Chayotes Relleno (Stuffed)
🌱 Balance Your Qi & Boost Digestion with Chayote Relleno! 🌱
Looking for a delicious, nourishing dish that supports your Spleen and Stomach while keeping meals exciting? This Chayote Relleno brings balance to your plate!
✨ Why It’s Great for Your Body:
Clears heat and supports digestion 🔥
Strengthens the Spleen for steady energy ⚡
Balances Yin & Yang with warming and cooling ingredients 🌱
With digestion-boosting quinoa, walnuts, and cumin, cooling chayote and tomatoes, and circulation-enhancing garlic and sesame oil, this dish harmonizes your body's energy and provides a grounding, nourishing meal for any season.
🥗 Simple to make, packed with health benefits, and absolutely delicious… let’s dig in! 🌿
Chayotes Relleno (Stuffed)
INGREDIENTS
4 chayote squash, halved & seeded (supports digestion, cooling)
2 tablespoons sesame oil (instead of vegetable oil, nourishes Yin)
1 onion, finely chopped (promotes Qi circulation)
½ pound chopped mushrooms (supports immune system and digestion)
2 garlic cloves, minced (clears toxins, strengthens digestion)
1 jalapeño, minced (optional, adds warmth & promotes circulation)
½ teaspoon ground cumin (warms digestion, moves Qi)
2 tomatoes, peeled & chopped (cooling, nourishes Yin)
1 tablespoon fresh oregano (supports digestion, clears heat)
1 cup cooked quinoa (or bread crumbs, strengthens Spleen)
½ cup toasted walnuts (or almonds, nourishes Yang & Kidney Qi)
½ cup grated Parmesan or nutritional yeast (supports digestion)
INSTRUCTIONS
Cook the Chayote: Boil chayote halves in lightly salted water for 15 minutes until tender. Drain and scoop out most of the flesh, leaving a ¼-inch shell. Chop the flesh and set aside.
2️⃣ Sauté the Filling: Heat sesame oil in a pan. Sauté onion, garlic, and mushrooms until softened. Add jalapeño, cumin, tomatoes, and chopped chayote flesh. Cook until most of the liquid evaporates.
3️⃣ Mix & Stuff: Stir in oregano, quinoa, and walnuts. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon the mixture into the chayote shells and sprinkle with cheese.
4️⃣ Bake: Arrange stuffed chayotes in a baking dish with a little hot water at the bottom. Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 15 minutes until heated through.
5️⃣ Serve & Enjoy: Let cool slightly and enjoy warm!
photo and recipe inspiration to Food Network
