5.0 from 45 votes
Creamy Chayote Soup Recipe
This Creamy Chayote Soup is flavorful, healthy, and comforting. The creamy base is made with onions, corn, poblano peppers & crema. The chayote is added in chunks to give the soup extra consistency.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 244 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
- 3 Tablespoons olive oil (divided 2 & 1)
- 3 cups chayote squash diced in ½-inch cubes.
- 1 cup onion (white or yellow) chopped
- 1 cup poblano pepper chopped
- 1 cup corn kernels
- 2 garlic cloves peeled and minced
- 2 cups Mexican crema (substitute with heavy cream)
- 2 teaspoons Cholula hot sauce
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 1 teaspoon Kosher or sea salt
Garnish
- Chopped cilantro, crema and more cholula.
Instructions
- Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil to a medium to large pot. Heat over medium high heat and add the diced chayote.
- Saute for 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer chayote to a bowl and set aside.
- To the same pot, add the other 1 tablespoon of oil and heat over medium high heat. Add the onion, poblano, corn and garlic. Saute for 2 to 3 minutes until the veggies are nicely aromatic but not brown.
- Add the cream, chicken stock, half of the sauted chayotes, salt and cholula to the pot. Cover pot and simmer gently, stirring from time to time. Cook for 7 to 8 minutes.
- Use an immersion blender (or regular blender) and puree until the mixture is smooth.
- Add the other half of the chayote to the pot with the soup and simmer for 5 minutes or until the diced chayote is tender.
- Serve hot. Drizzle with more crema, sprinkle chopped cilantro and a few dashes of hot sauce.
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Notes
- For a vegetarian/vegan option, substitute with vegetable broth.
- This is a little spicy soup due to the cholula. To make it medium spicy only add 1 tablespoon. To make it mild, skip the cholula.
- For a vegetarian/vegan option, substitute with vegetable broth.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1bowl
Calories
244kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
17g
(6%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
18g
(28%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
8g
Cholesterol
31mg
(10%)
Sodium
611mg
(25%)
Potassium
396mg
(11%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
393IU
(8%)
Vitamin C
29mg
(32%)
Calcium
111mg
(11%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 244
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1bowl | |
| Calories | 244kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 17g | 6% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 18g | 28% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Cholesterol | 31mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 611mg | 25% |
| Potassium | 396mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 393IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 29mg | 32% |
| Calcium | 111mg | 11% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.