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

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

    Last Updated November 25, 2020. Originally Posted January 16, 2018 By Maggie Unzueta

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    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!
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    Easy Creamy Zucchini Corn and Poblano Chile (or Calabacitas con Elote y Rajas de Chile Poblano) is a yummy and delicious dish that comes together in minutes. It only takes a few ingredients, and food is ready! By Mama Maggie’s Kitchen

    Easy Creamy Zucchini Corn and Poblano Chile (or Calabacitas con Elote y Rajas de Chile Poblano) is a yummy and delicious dish that comes together in minutes. It only takes a few ingredients, and food is ready! By Mama Maggie’s Kitchen

    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!

    Easy Creamy Zucchini Corn and Poblano Chile (or Calabacitas con Elote y Rajas de Chile Poblano) is a yummy and delicious dish that comes together in minutes. It only takes a few ingredients, and food is ready! By Mama Maggie’s Kitchen


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    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.

    Easy Creamy Zucchini Corn and Poblano Chile (or Calabacitas con Elote y Rajas de Chile Poblano) is a yummy and delicious dish that comes together in minutes. It only takes a few ingredients, and food is ready! By Mama Maggie’s Kitchen

    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.”

    Easy Creamy Zucchini Corn and Poblano Chile (or Calabacitas con Elote y Rajas de Chile Poblano) is a yummy and delicious dish that comes together in minutes. It only takes a few ingredients, and food is ready! By Mama Maggie’s Kitchen

    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.

    Don’t know how to roast a poblano chile?
    Watch the video in this post

    Easy Creamy Zucchini Corn and Poblano Chile (or Calabacitas con Elote y Rajas de Chile Poblano) is a yummy and delicious dish that comes together in minutes. It only takes a few ingredients, and food is ready! By Mama Maggie’s Kitchen

    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.

    Easy Creamy Zucchini Corn and Poblano Chile (or Calabacitas con Elote y Rajas de Chile Poblano) is a yummy and delicious dish that comes together in minutes. It only takes a few ingredients, and food is ready! By Mama Maggie’s Kitchen

    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.

    Easy Creamy Zucchini Corn and Poblano Chile (or Calabacitas con Elote y Rajas de Chile Poblano) is a yummy and delicious dish that comes together in minutes. It only takes a few ingredients, and food is ready! By Mama Maggie’s Kitchen

    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!
    4.82 from 11 votes
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    Course: Lunch
    Cuisine: Mexican
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes
    Total Time: 25 minutes
    Servings: 4
    Calories: 354kcal
    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!

    Notes

    Serve with flour tortillas and enjoy!
     

    Nutrition

    Calories: 354kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 58mg | Sodium: 1035mg | Potassium: 848mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 1162IU | Vitamin C: 84mg | Calcium: 337mg | Iron: 1mg
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    Filed Under: Mexican, Recipes, Vegetarian

    About Maggie Unzueta

    Maggie Unzueta is the writer/blogger, photographer, recipe developer, videographer, and creator of In Mama Maggie's Kitchen. She has been developing easy and authentic Mexican food, Mexican-inspired recipes, and traveling tips since 2010. From family recipes to her extensive travels throughout Mexico, she brings traditional Mexican flavors from South of the Border and into your kitchen. Maggie has been featured in notable culinary websites and other media outlets. For more details, check out her About page.

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    Comments

    1. Lucka

      February 5, 2019 at 12:25 pm

      This looks really delish, I need to try it though I am a horrible cook. 🙂

      Reply
    2. Stacie

      February 5, 2019 at 12:42 pm

      5 stars
      That looks so good! I love a hot, creamy dish like this when the weather gets cold, and it has been COLD recently.

      Reply
    3. Surekha Busa

      February 5, 2019 at 8:08 pm

      5 stars
      Wow, i love corn and to put a lot of cheese, is just heaven for me! I would really try this amazing recipe today. ?

      Reply
    4. Sara Welch

      February 5, 2019 at 8:44 pm

      5 stars
      Give me all the cheese; this looks so yummy and fairly easy! Win-win!

      Reply
    5. Tonya Morris

      February 6, 2019 at 8:13 am

      5 stars
      wow this looks so good and so easy to make, too! I am trying to incorporate more zucchini into my diet.

      Reply
    6. John Mulindi

      February 6, 2019 at 9:34 am

      Wow! would love to prepare this over the weekend. The recipe is easy to follow. What a delicious dish!

      Reply
    7. Marysa

      February 6, 2019 at 11:59 am

      Oh wow, this sounds delicious! I never thought to put zucchini like this in a soup, but I love the combination. I do love poblano chiles and this sounds really good.

      Reply
    8. Chelle Dizon

      February 6, 2019 at 2:28 pm

      5 stars
      Wow this is great! That Easy Creamy Zucchini Corn and Poblano Chile sounds really healthy and yummy. I love corn so I think I will like this one.

      Reply
    9. Tiffany Barry

      February 6, 2019 at 6:11 pm

      5 stars
      That looks fantastic! I have some zucchini that I really need to use soon, and this looks like the perfect way to do that.

      Reply
    10. Emily

      February 6, 2019 at 9:14 pm

      Yummy! This looks like it would be great for this cold weather, and full of good for you ingredients.

      Reply
    11. Preet

      February 7, 2019 at 2:08 am

      Oh wow, this one is a winner. It looks so good, it will be a huge hit for sure!

      Reply
      • Maggie Unzueta

        February 7, 2019 at 2:29 pm

        Yes, I love a good calabacitas recipe. Thank you for your comment!

        Reply
    12. Sincerely Miss J

      February 7, 2019 at 9:20 pm

      This looks so good and love how it’s easy to make. Thanks for sharing

      Reply
    13. Gladys Nava

      February 8, 2019 at 12:53 pm

      5 stars
      I love the creaminess of this recipe. It seems perfect dish for Valentines day. Thanks for sharing your amazing recipe.

      Reply
    14. Jess

      February 9, 2019 at 5:00 am

      This sounds sooo good! Thanks for sharing. Zucchini is one of my faves!

      Reply
    15. Nati

      February 13, 2019 at 6:33 am

      5 stars
      Oh my! totally delicious! I definitely have to try this, thank you so much for the recipe.

      Reply
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