Stuffed Chayote Squash

Name: Stuffed Chayote Squash
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 medium chayote squash; 5 oz chorizo; 2 small corn on the cob; 1/4 cup red bell pepper chopped; 1/2 cup salsa (your favorite kind); 1 tbsp cilantro (I love cilantro so I add a bit more); 1 cup Pepper Jack cheese

kellysuepeak64 @cook_3491225

Chayote is a sweet squash that is versatile but we love them stuffed.
Look for smaller chayote, they are sweeter than large ones.

kellysuepeak64 @cook_3491225

Chayote is a sweet squash that is versatile but we love them stuffed.
Look for smaller chayote, they are sweeter than large ones.

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Ingredients

3medium chayote squash
5 ozchorizo
2small corn on the cob
1/4 cupred bell pepper chopped
1/2 cupsalsa (your favorite kind)
1 tbspcilantro (I love cilantro so I add a bit more)
1 cupPepper Jack cheese

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Steps

1

Preheat oven to 375°
2

Cut chayote in half lengthwise.
3

Cook in a pot of boiling water 20-30 min. Until tender but firm.
4

Remove from water and cool.
5

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)
6

Remove kernels from corn cob.
7

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)
8

Now the chayote should be cool enough to work with. Scoop out seeds and discard.
9

Scoop out meat leaving about 1/4" shell.
10

Chop chayote meat and place in a bowl. Add chorizo, corn and peppers, salsa, cilantro and 1/2 C jack cheese. Mix.
11

Stuff chayote shells with mixture.
12

Bake for 30 min. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 C jack cheese on top last 5 min. of cooking.