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Enmoladas de Calabaza
Instructions
Cook:2h 30min
Chef T.J. Steele shares his recipe for Enmoladas de Calabaza, a hearty Mexican dish with lightly fried tortillas stuffed with spaghetti squash.
Updated at: Mon, 31 Mar 2025 22:02:51 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Unbalanced
Glycemic Index
46
Low
Glycemic Load
30
High
Nutrition per serving
Calories494.3 kcal (25%)
Total Fat23.1 g (33%)
Carbs65.5 g (25%)
Sugars10.9 g (12%)
Protein8 g (16%)
Sodium3843.7 mg (192%)
Fiber6.7 g (24%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
6 servings

3fresh tomatillos
medium-size, husks removed

1spaghetti squash
medium

¼ cupkosher salt
divided, plus more to taste

½ cuprefined coconut oil
divided

0.13 ouncedried guajillo chile
medium-size, stemmed and seeded

0.25 ouncedried ancho chile
small, stemmed and seeded

3 cupswater
warm, divided
![0.5 cup thinly sliced yellow onion (from 1 [6-ounce] onion)](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1550764675/graph/fooddb/0be3604e4c690ffccf45a20789ba4b8c.jpg)
½ cupyellow onion
thinly sliced

2garlic cloves
medium

1 tablespoongolden raisins

1fresh bay leaf

1 teaspoonfive-spice powder

½ teaspoondried Mexican oregano
![2.5 cups cubed (about 1-inch pieces) peeled kabocha squash (about 12 ounces) (from 1 small [2-pound] squash)](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1553877094/custom_upload/2bbe2ab5ecccac4ce751100e38e5f638.jpg)
2 ½ cupskabocha squash
cubed, about 1-inch pieces, peeled

1 tablespoonmasa harina
such as Masienda

¾ teaspoondemerara sugar

¾ teaspoonwhite vinegar

12yellow corn tortillas
5 1/2-inch

mexican crema
or sour cream

fresh cilantro leaves

Salted roasted pepitas
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