Recipes with plantain
20 verified Mexican recipes with plantain.
Plantain is the sweetness of southern Mexico: fried as a side for Mexican rice and huevos motuleños, inside mole poblano and manchamanteles, stuffed with beans in Tabasco's plátanos rellenos and caramelised with cream and cheese as street dessert. Use it very ripe, almost black.
This page gathers 20 verified Mexican recipes with plantain, ordered A to Z — including Red Rice with Fried Plantain (Veracruz Style), Capirotada (Mexican Bread Pudding), Chiles Anchos Rellenos de Picadillo (Stuffed Dried Poblano Chillies). Total times range from 20 to 330 minutes, so there are weeknight options as well as weekend pot-cooking projects. The quickest is Plátanos Machos Fritos con Crema (20 minutes in total). Indicative UK price: £1.29 per each (researched for our cost estimates).
Red Rice with Fried Plantain (Veracruz Style)
Veracruz red rice with sweet and crispy fried ripe plantain.
40 minfacil4 servings
Capirotada (Mexican Bread Pudding)
Traditional bread pudding layered with piloncillo syrup, cheese, dried fruits and nuts.
70 minmedia8 servings
Chiles Anchos Rellenos de Picadillo (Stuffed Dried Poblano Chillies)
Rehydrated ancho chilli stuffed with sweet fruit picadillo, Puebla style.
70 minmedia6 servings
Chillies in Walnut Sauce
Poblano chillies stuffed with fruited mince, draped in walnut cream sauce.
110 mindificil6 servings
Plantain Empanadas
Tabascan empanadas with ripe plantain dough filled with refried black beans, fried until golden.
45 minmedia4 servings
Black Beans with Plantain
Soupy Tabascan-style black beans with fried plantain, epazote and garlic.
35 minfacil4 servings
Mexican Hotcakes
Fluffy pancakes with goat's milk cajeta, walnuts and banana.
30 minfacil4 servings
Huevos a la Chiapaneca (Chiapan-Style Eggs on Tostadas)
Tostadas with refried beans, fried eggs, plantain and red salsa.
25 minfacil4 servings
Huevos Motuleños
Fried eggs on tortillas with black beans, tomato sauce, ham, peas and fried plantain. A hearty Yucatecan breakfast.
35 minfacil4 servings
Huevos Motuleños with Ham
Yucatán's iconic breakfast: fried eggs on a crispy tortilla with black beans, ham, peas and tomato-habanero sauce.
35 minfacil2 servings
Tablecloth Stainer Mole
A sweet-and-sour mole with chillies and tropical fruits, served with pork.
135 mindificil8 servings
Mole Coloradito (Oaxacan Red Mole)
Oaxacan brick-red mole made with ancho chillies, tomato, chocolate and spices.
150 mindificil8 servings
Mole de Xico
Dark Veracruz mole with mulato chilli, fried plantain and dark chocolate.
240 mindificil8 servings
Oaxacan Black Mole
The most complex of the Oaxacan moles, with charred chilhuacle negro and chocolate.
270 mindificil12 servings
Mole Poblano
A complex sauce of chillies, chocolate and spices served over chicken.
180 mindificil10 servings
Turkey in Oaxacan Black Mole (Mole Negro)
Turkey in Oaxacan black mole with blackened chilhuacle, mulato and bitter chocolate.
330 mindificil10 servings
Fried Plantains with Cream and Cajeta
Caramelised fried plantain with soured cream and cajeta.
20 minfacil4 servings
Puchero Yucateco
Grand Yucatecan festive broth with three meats, vegetables and stock spiced with recado.
150 minmedia8 servings
Sopa de Pan Chiapaneca (Chiapan Bread Soup)
Festive Chiapan bread soup in sweet-savoury broth with plantain and spices.
60 minmedia8 servings
Plantain Soup (Sopa de Plátano Macho)
Creamy fried plantain soup with chicken stock and soured cream. Typical of Tabasco and Veracruz.
50 minfacil4 servings
Frequently asked questions
How many recipes with plantain are there on Recetas Mexas?
We have 20 published Mexican recipes using plantain, all with verified ingredients, steps and timings. A few examples: Red Rice with Fried Plantain (Veracruz Style), Capirotada (Mexican Bread Pudding), Chiles Anchos Rellenos de Picadillo (Stuffed Dried Poblano Chillies).
What's the quickest recipe with plantain?
Plátanos Machos Fritos con Crema, ready in 20 minutes in total. The rest of the recipes on this page range from 20 to 330 minutes.
How much does plantain cost in the UK?
The indicative price we use in our cost estimates is £1.29 per each, researched across UK supermarkets and Mexican grocers. Each recipe page shows its calculated cost.
I've got plantain and not much else — what can I cook?
Use our "What can I cook?" tool: tick plantain plus whatever else you have at home and it tells you which recipes you can make in full and which are only one ingredient away.
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Recipes curated by Edmond Bojalil. Last updated: 2026-06-16.
Founder, Recetas Mexas
Mexican from Puebla, IT professional and foodie. Author of 1000+ authentic Mexican recipes adapted for home kitchens worldwide. Based in Madrid since 2018.
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