Hello everybody, welcome to our recipe page. Today I’m gonna show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, Stuffed Chayote Squash. It is one of my favourite food recipe, this time i will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Stuffed Chayote Squash Recipe.
You can cook Stuffed Chayote Squash using 7 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Stuffed Chayote Squash
- Prepare 3 of medium chayote squash.
- It’s 5 oz of chorizo.
- Make ready 2 of small corn on the cob.
- You need 1/4 cup of red bell pepper chopped.
- It’s 1/2 cup of salsa (your favorite kind).
- Take 1 tbsp of cilantro (I love cilantro so I add a bit more).
- It’s 1 cup of Pepper Jack cheese.
Stuffed Chayote Squash instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°.
- Cut chayote in half lengthwise..
- Cook in a pot of boiling water 20-30 min. Until tender but firm..
- Remove from water and cool..
- While the chayote is cooling cook chorizo in a sauce pan. When fully cooked drain onto paper towel. ( I just put a paper towel in a bowl and drop chorizo on it then let it drain).
- Remove kernels from corn cob..
- Now in same sauce pan which should still have a tiny bit of grease left in pan from chorizo, add corn and chopped peppers. Saute for 1 min. (You want to keep them both crunchy).
- Now the chayote should be cool enough to work with. Scoop out seeds and discard..
- Scoop out meat leaving about 1/4" shell..
- Chop chayote meat and place in a bowl. Add chorizo, corn and peppers, salsa, cilantro and 1/2 C jack cheese. Mix..
- Stuff chayote shells with mixture..
- Bake for 30 min. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 C jack cheese on top last 5 min. of cooking..
