Recipe - Chayotes Rellenos Al Queso

3 lg Chayotes, Three fourths to 1 pound
each
Salt; to taste, if desired
1 One half cup Fresh bread crumbs; finely
minced
2 One half cup Muenster cheese; finely
grated
1 Egg; lightly beaten
2 teaspoon Garlic; finely minced
One fourth cup Scallions; finely chopped
One fourth teaspoon Hot pepper flakes
Freshly ground black
pepper; to taste
2 tablespoon Butter

MINUTES (parboil 10; prep 10; bake 20):=20 Split the chayotes
lengthwise in half. Put them in a kettle of cold water with salt to taste.
Bring to a boil and let simmer about 10 minutes. Do not overcook or the
vegetable will become mushy. Drain and run briefly under cold water. Drain
again. Using a spoon, scoop out the flesh and seeds of each half, leaving a
shell about 1/8inch thick or slightly thicker. Set the shells aside. Chop
flesh and seeds fine. There should be about 1 cup. When ready to cook,
PREHEAT the oven to 425 degrees. In a mixing bowl, combine the chopped pulp
with 1 cup of bread crumbs, 2 cups of the cheese, egg, garlic, scallions,
pepper flakes, salt and pepper to taste. Use this mixture to fill the
chayote halves. Pile the filling up and smooth it over. Combine the
remaining One half cup of cheese with the remaining One half cup of bread crumbs.
Sprinkle the tops with the mixture, patting to help it adhere. Dot the tops
of each half with butter. Arrange the stuffed halves in a lightly buttered
baking dish and bake for 20 minutes. MasterCook [patH 01Se96]
Recipe By : Cooking with Craig Claiborne and Pierre Franey

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #222

Date: Sat, 21 Sep 1996 09:14:57 0700 (PDT)

From: PatH phannema@wizard.ucr.edu

NOTES : (First Ballantine Books Edition, 1985).=20 "Chayotes Rellenos al
Queso" means "Chayotes Stuffed With Cheese." ~~~~~~ Copyright =A9 1996
Charleston.Net=20 See the Page:
http://www.charleston.net/entertain/whatcook.html=20 The Post and Courier,
134 Columbus St., Charleston, S.C. "What's Cookin'" Section 1 Se 96 Nutr.
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