# Calabacitas Rellenas

Calabacitas Rellenas, also known as squash boats, are a flavorful and easy-to-make family favorite.

- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- Queso Oaxaca or your favorite melting cheese
- 5 calabacitas (Mexican squash)
- 4 Roma tomatoes
- 3 chile guajillos
- 3 chile puyas
- 1 chile chipotle
- 0.25 onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 tsp tomato bouillon
- salt
- black pepper
- 0.5 tsp ground cumin
- 0.5 tsp oregano
- 0.25 tsp ground coriander
- 0.5 cup water
- 1 small bell pepper
- 0.5 onion
- 1 cup corn
- 2 minced garlic cloves
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1.5 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- oil

## Instructions

1. Fill a pot halfway with water, add salt, set over medium-high heat, and bring to a boil.
2. Once the water boils, add the calabacitas cut in half and cook for 3 to 5 minutes or until softened.
3. Remove the calabacitas from the pot after 5 minutes.
4. To the same pot, add 4 Roma tomatoes, 3 chile guajillos, and 3 chile puyas, and allow them to soften for about 5 minutes.
5. Once the tomatoes have started to peel, transfer them and the chilies to the blender cup.
6. Scoop out the flesh of the cooked calabacitas and add it to the blender cup.
7. To the blender cup, add a piece of onion, two garlic cloves, one chile chipotle, all the spices (1 tsp tomato bouillon, salt, black pepper, 1/2 tsp ground cumin and oregano, 1/4 tsp ground coriander), and half a cup of water.
8. Blend until smooth.
9. Set a pan over medium-high heat, add a little oil, and allow it to heat up.
10. Once the pan is hot, add the onion and bell pepper and sauté for a couple of minutes.
11. After a couple of minutes, add the corn along with the minced garlic and cook for another 2 minutes.
12. After 2 minutes, move the vegetables to the side, add the ground beef, break it down, and season with salt, black pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder.
13. Continue to break down the meat and cook for about 7 minutes or until fully cooked.
14. Taste the meat for salt and adjust if needed, and remove any excess grease.
15. Stuff the calabacita boats with the filling.
16. Return the stuffed calabacitas to the pan over medium heat.
17. Add the sauce, add a little more water to the blender cup, mix it, and bring to a simmer.
18. Once the sauce simmers, taste it for salt, adjust if needed, and allow it to continue simmering for 5 minutes.
19. Arrange the calabacita boats in the pan.
20. Top with Queso Oaxaca or your favorite melting cheese.
21. Cover and allow the cheese to melt.
22. After a couple of minutes, serve the calabacitas.

## Equipment

- pot
- blender cup
- pan

## Tips

- For a spicier sauce, add chile de árbol instead of chile puya.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1EXXPfJ7oz/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/5e01b530-3c62-4d5b-851e-4e7cbdd8dcfa
- Extracted: 2026-05-14

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