Stuffed Calabaza (Squash)

Name: Stuffed Calabaza (Squash)
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 Mexican Calabacitas (or squash or zucchini); 1 lb ground beef; 2 Roma tomato; 1/2 onion; 2 garlic clove; 1 chicken bouillon cube; 1 tomato bouillon cube; 1/2 tsp Cumin; Salt; Pepper; Oil

Daisy Cristina Abrego @cook_5887270

Stuffed Calabaza (Squash)

Daisy Cristina Abrego @cook_5887270

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Ingredients

4Mexican Calabacitas (or squash or zucchini)
1 lbground beef
2Roma tomato
1/2onion
2garlic clove
1chicken bouillon cube
1tomato bouillon cube
1/2 tspCumin
Salt
Pepper
Oil

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Steps

1

Place ground beef, in pan with Salt, Pepper
2

Add 1 garlic and 1/4 of onion onion (cut into small pieces). Cook meat and set aside.
3

Blend tomatoes, other 1/4 onion, 1 garlic, chicken and tomato bouillon cube, and cumins
4

Heat 2-3 tablespoons of oil into deep sauce pan (where squash/zucchini could fit)
5

Pour blended mixture into hot oil and allow to boil; turn off heat and set aside
6

Cut both ends of squash/zucchini
7

Thickest side begin to take out the inside of squash (do not throw away)
8

Once hollow, stuff meat (or any desired stuffing e.g. Cheese) into squash/zucchini leaving room to place some of the squash insides back into squash to keep meat from coming out
9

Place stuffed squash into saucepan of mixture
10

Add enough water to cover squash (about 2-3cups); add salt to taste
11

Set to boil, reduce heat to a simmer, cover and cook until squash is tender (but not breaking apart) ~30 minutes
12

Make sure to taste for salt; could stuff with meat AND cheese!!!**