Papas con Rajas Recipe (Mexican Potatoes with Roasted Poblano Peppers)
Papas con rajas is a humble yet flavorful Mexican dish made with potatoes and roasted poblano pepper strips. It’s budget-friendly, easy to make, satisfying, and perfect for busy weeknights, meal prep, or an easy meatless dinner any day of the week!
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 42kcal
Ingredients
- 2 medium-large white potatoes
- 3 medium-large poblanos cut into small bite-size pieces
- ½ cup white onion finely chopped
- 2-3 garlic cloves finely minced
- 1 ½ to 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon vegetable bouillon powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- Large pinch ground black pepper
- ½ cup water more if needed
Instructions
- Roast the poblanos on the stove-top over an open flame or under the broiler. Roast until evenly charred on all sides. Place inside a bowl, cover, and allow to sweat.
- While the poblanos are roasting and cooling you can chop and cook the other ingredients.
- Heat a large skillet, once hot add the oil and the onion. Sauté until soft.
- Mix in the minced garlic, potato and seasoning. Mix until well combined and Sautee for a few minutes.
- Pour in the water, stir to combine, cover the skillet, cook over low heat until the potato pieces are soft and cooked through and the water has evaporated. (Add more water if needed)
- While the potatoes cook remove the charred skin from the poblanos. Cut off the stem and remove the seeds and veins. Slice into small even-sized strips.
- Once the potatoes are cooked, mix in the poblano strips or rajas. Cook another 5 minutes.
- Taste and adjust salt and seasoning if desired.
Notes
Please note that this dish makes 4 side dish servings or 2 main dish servings.
You can add ground cumin to the potatoes for additional flavor.
Nutrition
Serving: 4servings | Calories: 42kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 0.3g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 0.5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 298mg | Potassium: 39mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 6IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 0.1mg
