🥔 Causa de pollo

Name: Causa de pollo
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Peru · Lima
Ingredients: 1 kg yellow potatoes; 2–3 tbsp aji amarillo paste; Juice of 1 lime; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 300 g cooked chicken breast, shredded; 4 tbsp mayonnaise; 2 ripe avocados, sliced; Salt

Origin: Peru · Lima

350kcal

per serving · 200 g

175kcal

per 100 g

18 gProtein9 g / 100 g

16 gFat8 g / 100 g

34 gCarbs17 g / 100 g

Causa de pollo is the chicken version of Peru's chilled layered potato dish. Smooth mashed yellow potato seasoned with aji amarillo chili is layered with shredded chicken bound in mayonnaise and slices of ripe avocado, then served cold. It is creamy and mildly spicy, with soft potato, rich chicken filling and buttery avocado in every bite.

Diets

✓

No porkfor halal, the meat must be halal-slaughtered

✓

Gluten-freeno wheat, barley or rye in a typical recipe

✓

Dairy-freeno milk, cheese, butter or yogurt in a typical recipe

Not vegetarianbecause of: chicken

Not veganbecause of: chicken, mayonnaise

Not keto17 g carbs per 100 g

Allergens

Contains (in a typical recipe):

⚠ Eggs

What it is made of

yellow potatoají amarillochickenmayonnaiseavocado

Recipe

4 servings45 min

Ingredients

1 kg yellow potatoes
2–3 tbsp aji amarillo paste
Juice of 1 lime
2 tbsp vegetable oil
300 g cooked chicken breast, shredded
4 tbsp mayonnaise
2 ripe avocados, sliced
Salt

Method

Boil the potatoes in their skins, peel and mash until very smooth.
Season the mash with aji amarillo, lime juice, oil and salt and let it cool.
Mix the chicken with the mayonnaise and a pinch of salt.
Layer potato, chicken and avocado in a ring or lined dish, finishing with potato. Chill for 30 minutes and unmould.

How to make it lighter

Use half the mayonnaise and loosen the chicken with lime juice — 1 tbsp of mayonnaise is about 90 kcal.
Choose skinless chicken breast for more protein and less fat.
A portion of about 150 g with a green salad makes a balanced light lunch.

History

Causa is built on Peru's native yellow potatoes and aji amarillo chili, and the chicken filling is one of the most common variations alongside tuna. The origin of the name is uncertain, with several popular stories in circulation. Today causa de pollo is served across Peru as a starter or light lunch.

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Values are estimates per 100 g for a typical recipe; home and restaurant versions vary. Diets and allergens are worked out from the ingredients of a typical recipe — always check with whoever cooked the dish. Not medical advice. Nutrition data: Me Nutrition dish database v13. How we count →