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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I’ve been dying to try Blue Apron FOREVER! and just haven’t bite the bullet yet. I would love to try some of their vegetarian meals because I get stuck in a meat and veggie routine all too often. The Lentil & Fennel Minestra and Baked Jerk Tofu with Smash Plantains looks really delicious and different!
I want to try the shrimp and pineapple fried rice and the Italian beef grinders.
The seared salmon and spinach-walnut pesto looks delicious!
Would love to try Provençal Chicken & Potato Stew with Aioli & Garlic Toasts
and Chicken Souvlaki
Ooooh the Lentil & Fennel Minestra with Asparagus Tempura & Lemon Aioli is something I would never have thought to try but it looks delicious!
The Mexican Spiced Turkey Burgers look sooo good!! I’d love to try that with my family!
Would love to try the seared cod and udon noodles. Yum!
I want to try the Garam Masala Shrimp and Pretzel burgers! I have heard amazing things about Blue Apron. Glad you’re enjoying I and I am hoping for the chance to try it!
I would love to try the seared cod and udon noodles!
Seared serloin steak! I love steak but have always been too intimidated to cook it myself! I think I could follow step by step directions!!
Ooh, quiche or salmon burgers!! It all looks good haha!
Ooo! Would love to try Blue Apron, especially the seared salmon and walnut pesto dishes!!! Thanks for the opportunity!
All of the Blue Apron recipes look amazing! So hard to choose just one, but the beet linguine with goat cheese, Swiss chard and toasted walnuts is def on my list of must trys!
Thanks for hosting this giveaway! Hope you’re enjoying some fun and relaxation in Florida with your family and friends 🙂
Any of the pasta dishes, but especially Spiced Pork & Baked Rigatoni Pasta!
We’re about to have our first baby, and a few Blue Apron meals would be a life saver, I’m sure! All the Thai-inspired dishes are speaking to me today…pregnancy craving? Maybe we need to order takeout this weekend!
Mmmm, the pea & goat cheese quiche looks delicious!
Just made this recipe the other day and loved it!! Healthy and perfectly satisfying.
**FUN TIP! For almost every Blue Apron meal we make that is a soup or highly liquid based, we always replace the cups of water with either vegetable or chicken stock, it makes a HUGE difference in flavor!
This recipe sounds so good! I’d love to try the Sumac-Spiced Salmon — I love love love salmon and am always looking for new ways to flavor it up!
Kimchi & Barley Miso Ramen!!!!
salmon with walnut pesto looks so yummy!
Yum! I’d love to try the Miso and Maple salmon! They all look delicious though!
I would love to try the Cuban sandwiches or the pozole-looks amazing! Trying blue apron would be amazing!
I would love to try the roasted pork and smashed potatoes! I’m always scared to cook pork for fear of it being bland or overcooked. A little Blue apron helping hand would be awesome!
Baked Jerk Tofu with Smashed plantains…yummmm! Sounds delicious but like something I’d never branch out and make on my own! https://www.blueapron.com/recipes/baked-jerk-tofu-smashed-plantains-with-garlic-ginger-collard-greens
The mexican spiced turkey burgers look amazing! I don’t eat beef, but I can do a turkey burger and these look great- especially with the sweat potato fries! YUM!
I would love to try their vegetarian recipes! The one you posted looks delicicious! So does the udon noodle soup and the acorn squash risotto!
Catfish Po’ Boy Sandwiches with Cajun Sweet Potatoes & Remoulade. YUM! I’ve heard of shrimp po’ boy sandwiches, but would like to mix it up with this fish! 🙂
we have done blue apron a few times now, I find it’s the best way for my husband to learn to cook things other than frozen pizza and pasta. he was really enjoying cooking this past week! yay! the baked eggs and cheesy garlic bread has me drooling over the keyboard right now! yum!
This looks delicious! I would love to try the Udon Noodles… and like you always looking for inspiration for meat-free meals!
The spring Shepard pie looks great!!
Garam Masala Shrimp sounds amazing, I love Indian food!!!
Thanks for another great give away Julie 🙂 The Browned Butter Gnocchi sounds heavenly!
That English pea and goat cheese quiche looks phenom! I’m sure Scott would be all over the Shepherd’s Pie. Love Blue Apron, and that soup looks delish 🙂
I’ve been wanting to try the Seared Salmon and Apple Mashed Potatoes for a while now. It looks so interesting! I’m kind of obsessed with salmon and apples so the two together are probably amazing.
The hoisin-mayo salmon burger immediately appealed to me!
Creamy Pasta Primavera-their noodles are so good!
Yes to the spiced chicken pitas and couscous
I’d love to try the pea and goat cheese quiche.
i want to try blue apron so badly!! they all look so good 🙂 especially the Hoisin-Mayo Salmon Burgers
with Roasted Sweet Potato Rounds
The seared sirloin steaks would be a huge hit with my hubby!
Those salmon burgers sound divine… So does the spiced chicken. Yum!
The Hoisin-Mayo Salmon Burgers look delish!
How do you even choose?! The Chicken Cacciatore and Salmon Burgers look delish! Thanks for the amazing giveaway : )
Omg so many good recipes here is my 5 day meal plan: Monday chicken cacciatore, Tues Roasted Cauliflower Panzanella, Wed Seared sirloin steaks Thurs goat ch and butternut Fri squash pasta.
Chicken Milanese sounds sooo good!!!
I would love to try the salmon burgers!
I am all about some Spring Shepherd’s Pie!
Realizing it’s time for dinner as I scroll through Blue Apron’s meals 🙂 The spinach & ricotta calzones look amazing!
The Flat Iron Steaks with Ramps, Fingerling Potatoes & Shaved Asparagus Salad sounds so good. I can’t find Flat Iron steaks at my local store but have had them in a restaurant. Would love to order a gift for my Mom and then cook with her.
Lots of yummy choices but the spinach and cherry tomato quiche looks extra delicious! 🙂