Gratinated Ripe Plantain Stuffed with Chicken by @luchokooc

45 min

4 servings

🍌

4

Ripe plantain

🧈

28 g

Butter

🍗

250 g

Chicken breast

🥕

70 g

Carrot

🧅

150 g

White onion

🧅

Yellow onion

🍅

120 g

Tomato

🧂

3 g

Salt

🌶️

1 g

Paprika

⚫

0.5 g

Pepper

🌿

8 g

Cilantro

🧀

200 g

Cheese

  1. Preheat

    Preheat the air fryer or oven to 180°C / 350°F.

  2. Butter
    • ripe plantain
    • butter

    Butter the ripe plantain on all sides.

  3. Roast
    • ripe plantain

    Roast the ripe plantain for 20 min at 180°C / 350°F.

  4. Roast
    • ripe plantain

    Turn the ripe plantain halfway through roasting.

  5. Cover
    • chicken breast
    • carrot
    • white onion

    Cover the chicken breast with water in a saucepan.

  6. Cook
    • chicken breast
    • carrot
    • white onion

    Cook the chicken breast with the carrot and white onion until cooked through, about 15 min.

  7. Step
    • chicken breast

    Remove the cooked chicken breast from the saucepan.

  8. Shred
    • chicken breast

    Shred the cooked chicken breast with two forks.

  9. Dice
    • white onion
    • tomato

    Dice the remaining white onion and tomato.

  10. Sauté
    • white onion

    Sauté the diced white onion in a frying pan until softened.

  11. Add
    • tomato

    Add the tomato and cook until slightly softened.

  12. Stir
    • chicken breast
    • Carrot
    • White onion

    Stir the shredded chicken breast into the vegetable mixture.

  13. Season
    • salt
    • Chicken breast

    Season the chicken filling with salt, paprika, and black pepper.

  14. Stir
    • cilantro
    • Chicken breast

    Stir cilantro into the chicken filling.

  15. Cut
    • ripe plantain

    Split the roasted ripe plantain lengthwise without cutting fully through.

  16. Place
    • ripe plantain
    • melting cheese

    Place the opened ripe plantain in a baking dish and add half of the melting cheese.

  17. Fill
    • ripe plantain
    • chicken breast

    Fill each ripe plantain with the chicken mixture.

  18. Top
    • melting cheese
    • Ripe plantain

    Top the filled ripe plantain with the remaining melting cheese.

  19. Melt
    • melting cheese

    Gratinate for 10 min at 200°C / 400°F until the cheese melts and browns.

Gratinated Ripe Plantain Stuffed with Chicken by @luchokooc

45 min

4 servings

🍌

4

Ripe plantain

🧈

28 g

Butter

🍗

250 g

Chicken breast

🥕

70 g

Carrot

🧅

150 g

White onion

🧅

Yellow onion

🍅

120 g

Tomato

🧂

3 g

Salt

🌶️

1 g

Paprika

⚫

0.5 g

Pepper

🌿

8 g

Cilantro

🧀

200 g

Cheese

Preparation Steps

  1. Step 1/19

    Preheat the air fryer or oven to 180°C / 350°F.

  2. Step 2/19

    Butter the ripe plantain on all sides.

    🍌ripe plantain
    🧈butter
    🔪knife

  3. Step 3/19

    Roast the ripe plantain for 20 min at 180°C / 350°F.

    🍌ripe plantain

  4. Step 4/19

    Turn the ripe plantain halfway through roasting.

    🍌ripe plantain
    🍴fork

  5. Step 5/19

    Cover the chicken breast with water in a saucepan.

    🍗chicken breast
    🥕carrot
    🧅white onion
    🍲saucepan

  6. Step 6/19

    Cook the chicken breast with the carrot and white onion until cooked through, about 15 min.

    🍗chicken breast
    🥕carrot
    🧅white onion
    🍲saucepan

  7. Step 7/19

    Remove the cooked chicken breast from the saucepan.

    🍗chicken breast
    🍴fork

  8. Step 8/19

    Shred the cooked chicken breast with two forks.

    🍗chicken breast
    🍴fork

  9. Step 9/19

    Dice the remaining white onion and tomato.

    🧅white onion
    🍅tomato
    🔪knife
    🪵cutting board

  10. Step 10/19

    Sauté the diced white onion in a frying pan until softened.

    🧅white onion
    🍳frying pan
    🥄spatula

  11. Step 11/19

    Add the tomato and cook until slightly softened.

    🍅tomato
    🍳frying pan
    🥄spatula

  12. Step 12/19

    Stir the shredded chicken breast into the vegetable mixture.

    🍗chicken breast
    🍳frying pan
    🥄spatula

  13. Step 13/19

    Season the chicken filling with salt, paprika, and black pepper.

    🧂salt
    🌶️paprika
    ⚫black pepper
    🍳frying pan
    🥄spatula

  14. Step 14/19

    Stir cilantro into the chicken filling.

    🌿cilantro
    🍳frying pan
    🥄spatula

  15. Step 15/19

    Split the roasted ripe plantain lengthwise without cutting fully through.

    🍌ripe plantain
    🔪knife
    🪵cutting board

  16. Step 16/19

    Place the opened ripe plantain in a baking dish and add half of the melting cheese.

    🍌ripe plantain
    🧀melting cheese
    🍳baking dish

  17. Step 17/19

    Fill each ripe plantain with the chicken mixture.

    🍌ripe plantain
    🍗chicken breast
    🍳baking dish
    🥄spatula

  18. Step 18/19

    Top the filled ripe plantain with the remaining melting cheese.

    🧀melting cheese
    🍳baking dish

  19. Step 19/19

    Gratinate for 10 min at 200°C / 400°F until the cheese melts and browns.

    🧀melting cheese
    🍳baking dish

Composition

Ingredients

Types

Fruit, Dairy, Poultry, Vegetables, Herbs and spices, Herbs

Ingredients

Ripe plantain, Butter, Chicken breast, Carrot, White onion, Yellow onion, Tomato, Salt, Paprika, Pepper, Cilantro, Cheese

Notes

Butter (spread on all sides of the plantains, no amount given), Chicken breast (milanesa cut), Carrot (used to boil the chicken, no amount given), White onion (used to boil the chicken, no amount given), Yellow onion (cabezona onion, sautéed with the chicken, no amount given), Tomato (chopped, no amount given), Salt (to taste), Paprika (to taste), Pepper (to taste), Cilantro (to finish, no amount given), Cheese (layered on the plantains before and after the chicken, no amount given)

Allergens

Milk

Dietetics

Dietary regimen

Gluten-free, High-protein

Calories

515 kcal

Macro nutrients

Protein: 31g, Carbohydrates: 58g, Fat: 20g, Fiber: 5g, Sugar: 27g

Nutritional Information

Minerals

Potassium: 1120mg, Calcium: 280mg, Iron: 2.4mg, Sodium: 650mg

Vitamins

Vitamin A: 420µg, Vitamin C: 28mg, Vitamin B6: 0.8mg, Vitamin B12: 0.5µg

Preparation

Time Information

Preparation

15 minutes

Cooking

30 minutes

Overall

45 minutes

Difficulty

Level

Medium (2/4)

Steps

19 steps

Equipments

Utensils

knife, cutting board, saucepan, frying pan, spatula, fork, baking dish

Appliances

Air fryer, Oven, Stove

Type

Type

Type Of Dish

Main Course

Occasions

Lunch, Dinner, Family meal

Origin

Source

Platform

instagram

Original Creator

@luchokooc

Origin

Cuisine

Colombian, Latin American

Geographic

Colombia, South America

Various

Aspect

Texture

Creamy, Tender, Caramelized, Melty

Flavors

Sweet, Savory, Smoky, Mildly spicy

Other

Price

Low

Recommended Preservation

fridge

Preservation Infos

room temperature : 120 min (Keep covered,Discard after 2 hours), fridge : 3 days (Store in an airtight container,Cool before refrigerating), freezer : 2 months (Wrap portions tightly,Freeze before final gratinating when possible)