On August 16, Dani Adam's of Cushy posted a recipe which she titled "Calabacita Enchiladas." Being a loyal Cushy reader and member I read it and loved it! Not even 2 hours later a follower of Cushy and My Heart Beats NM emailed me and asked if I would try it and write about it in my "Food" section. I decided I would give it a try. Initially, I wanted to follow this vegan recipe exactly, but I ended up changing it up because I'm sorry, cheese is life. I may be lactose intolerant but I love cheese. Other than adding cheese, I followed the recipe exactly as it was written. Here is what you need:
Calabacitas 1 small yellow onion, finely chopped 2-3 zucchini or yellow squash, chopped 1.5 cups corn (frozen or canned is fine) 1 dozen corn tortillas Colby jack shredded cheese (I just eyeball it I don't measure) Chopped green chile, to taste (I used about 1 1/2 cups) Cashew Sauce 2 cups cashews 1.5 cups veggie broth or water (I used water) 2 Tbsp nutritional yeast 1 Tbsp lemon juice 1-2 cloves garlic 1 tsp salt Pepper, to taste Directions: In order to make the cashew sauce you need to soak the cashews for about an hour or two and throw all these ingredients into a food processor. (Thanks mom for my food processor it saved my life!) Now to make the calabacitas! Chop up zucchini and onion. Once veggies are chopped heat oil in a pan at a medium heat then add zucchini and onion. I usually cook them for about 10 minutes while stirring often. I then add corn and green chile and cook it for another 5 minutes until corn is softer. I then mixed the sauce and the calabacitas because I wanted to spread my calabacitas evenly throughout my enchiladas. It also helped out with doing less layers in my 9"x13" pan. Putting together: Cover bottom of pan with sauce mixture. Layer with corn tortillas, then more sauce mixture. Sprinkle with cheese shreds, if using. Continue layering until you are out of ingredients. (I ended up doing 3 layers) The sauce mixture should be the top layer. Top with more cheese, if desired. As I said I did change this recipe by adding real cheese. I couldn't use the vegan cheese, but I did everything else as it was on Cushy. This dish was so yummy, and it didn't even need meat! It is a definite must try. Check out more of Dani's recipes on Cushy, and as always if you try this recipe tell me how it came out and show me pictures!
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I really suck at naming dishes that I make, hence the super long name of this dish. But, this is my Green Chile Broccoli Cheddar Chicken and Rice. If you ever need a fast meal that is a lot healthier than fast food, this is a recipe for you! Here is what you will need:
2 decent sized chicken breasts 1 cups of white rice 1 cup of broccoli (cut up small) 1 cup of green chile As much shredded cheddar cheese as you like. Instructions: I start by cooking my rice. If you don't know how to cook rice it's a 2:1 ratio 2 cups of water to 1 cup of rice. While the rice is cooking I then grill my chicken breasts. I have a George Foreman grill so I use that to grill up my chicken, but you can fry your chicken on the stove as well. Whatever works best for you. Once chicken is cooked, let chicken rest for a few minutes before "cubing" your chicken. While you wait for your chicken to rest, check on your rice. Before it is fully cooked add broccoli, green chile, some cheddar cheese, and add a little bit of water to make sure the rice still fully cooks. You could also use some milk to make it creamier, I am lactose intolerant so I stick to water. Mix rice every few minutes until fully cooked. Don't forget to "cube" your chicken. Once your chicken is chopped up add it to rice mixture then add more cheese if you so well please, mix thoroughly and serve! Most of the time I have no idea what I am doing when it comes to cooking, especially, because I am not a creative person, but I was pretty proud of this because it actually came out decent! Like I said, it's a quick easy meal that is a lot healthier than fast food. It's definitely a cheese lovers dream. If you try it, as usual, please show me pictures on Instagram! |
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