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Healthy & Delicious: Calabacitas Burritos Recipe

Healthy & Delicious: Calabacitas Burritos Recipe
  • Category

    Corn

  • Cusine

    Mexican

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 medium onion, chopped

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 large or 2 small zucchini, quartered lengthwise and chopped into 1/2-inch chunks

1 large or 2 small yellow squash, quartered lengthwise and chopped into 1/2-inch chunks

1 poblano pepper, chopped

1 cup frozen corn kernels

1 14.5-oz can black beans, rinsed and drained

Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

4 whole wheat burrito wraps

Grated cheddar or cotija cheese

Directions

Heat oil over medium-high and cook onions for 4 minutes. Add garlic and cook 1 minute. Add zucchini and squash and cook another 4 minutes. Add poblano pepper and cook 8 to 10 more minutes. Add corn and cook until warmed, 2 minutes. Add black beans and cook until heated through and squash is tender enough for your taste, about 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and season with salt and pepper to taste. Scoop calabacitas into burrito wrap, top with grated cheddar or cotija, and serve.