Cilantro Chicken & Chayote
- 4 pieces Chicken breast meat, hand trimmed, cut thin
- 1/4 cup EVOO
- 1 bunch Cilantro
- 4 ounces Cream Cheese
- 2 pieces Chayote Squash
- 1 cup Pico de Gallo (tomatoes, sweet onions, and peppers (anaheims & serranos, to taste)
- 1/2 - 1 cup Cotija (ok to substitute Feta)
- 1 bunch Cilantro leaves, whole or rough chopped
- 2 tablespoons Better than bouillion
- 4 ounces Cream Cheese, cut into small pieces for melting
- Macerate cilantro, cram cheese, EVOO, Salt & Pepper in Vita Mix
- Put all ingredients in a ZipLock, refrigerate, and marinate.
- Chayote is very firm, so cut in 1/4 inch strips. Soften chayote & pico with bouillion, salt & pepper. Add 4 ounces of cream cheese, cut into small pieces & 1/2 crumbled cotija. Cook together on stove top til thoroughly mixed and hot.
- Fold in 3/4 of the cilantro leaves & 1/2 the cotija. Top with remaining cilantro & cotija.
- Tent with foil. Bake at 350 til cotija is lighly browned.
- Grill Chicken til done. Plate with the baked chayote dish, and top with cilantro leaves.
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/cilantro-chicken-chayote-59e4eeacdf978e6d9a1d791c (may not work)