Plantain Cups with Shredded Chicken | Mofonguitos - $3.34 a serving

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olive oil drives this basket at $8.49, 25% of the total. The next biggest lines are olive oil ($8.49) and canned chicken ($5.29). $26.72 of the basket - 80% - is package remainder: food you buy because stores sell packages and recipes call for amounts. It does not vanish, it sits in your kitchen for the next meal.

• Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · about 485 ml left, $8.24 of value
• Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · about 470 ml left, $7.98 of value
• Kroger® Garlic Powder Shaker · about 261 g left, $4.97 of value
• McCormick Ground Cumin · about 42 g left, $3.41 of value
• Swanson® 25% Less Sodium White Premium Chunk Canned Chicken Breast In Water · about 71 g left, $1.07 of value
• Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 404 g left, $1.06 of value

Mofonguitos are a delicious Puerto Rican inspired dish consisting of small, plantain cups filled with savory, seasoned chicken.

• 1 small can chicken (10 ounces, drained or 1 cup cooked diced chicken)
• 1/3 cup onion (chopped)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil (or cooking oil of your choice)
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 large green plantains
• 2 tablespoons olive oil (Or cooking oil of your choice)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

1. Wash hands with soap and water.
2. In a skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add shredded chicken and onions. Cook for about 1-2 minutes.
3. Add spices to the mixture and cook, stirring often, for about 5 minutes. Set aside for later.
4. Wash and scrub plantains. Cut off each end and make 3 vertical cuts along the side of the plantain. Using your thumb, peel the skin away from the flesh of the plantain and cut into 1-inch chunks.
5. Heat the oil over medium heat in a skillet for about 1 minute. Add the plantain chunks and sprinkle the salt on top. Cook on all sides of the chunks (about 5-6 minutes on each side). Using tongs, be sure to turn the plantain pieces on their sides so the insides cook throughout, and they turn a golden color.
6. Turn the heat down to low and remove the plantain chunks from the pan.
7. Take 2 plantain chunks at a time and shape them into a cup using either your hands, a small pestle and mortar, or a lemon squeezer.
8. Fill the plantain cups with the chicken mixture and top with a low-fat yogurt dip (optional).
9. Serve immediately.

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