Sweet Plantain Casserole

Time

prep 0:30       total 0:45

Yield

8 servings

Ingredients

Ingredients

8 lg. very sweet plantains
4 lbs. ground beef
1 sm. onion, diced
1 sm. green pepper, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 tsp. sofrito
1/4 cup halved green olives
8 oz. tomato sauce
Adobo for seasoning
3 egg whites, beaten
4 cups mozzerella cheese

Instructions

1st Layer:
Cut sweet plantains long and thin. Fry them until lightly brown. Fill bottom of your casserole dish and brush with egg whites.

2nd Layer:
In frying pan, saute onion, green pepper, garlic, olives and in a small bit of oil until lightly brown. Add ground beef, sofrito and tomato sauce and fry until beef is browned. Lay a portion on top of the sweet plantains.

3rd Layer:
Add one cup of mozzerella cheese for every layer.

Repeat layers 2 more times and top it off with cheese. Put casserole in oven for 10 to 15 minutes on 350°F. Serves up to 8 people. Buen Provecho!

Author's Comments

This is a Caribbean dish that everybody here in PuertoRico loves.

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