Poached Chayotes with Chocolate Sauce

Name: Poached Chayotes with Chocolate Sauce
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 567 grams can crushed pineapple, drained; 4 mediums chayotes, peeled; 3 Tbsps BAKERS ANGEL FLAKE Coconut; 79 milliliters milk; 3 Tbsps PLANTERS Chopped Pecans; 113 grams pkg. BAKERS Semi-Sweet Chocolate; 473 milliliters sugar; 946 milliliters qt. water

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Poached Chayotes with Chocolate Sauce a try. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains approximately 3g of protein, 10g of fat, and a total of 375 calories. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 50 minutes. If you have pineapple, planters pecans, milk, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet.

Instructions

Cook water and sugar in 4-qt. saucepan on medium-high heat until sugar is completely dissolved, stirring frequently. Reduce heat to medium-low.

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Water

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Sauce Pan

Add chayotes; partially cover saucepan with lid. Simmer 30 min. or until chayotes are tender, stirring gently every 10 min.

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Chayote

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Remove chayotes from liquid; discard liquid.

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Chayote

Cut chayotes lengthwise in half.

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Chayote

Place chocolate in small microwaveable bowl.

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Chocolate

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Add milk. Microwave on HIGH 2 min., stirring after 1 min. Stir until chocolate is completely melted.

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Chocolate

Milk

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Spoon 1/4 cup of the pineapple onto each of eight plates; sprinkle each with about 1 tsp. coconut. Top with chayote halves; drizzle evenly with chocolate sauce.

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