How To Make Turkey Stuffed Sweet Plantain Lasagna
Strips of sweet plantain, yummy picadillo, and melted cheese make up this Puerto Rican-inspired sweet plantain lasagna recipe!
Serves:
Ingredients
For Turkey Picadillo:
- 1¼lb93% lean ground turkey
- ½cuponion,finely chopped
- 3clovesgarlic,minced
- 1tomato,chopped
- ½cupgreen bell pepper,finely chopped
- 2tbspcilantro
- 4oztomato sauce,½ can
- kosher salt
- fresh ground pepper
- 1½tspground cumin
- ¼tsporegano
- 2bayleaves
- 2tbspalcaparrado,capers or green olives would work too
For Pastelon:
- cooking spray,I used my mister
- 4plantains,ripe, peeled and sliced into thin strips
- 1largeegg,beaten
- 3largeegg whites,beaten
- 2tbspfat free milk
- 1½cupsMexican blend cheese,reduced fat, shredded
Instructions
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In a large sauté pan, brown the ground turkey on medium heat and season with salt and pepper.
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Use a wooden spoon to break the meat up into small pieces.
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Add the chopped onions, garlic, pepper, tomato and cilantro and continue cooking on a low heat.
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Add alcaparrado and about 2 tbsp of the brine, cumin, oregano, bay leaves, and more salt if needed.
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Add tomato sauce and 1/4 cup of water and mix well.
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Reduce heat to low and simmer covered about 15 minutes.
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Preheat to oven to 350 degrees F.
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Lightly spray a 9 by 9 baking dish with oil.
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Heat a large non-stick sauté pan over medium heat.
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When hot spray with oil to lightly coat the bottom.
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Cook plantains for 2 to 3 minutes on each side or until golden; set aside.
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Assemble by layering the plantains, then the cooked turkey picadillo, then about 1/4 cup of cheese and repeat.
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You want to finish with a layer of plantains.
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Beat the egg and egg whites with 2 tbsp of milk and pour over the pastelón to help bind everything, letting it sit for a minute or two to soak in.
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Top off with the remaining cheese.
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Cover tight with foil and bake in the oven 30 to 35 minutes, or until completely heated through.
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Cut into 9 equal pieces and serve.
Nutrition
- Calories: 313.38kcal
- Fat: 14.05g
- Saturated Fat: 5.03g
- Trans Fat: 0.07g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 5.09g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.66g
- Carbohydrates: 30.08g
- Fiber: 2.76g
- Sugar: 13.84g
- Protein: 19.90g
- Cholesterol: 85.09mg
- Sodium: 535.17mg
- Calcium: 165.50mg
- Potassium: 697.18mg
- Iron: 2.03mg
- Vitamin A: 116.07µg
- Vitamin C: 25.20mg
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