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Braised Chicken and Chayote Recipe
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Braised Chicken and Chayote Recipe

8 ingredients 45 min 2 to 3 servings openrecipes
Braised Chicken and Chayote Recipe

Though chayote is often found in Caribbean recipes, it's underused elsewhere. With a sweet, starchy, slightly fruity flavor, it lends a lot of taste to this simple...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

307
Calories
32g
Protein
17g
Fat
6g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 8 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Oregano 1 tsp dried (1.8g) 5
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Chayote not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 4 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs (about 1 pound total)
  • 2 medium large-dice chayotes (about 1 pound)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 2/3 cup low-sodium chicken broth or water
  • 1/2 lemon

Directions

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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