Chicken And Chayote Soup Recipes

CREAMED CHAYOTE SOUP

Steps:

• Cook whole bacon strips slowly over low heat in a large soup pot until almost all fat is rendered out, or omit bacon and melt butter. Add diced onion, salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 5 minutes. Add chicken stock, bay leaves and potato and simmer 20 minutes or until potato slices are soft. Meanwhile, finely chop chayote in a food processor.
• Remove and discard bay leaves and bacon and add chopped chayote. Bring to a boil, return to a simmer, and cook, uncovered, until the chayote is soft, about 15 minutes.
• Puree in a blender until smooth. Strain back into pot, pressing with a ladle to extract all juices. Add cream or half and half. Bring to a boil and remove from heat. Serve immediately with lime wedges.

CHICKEN AND CHAYOTE SOUP

Steps:

• Cut up chicken into serving size pieces.
• Heat oil in a large pot or Dutch oven. Brown chicken, ginger and garlic. Be careful not to burn garlic.
• Add broth, salt, and pepper.
• Cover; simmer for 2-1/2 hours or until chicken is tender.
• Peel chayote and remove seed. Cut chayote into one inch cubes. Add chayote to pot and cook until chayote is fork tender. (10-15 minutes).
• Serve over hot rice in a bowl. Makes six servings.
• Fish sauce can be substituted for salt or 2 green papayas can be substituted for chayote.

CREAM OF CHAYOTE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large soup pot over low heat, fry the bacon until almost all the fat is rendered, or melt the butter. Raise the heat to medium, add the onion, salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the stock or water, bay leaves and potato and simmer until the potato slices are soft, about 20 minutes
• When the potato slices are soft, remove and discard the bay leaves and bacon. Add the chayotes and bring to a boil. Return the heat to medium and simmer, uncovered, until the chayotes are soft, about 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool slightly. Working in batches, puree the soup in a blender until smooth. As each batch is pureed, pour the puree through a sieve placed over a bowl, pressing with the back of a spoon to extract all the juices. Pour the puree back into the pot, add the cream or half-and-half and bring just to a boil. Taste and adjust the seasonings.
• Remove from the heat and ladle into warmed bowls. Slip a few lime slices into each bowl and serve hot.

CHAYOTE SOUP

Steps:

• Cook scallions, garlic, and chile in butter in a 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderately low heat, stirring, until softened, about 3 minutes. Add chayotes, salt, and 1 tablespoon cilantro and cook, stirring, 2 minutes. Add water and simmer, covered, until chayotes are very tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Stir in remaining tablespoon cilantro and purée soup in 2 batches in a blender until smooth (use caution when blending hot liquids). Season with salt.

CHAYOTE SOUP

Steps:

• Dissolve the bouillon in the hot water.
• Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir the onion, garlic, and red pepper in the butter until the onion is soft. Add the squash, 2 tablespoons cilantro, salt, and pepper and stir continually for 5 minutes. Stir in the bouillon mixture and 1 tablespoon cilantro; cover. Simmer about 20 minutes.
• Pour the mixture into a blender and puree until smooth. Pour into bowls and garnish with a sprig of cilantro to serve.

FILIPINO CHICKEN CHAYOTE

Steps:

• In a large stock, add the cut up chicken, chicken broth, ginger, garlic, salt and Accent.
• Bring to a boil and then simmer for 45 - 50 minutes.
• Add the chayote and continue to cook for another 10-15 minutes, until the chayote is tender but not too mushy.
• Stir in the bok choy if using.
• Serve hot or on top of cooked jasmine rice.
• CROCK POT METHOD:.
• Add the cut up chicken, chicken broth, ginger, garlic, salt and Accent to the crockpot.
• Cook on low for 6 hours or high for 3 hours.
• Add the chayote and bok choy and cook for another 15-20 minutes until the chayote is tender.
• Serve hot or on top of cooked jasmine rice.

SKILLET CHICKEN AND CHAYOTE SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Coat the chayote squash and zucchini with 1 tablespoon avocado oil and place on a rimmed baking sheet.
• Roast in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Leave the oven on.
• While vegetables are roasting, heat 1 tablespoon avocado oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Sear chicken in the hot oil until browned on all sides, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Heat remaining oil in a large, oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat. Add bell peppers and jalapeno and saute for about 5 minutes. Add corn, garlic, taco seasoning, and cumin; stir and saute until fragrant, about 1 minute. Mix in the black beans and cooked chicken. Add the partially-roasted squash and zucchini.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly and chicken is no longer pink and the juices run clear, 5 to 10 minutes. Top with Cheddar cheese and continue to bake until melted, about 1 minute more. Top with tomato, green onion, and cilantro.