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[Recipe + Video] Tayota con Huevo (Chayote with Egg)
Check out how to cook a chayote with egg with this delicious chayote recipe that is light, filling, and flavorful.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings:
4
servings
Calories:
122 kcal
Course:
Lunch, Dinner
Cuisine:
Dominican
Ingredients
- 2 tayota chayote, [400 gr
- 2 tablespoons olive oil (30 ml)
- 1 red onion diced (150 g, medium
- 3 cloves garlic crushed (15 gr)
- 1 bell pepper diced
- 1 tomato diced (250 gr, large
- 2 egg lightly beaten, medium
- ½ teaspoon salt (or more, to taste)
- ½ teaspoon black pepper freshly-cracked, or ground) (or more, to taste
- 3 prigs parsley chopped
Instructions
1. Boiling tayota
- Cut tayota into quarters. Boil the tayota in ¼ gallon [1 liter] of water until the tayota is tender (20 - 25 mins), adding water as it becomes necessary to keep the same water level. Remove from the heat and discard water. Cool to room temperature.
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2. Chopping and cleaning
- Remove the skin and pit of the tayotas, as well as any of the fibrous parts around the pit. Dice into cubes.
3. Cooking
- Heat the oil over medium-low heat in a large pan. Add onion and cook and stir until it starts to become translucent. Stir in garlic and cook and stir for 30 seconds. Add bell pepper and tomato. Cook and stir for 2 minutes. Add tayota and pour in eggs, cook stirring until the eggs are set. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle with parsley.
4. Serve
- Remove from the heat and serve per suggestions above the recipe.
Nutrition Information
Calories
122kcal
(6%)
Carbohydrates
9g
(3%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
109mg
(36%)
Sodium
1071mg
(45%)
Potassium
294mg
(6%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
825IU
(17%)
Vitamin C
37.5mg
(42%)
Calcium
50mg
(5%)
Iron
1.3mg
(7%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 122
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 122kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 9g | 3% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 109mg | 36% |
| Sodium | 1071mg | 45% |
| Potassium | 294mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 825IU | 17% |
| Vitamin C | 37.5mg | 42% |
| Calcium | 50mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1.3mg | 7% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.