Ground Beef Picadillo

Name: Ground Beef Picadillo
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 medium potatoes, chopped; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 onion, minced; 1 green bell pepper, minced; 2 celery stalks, chopped; 2 lb lean ground beef; 2 teaspoons garlic, crushed; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1/2 teaspoon oregano, ground; 1 cup Muir Glen™ tomato sauce; 3/4 cup pepper-stuffed green olives, chopped; 1/2 cup cilantro, chopped

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Prep 20 min
Total 40 min
Ingredients 12
Servings 6

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Ground beef picadillo is one of my favorite comfort foods because it is warm and full of flavor. I love to make it juicy with some sauce left on the meat so I can then cover a plate of white rice with it. Aside from being served with rice, picadillo many times is also used as an empanada, tamal, or casserole filling.

by Melissa Bailey

Updated Sep 11, 2015

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Ingredients

2 medium potatoes, chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 onion, minced
1 green bell pepper, minced
2 celery stalks, chopped
2 lb lean ground beef
2 teaspoons garlic, crushed
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon oregano, ground
1 cup Muir Glen™ tomato sauce
3/4 cup pepper-stuffed green olives, chopped
1/2 cup cilantro, chopped

Directions

1

Cook potatoes for about 10 minutes with olive oil on a skillet over medium heat and season with salt and pepper to taste.
2

Add onions, peppers, and celery to the potatoes and keep cooking for about 5 more minutes until vegetables are tender and potatoes are crispy on the outside and starting to soften inside.
3

While potatoes are cooking, brown the beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
4

Season beef with garlic, cumin and oregano. Adjust salt level to taste and keep cooking for about 8-10 minutes.
5

Add the cooked potatoes to the beef, and stir in the tomato sauce, olives, and cilantro.
6

Let sauce come to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook at a simmer until the liquid has reduced, for 10-15 minutes.
7

Serve and enjoy!

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Ground beef picadillo is one of my favorite comfort foods because it is warm and full of flavor. I love to make it juicy with some sauce left on the meat so I can then cover a plate of white rice with it. Aside from being served with rice, picadillo many times is also used as an empanada, tamal, or casserole filling.