Recipe courtesy of Mary Sue Milliken
and
Susan Feniger
Creamed Chayote Soup
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 6 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 6 servings
- Calories
- 206
- Total Fat
- 10
- Saturated Fat
- 5
- Carbohydrates
- 22
- Dietary Fiber
- 3
- Sugar
- 8
- Protein
- 8
- Cholesterol
- 29
- Sodium
- 696
- Total: 1 hr 10 min
- Prep: 30 min
- Cook: 40 min
Ingredients
1 to 2 strips bacon or 2 tablespoons butter
1 medium yellow onion, peeled and diced
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
5 cups chicken broth, vegetable stock or water
2 bay leaves
1 small potato, peeled and sliced
4 medium chayote, peeled and seeded
1 cup cream or half and half
Lime wedges, for garnish
Directions
- 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.