4 Chayotes (mirliton)
1/2 lb. cream cheese (or other soft cheese)
1 shredded onion
2 c. milk
3 eggs, beaten
3 tbsp. butter
Salt and pepper

Peel the mirlitons and cut into thin slices. Cut the cheese into thin slices also.

Mix the milk with the eggs and onion, salt and pepper.

Grease with butter a pyrex oven dish. Layer the mirliton slices in the bottom, then a layer of cheese slices, another layer of mirliton, until cheese is the final layer.

Cover with the milk mixture and bake at 400 degrees F. about 30 minutes or until well browned on top.