Baked plantains with cheese or guacamole, paleo and vegan friendly
Love bananas but plantains-starchy cousin to bananas don’t strike you as exciting? Au contraire; you need to widen your plantain horizons .
If you are iffy on the plantain family, these baked plantains fill with cheese (Plantanos Asados con queso) and top with guacamole have the power to convince you to join the team of these amazing starchy vegetable.
How about a tiny bit? I promise you do not have to do a whole lot-with minimal effort you will get hook.
Grab some plantains at your supermarket- not available? Check any Latino supermarket . They must be really ripe like, this one here. Oh, don’t forget to pick up some cheese and guacamole or ripe avocados.
Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line baking sheets with foil and coat with cooking spray or oil
Using a sharp knife cut both ends off the plantain. This will make it easy to grab the skin of the plantains. Slit a shallow line down the long seam of the plantain; peel only as deep as the peel. Remove plantain peel by pulling back.
Place plantains on tray and lightly spray, bake for a about 25 minutes , turn and bake on the other side for another 15 minutes or more until golden brown and tender , depending on the plantain.
Remove baked plantains from oven cool for a couple of minutes; make a horizontal slit in the plantains, stuff with cheese
Place back in the oven for a couple of minutes until cheese melts. Remove and serve immediately.
Not into process food, want a cave man’s diet (paleo) or you are on a vegan lifestyle no worries- stuffed with guacamole or plain avocado – that ‘s how we roll here.
Want over the top experience, the ULTIMATE way – fill with cheese and then top with guacamole and you will never look at plantains the same way.
Enjoy!
Baked Plantain with Cheese
Ingredients
- 2-3 Plantains
- 1 cup guacamole or 1 large avocado
- 2 tablespoon canola oil or butter
- 4-8 ounce thick slices slices of mozzarella or cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line baking sheets with foil and coat with cooking spray or oil
- Using a sharp knife cut both ends off the plantain. This will make it easy to grab the skin of the plantains. Slit a shallow line down the long seam of the plantain; peel only as deep as the peel. Remove plantain peel by pulling back.
- Place plantains on tray and lightly spray, bake for a about 25 minutes , turn and bake on the other side for another 15 minutes or more until golden brown and tender , depending on the plantain.
- Remove baked plantains from oven cool for a couple of minutes; make a horizontal slit in the plantains, stuff with cheese
- Place back in the oven for a couple of minutes until cheese melts. Remove and serve immediately.
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Liv says
Can’t wait to try this with vegan cheese . Maybe some impossible
Immaculate Bites says
Thanks, Liv! You can check out some of my other lists, too: 25 Easy Summer Dinner Ideas. Enjoy!
Crystal says
Thank you Immaculate Bites I will try this beautiful frittatas looking forward to it I would love to have access to jerk berbere cajun never see it hete in UK
Thanks
Crystal Green
ImmaculateBites says
Hi Crystal , you can make your own homemade spices . I have the recipes here on the site. Or try Caribbean and african stores. You also might want to check Amazon. Happy Cooking
Lissa says
Hey Immaculate. Thank you for the idea will definitely try it out I actually love plantain but cooking it was getting monotonous. Can I do this with frozen plantain? I got more than I could consume and it started to ripen so I dumped it in the freezer. Please say it will still work
ImmaculateBites says
Lissa, I have never tried this with frozen plantains- Sorry! Maybe, you should go ahead and do and share your outcome. Thanks.
chantelle @ naked cuisine says
whoa, cheese oozing out of crispy plantain, i’m in, ah-ma-zing.
Rosemary says
It’s look so delicious ,keep given us something new.
Thalia @ butter and brioche says
I have never tried plantains before! Definitely something that I need to look out for.. curious to know what they taste like. Delicious recipe too!
Nagi@RecipeTin Eats says
Who ever would have thought…..?? We don’t have fresh plantains here in Australia (at least, not that I know of). What a bugger! This is such a cool idea!! I can really imagine it with guac, great flavour combo!