Chayote con Crema

Name: Chayote con Crema
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 4 chayote squash, peeled and diced; 1 white onion, diced; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 2 jalapeños, sliced; 200ml Mexican crema or sour cream; 100g queso fresco, crumbled; 2 tbsp butter; 1 handful fresh coriander

A simple but elegant Mexican side dish of chayote squash in a light cream sauce with chilli and cheese.

Total time

25 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

15 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Mexican

vegetariangluten-free

Ingredients

4chayote squash, peeled and diced

1white onion, diced

3 clovesgarlic, minced

2jalapeños, sliced

200mlMexican crema or sour cream

100gqueso fresco, crumbled

2 tbspbutter

1 handfulfresh coriander

Instructions

Boil chayote in salted water 8 minutes until just tender, drain.

Melt butter in a pan, sauté onion until soft.

Add garlic and jalapeños, cook 1 minute.

Add chayote and toss gently.

Pour crema over and heat gently — do not boil.

Season with salt.

Serve topped with queso fresco and coriander.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

138

Protein

5.1g

Fat

11.1g

Carbs

4.4g

Fiber

0.9g

Sodium

180mg

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