Calabacita con Puerco y elote, Pork with zuchini and corn, cooking with Rose

pork

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: ground turkey

Chicken is leaner and turkey is often less expensive.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Nutritional yeast adds flavor without dairy, while cream cheese is often cheaper.

Cut zucchini in half and then slice it into small pieces.

Drizzle olive oil in a large skillet.

Add pork stew meat and brown it.

Once pork is slightly brown, add diced yellow onion and mix for 1 minute.

Add sliced zucchini and mix for 1 minute.

Add chopped cilantro and three slices of jalapeño; mix quickly.

Add a whole 12-ounce bag of frozen corn and mix.

Add 1 tablespoon of oregano, 1 tablespoon of minced or powdered garlic, and salt and pepper to taste; mix.

Add a small can of tomato sauce and 2.5 cups of hot water; mix.

Bring to a boil, then cover with a lid and reduce heat to low.

Cook for 30 minutes.

Check on the dish; it should smell delicious.

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