz package of cream cheese
• 1 cup diced Monterey Jack cheese
• ½ cup frozen corn
• 1 teaspoon Salt

Instructions

• In a deep skillet, heat the olive oil.
• Add the calabacitas and salt.
• Cook for 3 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Add the cream cheese.
• With your spatula, break up the cream cheese.
• Stir for 2 minutes, or until the cream cheese “melts” slightly.
• Add the Monterey Jack and roasted poblano chile.
• Cook for 2 minutes.
• Add the corn.
• Cook for an additional 2 minutes.
• Taste for salt.
• Serve with flour tortillas.
• Enjoy!