{"id":2139,"slug":"mirliton-casserole","title":"Mirliton Casserole","description":"Mirliton casserole is a easy dish that works well as a side vegetable. It can be made with either seafood or meat, though it is most commonly made with shrimp or ground beef.","ingredients_raw":["6 medium mirliton (chayote squash), halved lengthwise","1 medium yellow onion, diced","2–3 stalks celery, sliced or diced","1 medium to large green bell pepper, diced","2–3 cloves garlic, minced","1 lb (500 g) whole shrimp, peeled OR ½ lb (250 g) ground beef (optional)","1 bay leaf","Salt","Pepper","Parsley","Bread crumbs","1 stick (½ cup / 113 g) butter (olive oil may be substituted)"],"ingredients_norm":["mirliton","yellow onion","celery","to large green bell pepper","garlic","whole shrimp","bay leaf","salt","pepper","parsley","bread crumb","butter"],"steps":["Place mirliton halves seed-side up in a microwave- or oven-safe dish with approximately 1 inch (2.5cm) of water in the dish. Cover with foil (for oven) or plastic wrap (for microwave) and cook in oven (350°F/175°C) or microwave (high at 10 minute intervals) until mirliton are soft enough to stick a fork or knife through easily. Allow mirliton to cool enough to be handled and dice into large pieces.","Sauté onion, celery, and garlic in butter over medium heat, adding garlic to sauté just before onion, celery, and garlic are fully softened.","Add shrimp or beef to pan until beef is lightly browned or until shrimp is just turning pink. Skip this step if you aren't adding meat.","Incorporate mirliton and bay leaf and allow to simmer for 5–10 minutes.","Remove from heat and add salt, pepper, and parsley to taste. Pour mixture into a casserole dish and cover with bread crumbs.","Bake in the oven at 350°F (175°C) until the mirliton is bubbling and the bread crumbs are browned."],"categories":["Casserole recipes","Recipes for casserole","Louisiana recipes","Southern U.S. recipes","Microwave recipes","Recipes using chayote","Side dish recipes","Baked recipes","Recipes using butter","Recipes using bay leaf","Recipes using ground beef","Recipes using green bell pepper","Recipes using celery","Recipes using bread crumb","Recipes using garlic"],"prep_time_minutes":45,"cook_time_minutes":30,"total_time_minutes":75,"servings":"4–6","yield_text":null,"difficulty":"easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Mirliton_Casserole","source_ref":"4517409","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Mirliton_Casserole&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"6ddd0092b251701aff6c7623ca6d5cd6898d8a9b1aa8e26f5dc73f08dacea936","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:09Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:09Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/mirliton-casserole"}