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# Healthy Recipes: Chayotes Stuffed With Cheese
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/chayotes_stuffed_with_cheese_0205100354/
- Published: 2010-05-02T15:40:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-22T16:16:48.000Z
- Description: Six chayotes boil about an hour, then the shells are stuffed with mashed pulp, low fat cheddar, salt and margarine, topped with bread crumbs and baked 30 minutes. Each serving of two halves has 129 calories and 6 g fat.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Cooking, Recipes & Dining, #vivvo-import

Chayotes Stuffed With Cheese

This heart-healthy dish uses low fat cheese and a small amount of margarine.

Ingredients

6 small chayotes (christophine), cut in half, lengthwise

2 quarts water

1 cup low fat cheddar cheese, shredded

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon margarine

1/2 cup plain bread crumbs 

Instructions

Wash chayotes and bring to a boil in water. Cover and boil at moderate heat for about 1 hour or until fork-tender.

Preheat oven to 350° F.

Drain chayotes, remove cores and fibrous part under cores. Scoop out pulp, being careful not to break shells. Place shells on cookie sheet.

Immediately mash pulp and mix with cheese, salt, and margarine.

Stuff shells with the mixture. Sprinkle with bread crumbs.

Bake for 30 minutes.

Yield: 6 servings--Serving size: 2 chayote halves

Nutrition profile

Each serving provides:

Calories: 129 

Total fat: 6 g 

Saturated fat: 2 g 

Cholesterol: 11 mg 

Sodium: 276 mg 

Calcium: 163 mg 

Iron: 1 mg

From NIH.gov