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Bacon and cheese stuffed ripe plantains {Canoas de plátano con tocino y queso}

Recipe for bacon and cheese stuffed ripe plantains made with baked ripe plantains filled with crispy bacon, grated mozzarella and queso fresco. Served with spicy aji criollo hot sauce.

Baked ripe plantains stuffed with bacon and cheese

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These bacon and cheese stuffed ripe plantains are all about love. I love plantains. I love bacon. I love cheese. The ripe plantains are baked until golden and then filled with crispy bacon, grated mozzarella and queso fresco.

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Baked plantains with aji hot sauce

Stuffed ripe plantains are known as canoas de platano maduro in Spanish, this translates as plantain canoes or boats – which is what they resemble when you cut them open and stuff them. The most common filling or stuffing for ripe plantain canoas is usually cheese, other popular fillings include ground meat, chorizo, veggies and more. I thought it would be a sinfully delicious idea to stuff them with bacon and cheese.

Baked ripe plantains with bacon and aji criollo

Have I mentioned that we love bacon around here? I’ve always thought that bacon (and chorizo) makes everything better. The combination of sweet plantains with the smokey crispy bacon and the melted cheese is amazingly good. These bacon stuffed plantains can be served for brunch, lunch or dinner.

Bacon, plantains and cheese are perfect together

These baked ripe plantains stuffed with bacon and cheese are extremely easy to make. Just rub the plantains with a bit of oil or butter, bake on one side for about 25-30 minutes, turn them over and bake for another 15 minutes. The bacon can be cooked ahead of time or while the plantains are baking. Once the plantains are finished baking, cut them open in the center, fill them with the crispy bacon and cheese. Return them to the oven for a few minutes until the cheese is melted and enjoy.

Bacon and cheese stuffed ripe plantains

I used a mix of grated mozzarella and queso fresco; you also use quesillo, oaxaca, monterrey jack, or any cheese combination that you prefer – just make sure to have at least one type of cheese that is good for melting. I love serving these stuffed ripe plantains with aji criollo, an Ecuadorian hot pepper and cilantro hot sauce – it adds that perfect touch of spice to the dish.

Bacon and cheese stuffed plantains
Bacon and cheese stuffed ripe plantains

Bacon and cheese stuffed ripe plantains {Canoas de plátano con tocino y queso}

Recipe for bacon and cheese stuffed ripe plantains made with baked ripe plantains filled with crispy bacon, grated mozzarella and queso fresco. Served with spicy aji criollo hot sauce.
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Course: Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine: Ecuadorian, Fusion, Latin American
Keyword: Bacon, Canoas de platano, Cheese, Ripe plantains, Stuffed plantains, Sweet plantains
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes
Servings: 6 baked ripe plantains

Ingredients

  • 6 ripe plantains whole
  • 1-2 tbs melted butter or oil use as little as you want
  • 2 cups about 8 ounces, of grated or crumbled cheese, a mix of mozzarella and queso fresco
  • 8 ounces of bacon cut into small pieces

To serve:

Instructions

  • Pre-heat the oven to 400 F.
  • Peel the ripe plantains, place them on a baking sheet and rub them with butter or oil.
  • Bake the plantains for 25-30 minutes, then turn plantain over. You can brush them with oil or melted butter when turning them over if they look like they are getting too dry.
  • Bake for another 15 minutes or until they’re golden on both sides.
  • While the plantains are baking, or ahead of time, cook the bacon pieces in a frying pan until crispy, drain the grease and let the bacon pieces cool down.
  • Remove the plantains from the oven, made a lengthwise slit in the center of each plantain, and stuff them with layers of bacon and cheese.
  • Return the bacon and cheese stuffed plantains to the oven and bake for about 3-5 minutes or until the cheese is fully melted.
  • Serve immediately.

Baked plantains Stuffing ripe plantains with cheese and bacon

Step by step preparation photos for bacon and cheese stuffed ripe plantains {Canoas de plátano con tocino y queso}

Bacon cut into small pieces
Rub or brush the peeled ripe plantains with butter or oil before baking
Bake in a pre-heated oven at 400F for about 25-30 minutes
Turn the plantains over and bake for another 15 minutes or until golden
In the meantime, cook the bacon pieces until crispy
Crispy bacon pieces
Crispy bacon pieces to use as a filling for ripe plantains
A mix of grated mozzarella and crumble queso fresco
Baked ripe plantains
Make a lengthwise cut in the middle of each plantain
Fill the ripe plantain with a layer of cheese
Add a layer of crispy bacon pieces
Sprinkle with more cheese and return to the oven for 3-5 minutes or until the cheese melts
Baked ripe plantains filled with bacon
Serve with plantains with aji or hot sauce
Ripe plantains with aji criollo hot sauce

Baked ripe plantains with bacon and cheese

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