Picadillo

"With a green veggie, this makes a meal. You can also use this recipe to make Chiles Rellenos (stuffed peppers)"
 
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Ready In:
1hr 35mins
Ingredients:
10
Serves:
4

ingredients

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directions

  • Heat a large skillet and, when hot, add the olive oil.
  • Add the ground beef, crumbling as you put it in the skillet.
  • When lightly browned, add the onions, bell pepper, garlic, and all the spices.
  • Cook for 10 minutes, stirring often, and then add the diced potatoes.
  • Cover, reduce the heat to medium low and cook for 40 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.
  • Add the tomatoes, cover, and simmer for 5 minutes.
  • Remove from the heat, put into a bowl and serve over white rice or with hot flour tortillas.

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Reviews

  1. My family liked this with yellow rice.My potatoes were so old they were staring at me,so I used canned potatoes still turned out great.Thanks fir sharing
     
  2. Yuuuummmmyyy! I made the original recipe once, coring and peeling the tomatoes--not cut out for that. Have made it again and again with canned diced tomatoes. Used it as the meat for taco salad on a Bunko night--the ladies raved about it.
     
  3. This was terrible! There is no sauce or flavor whatsoever. I thought it sounded good from reading the recipe but after I started putting he ingredients together I could tell it wasn't going to be very good. Hamburger, potatoes, onions, green peppers, tomatoes, salt, pepper, and cumin, pretty bland without a sauce to go with it. I ended up adding some taco sauce to save it, it made it edible but not by much. I won't be making this again...
     
  4. This is a great recipe! Something different to do with ground beef! I put the meat in the food processor after it cooked to make it tiny and after added the onion, garlic, etc.. It was served with white rice. So good! The kids loved it. If you enjoy spicy then you should throw in a pepper or Tabasco or Sriracha. This is the perfect empanada or pastelito filling also! Thanks!
     
  5. Yum!!! So simple and sooo good. My one year old is loving it as well! Thanks =)
     
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