You’ve Got to Try These CALABACITAS RELLENAS (Stuffed Zucchini Mexican Style Recipe)

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is lower in fat, while ground pork is often less expensive.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast is a healthier, dairy-free alternative, while processed cheese can be more budget-friendly.

Fill a pot halfway with water and add salt; set over medium high heat and bring to a boil.

Cut zucchini in half and add to boiling water; cook for 3 to 5 minutes until softened.

Remove zucchini from the pot.

Add 4 Roma tomatoes, 3 chile guajillos, and 3 chile puyas to the pot; cook for 5 minutes until softened.

Transfer tomatoes and chilies to a blender along with the scooped zucchini, a piece of onion, 2 garlic cloves, 1 chile chipotle, spices, and half a cup of water; blend until smooth.

Heat oil in a pan over medium high heat; add onion and bell pepper, sauté for a couple of minutes.

Add corn and minced garlic; cook for another 2 minutes.

Move vegetables to the side, add ground beef, season with salt, black pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder; cook for about 7 minutes until fully cooked.

Taste and adjust seasoning; remove any grease if necessary.

Stuff the zucchini halves with the beef filling.

Return stuffed zucchini to the pan, add the blended sauce, and a little more water; bring to a simmer for 5 minutes.

Taste the sauce for salt and adjust if necessary; arrange the zucchini boats and top with queso wajaka.

Cover and allow cheese to melt before serving.

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