DollopWhat to make with plantains: 8 easy dinners
Every dinner here is built on plantains, easiest first. The quickest is Air fryer tostones with Cuban black beans, on the table in 40 minutes, and the cheapest is Black beans and plantains with rice at $1.75 a serving.
Air fryer tostones with Cuban black beans
$1.97 a serving
40 min
Huevos a la cubana (Cuban rice with fried eggs and plantains)
$2.08 a serving
40 min
Mangú with fried cheese and eggs
$3.92 a serving
45 min
Instant Pot ropa vieja
$3.87 a serving
100 min
Black beans and plantains with rice
$1.75 a serving
45 min
Pastelón (Puerto Rican plantain lasagna)
$2.42 a serving
75 min
Chicken sancocho
$2.25 a serving
80 min
Black bean pastelón (Puerto Rican plantain lasagna)
$1.81 a serving
85 min
Costs are estimates for one serving at typical US grocery prices, counting only what each recipe uses.
Dinners from what you already have
Dollop looks at what’s in your fridge and cupboards, plans a week of dinners around it, and writes a grocery list with only what you still need.