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Food/Recipe
Calabaza Rellena
Prep20 mins
Cook40 mins
Total60 mins
🌍 Mexican🍽️ Main Course👥 4 servings
Ingredients
- 🎃 Calabaza (Squash) – medium size
- 🥩 Ground meat (beef or pork) – 1 lb
- 🧅 Onion – 1 medium, chopped
- 🌶️ Bell pepper – 1, chopped
- 🍚 Cooked rice – 1 cup
- 🧀 Cheese – shredded, for topping
- 🍅 Tomato sauce – 1 cup
- 🧄 Garlic – 2 cloves, minced
Instructions
- 🎃 Halve and deseed the calabaza. Roast until slightly tender.
- 🔥 Sauté onion, garlic, and bell pepper until softened.
- 🥩 Add ground meat and cook until browned. Drain excess fat.
- 🍚 Stir in rice and tomato sauce. Season with salt and pepper.
- 🥄 Fill the calabaza halves with the meat mixture. Top with cheese.
- ♨️ Bake until cheese is melted and bubbly. Serve hot.