Chayotes with Corn And Chiles
A spicy and scrumptious dish made with chayotes, anaheim chilies, corn kernels and parmesan cheese.
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup |
red onion
chopped |
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
olive oil
|
|
| 2 | each |
chayotes
|
* |
| 2 | each |
anaheim chilies
or poblano, fresh chiles, charred, peeled, diced |
*
|
| 1 | cup |
corn
fresh (cut from 2 ears of corn), or frozen |
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 1 | x |
black pepper
to taste |
*
|
| ½ | cup |
evaporated milk
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
Parmesan cheese
grated |
|
| ¼ | cup |
cheddar cheese
sharp grated |
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
red chile powder
for garnish |
* |
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | ml |
red onion
chopped |
|
| 15 | ml |
olive oil
|
|
| 2 | each |
chayotes
|
* |
| 2 | each |
anaheim chilies
or poblano, fresh chiles, charred, peeled, diced |
*
|
| 237 | ml |
corn
fresh (cut from 2 ears of corn), or frozen |
|
| 2.5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 1 | x |
black pepper
to taste |
*
|
| 118 | ml |
evaporated milk
|
|
| 59 | ml |
Parmesan cheese
grated |
|
| 59 | ml |
cheddar cheese
sharp grated |
|
| 2.5 | ml |
red chile powder
for garnish |
* |
Directions
In this dish, each vegetable beautifully complements the other. Serve as a vegetarian entree or as an accompaniment to grilled meats.
Sauté the onion in olive oil in a 2-quart saucepan.
Meanwhile, peel the chayotes (chayote has a very thin skin and is easy to peel with a swivel-blade peeler), then cut each in half, scoop out and discard the seed, and dice the flesh. Add to the saucepan, along with the diced chiles, corn, salt, pepper and milk. Cover, and simmer gently for about 15 minutes, or until chayote is tender. Stir in the Parmesan and cook a few seconds until the sauce thickens.
Transfer to a serving bowl and sprinkle with cheddar cheese and chile powder.
Serves 4. Some say not to throw away the seeds from chayotes but eat them instead.
PER SERVING: 205 calories, 70 g protein, 20 g carbohydrate, 11 g fat (5 g saturated), 22 mg cholesterol, 487 mg sodium, 3 g fiber.
