Causa Rellena

Name: Causa Rellena
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Peruvian
Ingredients: 2 lbs Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled, cubed; 3 tbsp aji amarillo paste; 1/4 cup fresh lime juice; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 tsp fine sea salt; 1 lb chicken breast; 1/3 cup mayonnaise; 1/4 cup red onion, finely diced; 2 Hass avocado, sliced

A classic cold layered dish featuring seasoned yellow mashed potatoes, savory chicken salad, and creamy avocado.

45 minMediumServes 4420 cal/serving

PeruvianAppetizerStovetopHigh ProteinHigh FiberGluten-FreeNut-FreeDairy-FreeSoy-FreeShellfish-FreeSesame-FreePork-FreeAlcohol-Free

Ingredients

2 lbs Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled, cubed
3 tbsp aji amarillo paste
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp fine sea salt
1 lb chicken breast
1/3 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup red onion, finely diced
2 Hass avocado, sliced

Instructions

1

Place 2 lbs peeled, cubed Yukon Gold potatoes in a pot, cover with cold water, and boil for 15 minutes until tender.
2

Drain and press potatoes through a ricer, then mix with 3 tbsp aji amarillo paste, 1/4 cup fresh lime juice, 2 tbsp vegetable oil, and half the 1 tsp fine sea salt.
3

Simmer 1 lb chicken breast in a pot of water for 15 minutes until the internal temperature reaches 165F, then cool and shred.
4

Mix shredded chicken with 1/3 cup mayonnaise, 1/4 cup finely diced red onion, and the remaining salt.
5

Layer half the potato mixture in a mold, add 2 sliced Hass avocado and chicken mixture, top with remaining potato, and slice to serve.

Questions

How long does Causa Rellena keep?

Refrigerate leftovers within two hours and eat them within three days. Reheat gently on the stovetop.

Can I halve or double Causa Rellena?

Yes. As written it serves 4. Every ingredient in this entry carries precomputed half and double quantities, and the app's batch dial rewrites them inside each step. When doubling on the stovetop, use your widest pan or work in two batches so the food sears instead of steaming.

Serve it with

Cook this free in the app

Textual Chef is a plain-text cooking reference of 3,876 recipes, free to read and cook from, with no account and no paywall. In the app, this entry scales itself: half, standard, or double batch, every quantity recomputed inside the step that uses it. No ads, no life stories, no photos of somebody else's dinner.

The entries are curated and public-domain sourced, written to a fixed template and checked against it: tested quantities, one closed vocabulary of methods, and precomputed half and double batches on every line. Nothing here is a scraped blog post.

Cook this free in the appNo download needed. It opens in your browser, instantly. The kitchen tools (planner, shopping list, pantry, import) are $5.33 a month billed annually, and the first 30 days are free.