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    My Colombian Recipes » Recipes » Appetizers and Snacks » Baked Plantains With Bacon And Cheese (platanos Asados Con Tocineta Y Queso)

    Baked Plantains with Bacon and Cheese (Platanos Asados con Tocineta y Queso)

    Apr 13, 2011 · Modified: Jul 15, 2021 by Erica Dinho · 22 Comments

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    Baked Plantains with Bacon and Cheese (Platanos Asados con Tocineta y Queso)

    Erica Dinho
    5 from 22 votes
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    Ingredients
     

    • 4 ripe plantains whole
    • 2 tablespoons melted butter
    • 4 thick slices of queso blanco or mozzarella
    • 4 bacon strips
    • Chimichurri or cilantro pesto to serve

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat the oven to 400°, cut the ends of the plantains and peel.
    • Place them in a baking dish and brush with the butter, bake for 30 to 40 minutes.
    • Remove from the oven and slice the plantains lengthwise but not all the way through, stuff them with cheese slices and wrap with bacon.
    • Return to the oven and bake 10 more minutes until the cheese melts and the bacon is cooked.
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    I love plantains and this appetizer is one of my favorites. It is very easy to make and it is absolutely delicious. The sweetness of the ripe plantains is the perfect foil for smoked bacon and the fresh flavor of chimichurri. For this dish you need to use very ripe plantains.

    These beauties can be served hot from the oven, warm, or at room temperature. Serve it with fresh chimichurri or cilantro pesto.

    Buen provecho!

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    Comments

    1. Olga @ MangoTomato

      April 13, 2011 at 10:56 am

      5 stars
      wow, this sounds amazing and so simple to make!

      Reply
    2. Kim

      April 13, 2011 at 12:38 pm

      5 stars
      I've never seen plantains made this way before; it looks delicious!

      Reply
    3. Jeannie

      April 13, 2011 at 12:41 pm

      5 stars
      Looks delicious! I suppose I can substitute plantains with bananas...yummy!

      Reply
    4. Ivy

      April 13, 2011 at 1:03 pm

      5 stars
      Although I have never tried plantain these look very appetizing.

      Reply
    5. Luz Adriana Guzman

      April 13, 2011 at 1:43 pm

      5 stars
      Loa plátanos maduros son delicios hasta solos

      Reply
    6. Lyndsey

      April 13, 2011 at 2:32 pm

      5 stars
      Oh my gosh Erica, these look fantastic! I love coming here, I always see such great ideas and recipes! Yum!!

      Reply
    7. gloria

      April 13, 2011 at 3:04 pm

      5 stars
      Erica these look absolutely delicious!! huggs, gloria

      Reply
    8. norma

      April 14, 2011 at 9:14 am

      5 stars
      Platanos, bacon and chimichurri...you had me at bacon. Great colors.

      Reply
    9. Joan Nova

      April 14, 2011 at 3:58 pm

      5 stars
      I've had plantains stuffed with cheese, but not wrapped in bacon. I bet everyone loves them and I sure would like to try them. Thankfully, they're not fried too.

      Reply
    10. Karen

      April 15, 2011 at 1:01 pm

      5 stars
      OMG, these look so good!

      Reply
    11. grace

      April 16, 2011 at 2:34 am

      5 stars
      bacon, butter, AND cheese? plantains never had it so good! 🙂

      Reply
    12. Gera

      April 17, 2011 at 1:27 am

      5 stars
      I am melting like cheese with that baked plantains - and with chimichurri is heavenly 🙂

      Cheers,

      Gera

      Reply
    13. Barbara

      April 17, 2011 at 7:05 am

      5 stars
      Wow! I'm loving these, Erica! Plantains are great enough on their own, but you've two more fabulous layers of flavor!

      Reply
    14. Caroll Buitrago-Long

      April 18, 2011 at 6:33 pm

      5 stars
      Hola, I made them on Saturday, and guess what?

      EXTREMELY DELICIOUS like all the Colombian food. My husband suggested to put more cheese sine the bacon holds it and I will repeat them this week.
      'Muchas gracias por esos inventos!!

      Ojalá tu bebe este muy bien y tu feliz en tu nueva etapa.
      Dios te bendiga!!

      Reply
    15. Eboni Joi

      May 29, 2011 at 11:07 pm

      5 stars
      I just made this dish and it was awesome! this is my first time cooking plantains! it was so easy and fun to do! thanks!!!

      Reply
    16. wendy

      July 13, 2011 at 8:05 pm

      5 stars
      Can you use cheddar cheese instead of mozzarella?

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      • Erica

        July 13, 2011 at 8:08 pm

        5 stars
        Wendy- Yes, but I prefer mozzarella or queso blanco.

        Reply
      • Alan Bowman

        June 18, 2018 at 2:06 pm

        5 stars
        You would do better if you can find fresh goats' cheese

        Reply
    17. Sonia

      September 06, 2012 at 9:22 pm

      5 stars
      Definitely trying this one. Looks so good. I usually am not a huge fan of plain plantains, but this one really looks nice. The photography is great too. Well done!

      Reply
    18. Sarah Juanita

      February 08, 2014 at 5:59 pm

      5 stars
      This recipe was sooo GOOODDDD!
      So filling! Me and my roomies added chives to the top afterwards but this recipe didn't need too much extra! It was like the slipperiest, glutton-ist sandwich when you let it cool off. Yum YUM!

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    19. Bill

      June 02, 2014 at 9:30 pm

      5 stars
      I just made a 1/2 serving of these and they were great! My wife and I peeled the bacon off and enjoyed them as a dessert with grilled chicken that had been marinated in BBQ sauce and white balsamic vinegar for 4 hours. Mixed red, yellow and orange peppers were mixed with raw zucchini and mushrooms and marinated for an hour in Italian dressing. The vegetables and ears of fresh corn were grilled on an open oak wood fire. Freshly sliced raw pineapple was also grilled over the oak wood. This made a terrific, low calorie meal which was very filling and easy to prepare. This is the first time I have cooked plantains and I will surely prepare the dish for dinner guests.

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