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Title: Puerto Rican Yellow Plantain & Meat Casserole
Categories: Beef, Casseroles, Puerto rica
Yield: 12 Servings

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1 1/2 lb Lean ground beef
2 md Green peppers;
- without seeds, chopped
1 md Yellow onion; chopped
3 Bay leaves
1/4 c Cilantro; chopped
1 c Low-sodium beef broth
5 Ajicitos
- (tiny sweet peppers)
1/2 tb Annatto paste (achiote)
2 cl Garlic; finely chopped
1 c Tomato sauce

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8 lg Yellow plantains;
- ripe & peeled
10 c Water
2 tb Olive oil

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5 Egg whites; beaten
1 1/2 c Cooked green beans
1/2 c Low-fat mozzarella; shredded

Preheat oven to 350?F.

Brown the meat in a large pot. Drain the fat and add the remaining
filling ingredients. Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes. Set aside.

Boil the peeled plantains in 10 cups of water until soft, then drain.
In a large bowl, mash the plantains, then add the olive oil. Mix
well, making it into a soft dough. In a separate bowl, beat the egg
whites until they are foamy.

Spread half of the plantain dough in an 11x14" baking pan. Add a
layer of the meat filling, egg whites, and half of the green beans.

Repeat these layers, and top with a final layer of plantains and egg
whites. Sprinkle with the mozzarella cheese.

Bake for 20 minutes.

Recipe FROM: Delicious Heart Healthy Latino Recipes Cookbook, 2008

Recipe FROM: <https://web.archive.org/web/20230328022318/
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/sites/default/files/publications/
08-4049.pdf>

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