🇨🇷 Costa Rican Cuisine

Picadillo de Chayote

Diced Chayote Hash

Prep Time 10 min

Servings 4

Difficulty Easy

Calories 125 kcal

Finely diced chayote squash sauteed with onion, garlic, and cilantro — a light, fresh picadillo that appears on casado plates across Costa Rica.

Ingredients

4 chayotes, peeled and finely diced
1 onion, finely diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tbsp Lizano sauce
1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
Salt and pepper

Instructions

1 Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Saute onion and garlic 3 min.
2 Add diced chayote, stir to coat. Season with salt.
3 Cover and cook 10-12 min, stirring occasionally, until chayote is tender but not mushy.
4 Add Lizano sauce, stir well. Cook 2 min uncovered.
5 Season with pepper, fold in cilantro. Serve as a side.

Did You Know?

Chayote grows so abundantly in Costa Rica that it practically climbs over backyard fences uninvited, making it the most affordable vegetable in the country.