Abuela's Picadillo Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Beef Recipes. (Abuela's Picadillo Recipe). This is my grandmother's Cuban picadillo (ground beef hash/chili) recipe which is usually served with white rice, beans and plantains. Picadillo also goes great with mashed potatoes and can be made without the squash. This dish is a favorite at home so I usually make 2 pounds to have leftovers for making empanadas (meat pies) the next day. Picadillo also freezes well. Of course my kids say this is the best picadillo they've ever had and I have to agree!

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 1hr7 mins

Total: 1hr22 mins

Servings: 8

Yield: 8 servings

Abuela's Picadillo Recipe

Ingredients

2 pounds lean ground beef

¼ cup olive oil

½ onion

chopped

½ green bell pepper

chopped

2 tablespoons minced garlic

2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce

2 cups water

½ cup red cooking wine

3 tablespoons hot sauce (such as Louisiana®)

1 (1.41 ounce) package sazon seasoning (such as Badia® Tropical®)

1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

½ teaspoon garlic powder

½ teaspoon onion powder

½ teaspoon ground cumin

½ teaspoon ground black pepper

¼ teaspoon ground bay leaf

3 ounces Spanish-style olives

1 teaspoon salt

or to taste

1 small butternut squash

peeled and cut into cubes

Million-Dollar Spaghetti

Dinner

Directions

Step 1

Cook and stir ground beef in a large stockpot until browned 5 to 10 minutes. Drain grease.

Step 2

Heat olive oil in small skillet over medium heat. Add onion green bell pepper and garlic; cook and stir until fragrant 2 to 3 minutes. Stir into beef in the stockpot.

Step 3

Pour tomato sauce water cooking wine and hot sauce into the stockpot. Stir in sazon seasoning parsley garlic powder onion powder cumin pepper and bay leaf. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low and simmer picadillo uncovered until slightly thickened about 10 minutes.

Step 4

Split olives in half with your fingers and stir into the picadillo. Add squash. Simmer until liquid reduces but picadillo is not dry 45 to 60 minutes. Season with salt.

Nutritional Information

Abuela's Picadillo Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 377.6

% Daily Value *

Protein: 24.1g 48%

Carbohydrates: 22g 7%

Dietary Fiber: 3.9g 16%

Sugars: 6g

Fat: 22g 34%

Saturated Fat: 6.6g 33%

Cholesterol: 74.3mg 25%

Vitamin A Iu: 13627.7IU 273%

Niacin Equivalents: 11mg 85%

Vitamin B6: 0.6mg 35%

Vitamin C: 43.5mg 72%

Folate: 52.9mcg 13%

Calcium: 93.6mg 9%

Iron: 4mg 22%

Magnesium: 76mg 27%

Potassium: 965.4mg 27%

Sodium: 1856.2mg 74%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 23%

Calories From Fat: 198.4

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.