Mexican Picadillo: A Comforting Beef and Potato Dish in Tomato Sauce
By Isabella Quinn
Prep
10 min
Cook
30 min
Total
40 min
Servings
4
Level
Easy
Mexican Picadillo is a hearty traditional dish prepared with ground beef and potatoes in a tomato-based sauce. Mexican Picadillo is a quick meal that can be prepared in 30 minutes. It can be served in flour tortillas or over cilantro-lime rice. Other vegetables can be added to the Mexican Picadillo recipe to make it more appealing to family members.
Ingredients
- •1 lb ground beef
- •½ cup onion (diced)
- •1 each green bell pepper (diced)
- •2 cups potato (peeled and diced)
- •4 cloves garlic (minced)
- •8 ounces tomato sauce
- •1 ½ cups beef broth
- •1 tsp salt
- •¼ tsp ground black pepper
- •1 tsp ground cumin
- •1 tsp ground coriander
- •1 each bay leaf
Instructions
- 1
Heat a large skillet over medium heat, add ground beef.
- 2
Cook over medium heat while breaking up the meat until mostly browned, then drain grease and return to heat.
- 3
Add diced onion, green bell pepper, and potatoes.
- 4
Continue to cook until onion and peppers are softened.
- 5
Add garlic and cook for an additional 30 seconds.
- 6
Pour in tomato sauce and beef broth.
- 7
Add in seasonings: salt, pepper, cumin, and coriander. Stir to combine.
- 8
Add the bay leaf.
- 9
Bring the mixture to a simmer, cover, and let cook for 10 minutes.
- 10
Remove the lid, stir, and continue cooking with the lid off for an additional 10 minutes or until potatoes are softened and most of the liquid is gone.
- 11
Serve warm with flour tortillas and rice.
Nutrition (per serving)
220
Calories
15g
Protein
16g
Fat
5g
Carbs
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