56 Chayote Squash Recipes in This CookbookThe chayote squash is a gourd that is originally from Mexico. It is sometimes called mirliton or chocho.It is very popular in New Orleans, Louisiana in the United States where the neighboring town of Bywater holds the annual Bywater Mirliton Festival every year. Hurricane Katrina almost wiped out the mirliton in the area, but efforts have been made to revive the tasty bumpy squash in the area and it once again thrives.This gourd can be fried, stuffed or chopped up into salads. This cookbook contains a variety of chayote squash recipes to be prepared and enjoyed.Recipes Include:Chayote SoupCream of Mirliton and Shrimp SoupCrawfish And Mirliton SoupMirliton and Shrimp SoupMexican Chicken Meatball Soup (Sopa de Albondigas de Pollo)Lentil, Leek, And Mirliton SoupHam and Shrimp Mirliton SoupCaldo de Res (Mexican Beef Soup)Cajun Mirliton And Shrimp SoupChayote Chile SoupChayote and Sausage StewChayote and Sausage StewMirliton and White Bean StewSpicy Balsamic Mirliton Tomato SaladSpicy Chayote SaladChayote Avocado SaladChayote Orange SaladChayote Squash Salad with Creamy Mustard VinaigretteJicama, Apple and Chayote Salad with Avocado DressingChayote SlawLime Chayote SlawMango Vinaigrette Chayote SlawBaked Chayote SquashMexican Veggies with QuesoSauteed Chayote with PorkChicken TinolaChicken BinakolPuerto Rican SancochoBeef NilagaMirliton RelishGreen Chile Pesto with Roasted ChayoteRoasted ChayoteButternut and Chayote HashSautéed Chayote Squash, Onions, Garlic and RosemarySpicy Chayote Squash TacosAvocado Strawberry Chayote SquashPanela Cheese Tomatillo Chayote SquashMoru Curry with Chayote SquashMirliton Seafood CasseroleGround Beef Mirliton CasseroleShrimp Mirliton CasseroleChayotes RellenoMirliton FrittersBeef Mirliton PiePickled MirlitonCajun Shrimp Stuffed MirlitonCrab Stuffed MirlitonsStuffed Mirliton Topped with PecansCheese Stuffed ChayotesBacon Cheese Stuffed ChayotesBeef and Bacon Stuffed ChayotePudding Stuffed ChayoteCrawfish-Stuffed MirlitonsShrimp and Ham Stuffed MirlitonStuffed Chayote SquashBeef Stuffed Mirliton