This recipe for a one-pot vegetarian kale and hominy poblano pepper pozole is packed with vegetables and flavor thanks to a delicious spice blend of chile powder, cumin, garlic, oregano and smoked paprika! It tastes great as leftovers as well, so feel free to double the recipe and reheat it for dinner or lunch throughout the week!
I have the most delicious one-pot dinner recipe coming your way today thanks to my friends at Blue Apron! It’s a vegetarian dish that’s incredibly satisfying and as a texture fiend, I love the mix of creamy avocado, crunchy tortilla strips and warm, comforting puffed kernels of corn (also known as hominy).
Ryan and I received all of the ingredients we needed to make this dish in our latest Blue Apron delivery.
As always, the ingredients were fresh and the recipe was easy to following thanks to the detailed recipe card that that accompanies every meal delivery.
Though we’ll occasionally order Blue Apron meals that incorporate chicken, beef and fish, the vegetarian meals are almost always our favorite! When Ryan first gifted a month of Blue Apron meals to me for Christmas a few years ago, we did all vegetarian meals because I wanted to branch out of my usual meat + veggies + starch rut and try my hand at cooking more flavorful meat-free meals. We have yet to be disappointed by a vegetarian Blue Apron recipe and this one is another winner!
Hominy & Poblano Pepper Pozole with Avocado and Crispy Tortilla Strips
Makes two large serving
Ingredients
- 2 corn tortillas
- 1 3/4 cups hominy
- 1 avocado
- 1 lime
- 1 poblano pepper
- 1 yellow onion
- 1 bunch kale
- 1 bunch cilantro
- 1 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 3 tablespoons pozole spice blend (ancho chile powder, ground cumin, garlic powder, Mexican oregano and smoked paprika)
Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 450°F. Wash and dry the fresh produce. Stack the tortillas; cut in half, then into ¼-inch-wide strips. Peel and small dice the onion. Drain and rinse the hominy. Remove and discard the kale stems; roughly chop the leaves. Thinly slice the cilantro leaves and stems. Quarter the lime. Pit, peel and medium dice the avocado; top with the juice of 1 lime wedge to prevent browning. Remove and discard the stem, ribs and seeds of the poblano pepper; small dice. Thoroughly wash your hands and work surface immediately after handling the pepper.
2. Place the tortilla strips on a sheet pan. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper; toss to thoroughly coat. Arrange in a single, even layer and toast in the oven 6 to 8 minutes, or until golden brown and crispy. Remove from the oven and transfer to a paper towel-lined plate; immediately season with salt.
3. While the tortilla strips toast, in a large pot, heat 2 teaspoons of olive oil on medium-high until hot. Add the onion, poblano pepper and spice blend; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, 4 to 6 minutes, or until softened and fragrant.
4. While the vegetables cook, in a bowl, combine the cornstarch and ¼ cup of water; whisk until smooth.
5. Add the tomato paste to the pot of vegetables and cook, stirring frequently, 1 to 2 minutes, or until dark red and fragrant. Add the hominy, kale and 3 cups water; season with salt and pepper. Heat to boiling on high. Once boiling, add the slurry (whisking just before adding). Reduce the heat to medium and simmer, stirring occasionally, 6 to 8 minutes, or until the liquid is slightly thickened. Turn off the heat. Stir in the juice of the remaining lime wedges; season with salt and pepper to taste.
6. Divide the finished pozole between 2 bowls. Top with the toasted tortilla strips and avocado. Garnish with the cilantro. Enjoy!
A quick note: When Ryan and I made this dish, we actually omitted the cornstarch and still loved it! While the cornstarch is there for added thickness, we found it plenty thick without the cornstarch! Also, for the pozole spice blend, you can find it for sale on Amazon and at some specialty grocers.
If you’ve been reading PBF for a while now, you likely already know how Blue Apron works since we’ve been ordering Blue Apron meals for several years now, but just in case you aren’t familiar with the service, here’s a basic rundown: Blue Apron delivers all of the ingredients you need to make fresh, chef-designed recipes at home. Two-person and family plans are available and you can customize your deliveries to cater to your personal preferences, whether you prefer vegetarian meals or also want to incorporate meat and fish into your diet.
Blue Apron Discount + Giveaway
And just in case you’re itching to try out Blue Apron for yourself, they’re offering the first 50 PBF readers two free meals on their first Blue Apron order. Simply click here to get started!
I’m also pleased to be offering one PBF reader a free week of Blue Apron meals for two! To enter this giveaway, please click here and check out some of Blue Apron’s mouth-watering recipes and then leave a comment on this blog post, telling me which recipe appeals most to you! I will randomly select a winner next Friday.
Good luck!
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I have always wanted to try Blue Apron but just haven’t committed. The Asian recipes (Seared cod and udon noodles, kimchi and barley miso ramen…) interest me the most because I don’t usually cook that style on my own!
I so want to try Blue Apron!
I would LOVE to try those Hoisin & Shitake Burgers ! I love making new burgers at home instead of having to leave and go to a restaurant!!
Ooo, it would be fun to try their empanadas!
I would love to trybthe Mushroom and Poblano pepper quesadilla recipe.
I’d love to try the Hoisin-Mayo Salmon Burgers! Yum!
I would want to try the za’atar spiced chicken. I love the flavor of za’atar.
Yum! I love the idea of using Blue Apron to get out of your comfort zone and try new dishes! I’m always intimidated by seafood – the seared salmon with spinach walnut pesto looks delicious!
The seared salmon (cooking fish always intimidates me!) and walnut pesto (been wanting to try homemade pesto) look delish!
I’ve been trying to cook more vegetarian meals so this looks great! Looking at the Blue Apron recipes, I think I would really like to try the shiitake mushroom and cabbage dumplings! ?
I’d like to try the spiced chicken soulvaki
The mushroom and collard greens calzones look really good! I haven’t made that type of thing before so it would be fun to try!
The chicken cacciatore and spicy shrimp spaghetti sound amazing!
Creamy Pasta Primavera and English Pea and Goat Cheese Quiches.
I would love to try Blue Apron. The baked eggs and cheesy garlic bread sounds so good. I have a hard time coming up with a meal that doesn’t have meat in it and make sure it’s filling. This looks like it would be perfect!
Seared sirloin steaks meal!
The Hoisin and Shiitake Burgers sound absolutely delicious! I have come to just LOVE hoisin sauce!
The pea and goat cheese quiche looks amazing! I have a 1 month old and can see this service helping us stay away from ordering out!
I would love to try the mushroom and poblano pepper quesadillas!
I love one-pot meals and this looks so simple and tasty! Those little spice packets that come with your Blue Apron meals are so cute. I am going to have to give this company a try one of these days.
I’d try the crispy cod and spiced couscous with acorn squash and rainbow chard. Looks so good!
Baked spinach and mozzarella rigatoni looks divine!! 🙂
Yum! The English Pea and Goat Cheese quiche sounds delish!
I’ve been dying to try Blue Apron for so long…literally everything they have looks amazing to me! Particularly anything with salmon, like the seared salmon + spinach walnut pesto or the Hoisin-mayo salmon burgers with sweet potato rounds! 🙂
I would love to try the ramen bowl and the brown butter gnocchi. I have no idea how to make either so Blue Apron would be super-helpful!
The chicken cacciatore sounds so good!
The baked eggs & cheesy garlic bread are calling my name. Eggs & garlic bread? How can you go wrong?
Shepard’s pie!
I have never looked at Blue Apron because I live in a rural area. Imagine my surprise when I checked my zip code and they DO deliver here. I’m definitely going to give them a try. The star anise cod sounds so delicious because I am hooked on star anise! I search for recipes using it all the time.
The Kimchi and Barley Miso Ramen looks delicious! I’m really into Kimchi right now…so good.
So glad you are doing a Blue Apron giveaway!
The goat cheese and spinach quiche sounds delish as well as the salmon burgers!!!!
The Za’atar-Spiced Chicken with Tabbouleh, Roast Cauliflower & Tzatziki sounds DELICIOUS!!!
Crispy brown butter gnocchi looks awesome!
The Provençal Chicken & Potato Stew with Aioli & Garlic Toasts sounds intriguing!
Oh that seared sirloin steak…… make me ready to gust out the grille. The Blue Apron program sounds so quick & easy for my busy lifestyle.
oops – typo…. “bust”
This looks delish! I have to spring for it and try Blue Apron one of these. I imagine that they market really well to working, young professionals. I would try the Za’atar Chicken! That sounds awesome.
The fresh beet linguini looks healthy and delicious!
The Mushroom and Collard Green Calzones look super yummy! Love blue apron!
Man oh man, do those Mushroom and Collard Green Calzones sound ah-mazing!
I’m so curious about Blue Apron, just haven’t bit the bullet yet and ordered.
Happy St. Pats day!
We gifted Blue Apron to my MIL for her birthday in February and I’m always so jealous of the delicious pictures she sends us of her latest Blue Apron meals! I would love to try Blue Apron out myself and tend to also lean towards the vegetarian meals-Crispy Brown Butter Gnocchi looks amazing!
I’ve been dying to try Blue Apron to get out of the habit of making the same few recipes. All of the seafood recipes look amazing, especially the star anise and soy glazed cod.
I have been wanting to try Blue Apron for a while now. I did not know you could gift it though. I will have to check their website again for information on that.
Yum!! I need to try Blue Apron! I have gifted it a couple times and everyone seems to enjoy it!
The salmon burgers look amazing! I’d love to try some of the vegetarian dishes, too.
Wow, this week’s menu is hard to choose from! I’d love to try the English pea & goat cheese quiches though 😉
My pick is the baked eggs and cheesy garlic bread. Breakfast for dinner!
The Pork and Ricotta Meatballs with Polenta looks amazing!!
Happy Thursday! I have always wanted to try Blue Apron and now might just be my chance! I would definitely be interesting in trying one of the meat entrees and something that doesn’t include a lot of cheese. Those are the two guidelines by my husband. Must have meat and must NOT have cheese! HA! Thanks for the chance!
The hoisin & shiitake burgers look delish! Thanks Julie!
Oh my gosh Spring Shepherd’s Pie sounds incredible!!
I would love to try the Crispy Brown Butter Ghocchi or the Spiced Chicken Souvlaki. Both look so delicious! Thank you for the giveaway!