Calabaza Recipes Crock Pot Food

CALABACITA CON PUERCO (PORK WITH SQUASH)

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook pork chops until no longer pink in the center, about 4 minutes per side. Cool until easily handled, about 5 minutes. Cut the pork into bite-sized cubes.
• Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in the saucepan. Add cubed pork, calabaza squash, corn, onion, tomatoes, and garlic and cook until onion is transparent, about 5 minutes. Stir in tomato sauce, cumin, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Pour in chicken stock and simmer, covered, until flavors are combined, about 2 hours. Stir occasionally and check periodically to see if more chicken stock is needed.

POLLO CON CALABAZA

Steps:

• Wash and cut off ends of squash, peel and cut into cubes.
• Measure out spices -- add a little water and put aside.
• Brown chicken in oil, add salt, cover and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.
• Add squash cubes, spices and diced tomato.
• Cover and simmer for 30 to 40 minutes stirring occasionally.
• Add drained corn.
• Mix the 1 TBS flour with 1/3 cup water to make a paste -- add to pot to thicken.
• Enjoy.

CALABAZA CON POLLO

Steps:

• Wash chicken and boil until cooked, set aside.
• Wash all the squash, cut up into cubes, set aside.
• Wash tomato, cut up into cubes, set aside.
• Cut onion into cubes, set aside.
• Mix salt, pepper, garlic powder and cumin in a bowl, set aside.
• Get a large pan, add 2 tbs cooking oil, tomato, cubed squash and cubed onion.
• On medium high heat sautee for approximately 10 minutes or until you can see that everything is nice and tender.
• Add drained corn.
• Add tomato sauce.
• Add dry spice mixture.
• Add chicken.
• Add 2 cups chicken broth from chicken boil.
• Gently mix all the ingredients to coat everything well.
• Cover and let simmer on medium heat for approximately 20-30 minutes.

CROCK POT JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients except shrimp in slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on Low setting for 7 to 8 hours (or High setting for 3 to 4 hours), or until vegetables are tender.
• Stir in shrimp; cover and cook on Low setting about 1 hour or until shrimp are pink and firm.
• Serve with rice.

CROCK POT MACARONI & CHEESE

Steps:

• Boil the macaroni in water for six minutes. Drain.
• In a medium saucepan, mix butter and cheese. Stir until the cheese melts.
• In slow cooker, combine cheese mixture and add the eggs (I omitted the eggs), sour cream, soup, salt, milk, mustard and pepper. Add the drained macaroni and stir again.
• Cook on low for 2 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.

CROCK POT LASAGNA

Steps:

• Brown ground beef, onion and garlic in frypan.
• Add tomato sauce, tomato paste, salt and oregano.
• Cook long enough to get it warm.
• Spoon a layer of meat sauce onto the bottom of the slow cooker.
• Add a double layer of uncooked lasagna noodles (break to fit) and top with cheeses.
• Repeat with sauce, noodles and cheeses until all are used up.
• Cover and cook on low for 4 to 5 hours.

CALABAZA CON POLLO (CALABAZA SQUASH AND CHICKEN)

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil; add chicken thighs. Continue to boil until no longer pink in the centers and juices run clear, 15 to 20 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Drain, reserving 2 cups broth. Shred or chop chicken and set aside.
• Mix salt, garlic powder, cumin, and black pepper together in a bowl and set aside.
• Heat olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add calabaza squash, zucchini, yellow squash, tomato, and onion. Cook and stir until tender, about 10 minutes. Add corn, followed by tomato sauce, dry spice mixture, and chicken. Pour in reserved 2 cups chicken broth. Mix well.
• Cover the pan and let simmer over medium heat, 20 to 30 minutes.

CALABAZA CON POLLO (SQUASH WITH CHICKEN)

Steps:

• 1. Wash chicken and boil until cooked, set aside.
• 2. Wash all squash, cut into cubes, set aside.
• 3. Wash tomato, cut into cubes, set aside
• 4. Dry Spice Mix - Mix salt, pepper, garlic powder and cumin in bowl, set aside.
• 5. In large pan, add oil, tomato, all squash and onions. On medium-high heat (#7 if you have a dial from 1-10) saute for approximately 10 minutes or until everything look lightly tender.
• 6. Add drained can corn, tomato sauce and dry spice mixture.
• 7. Add chicken and 2 cups of chicken broth from the chicken boil.
• 8. Gently mix all the ingredients to coat everything well. Cover and let simmer on medium-low heat (#3 on dial that has 1-10) for approximately 20-30 minutes. Enjoy!