Baked Plantains with Bacon and Cheese (Platanos Asados con Tocineta y Queso)
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!
wendy
Can you use cheddar cheese instead of mozzarella?
Erica
Wendy- Yes, but I prefer mozzarella or queso blanco.
Alan Bowman
You would do better if you can find fresh goats' cheese
Eboni Joi
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!!!
Caroll Buitrago-Long
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!!
Barbara
Wow! I'm loving these, Erica! Plantains are great enough on their own, but you've two more fabulous layers of flavor!
Gera
I am melting like cheese with that baked plantains - and with chimichurri is heavenly 🙂
Cheers,
Gera
grace
bacon, butter, AND cheese? plantains never had it so good! 🙂
Karen
OMG, these look so good!
Joan Nova
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.
norma
Platanos, bacon and chimichurri...you had me at bacon. Great colors.
gloria
Erica these look absolutely delicious!! huggs, gloria
Lyndsey
Oh my gosh Erica, these look fantastic! I love coming here, I always see such great ideas and recipes! Yum!!
Luz Adriana Guzman
Loa plátanos maduros son delicios hasta solos
Ivy
Although I have never tried plantain these look very appetizing.
Jeannie
Looks delicious! I suppose I can substitute plantains with bananas...yummy!
Kim
I've never seen plantains made this way before; it looks delicious!
Olga @ MangoTomato
wow, this sounds amazing and so simple to make!