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Mexican Picadillo

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Mexican Picadillo

Spiced ground beef and potato picadillo — perfect in tacos, rice bowls, or on its own. Draining the excess fat after browning the beef keeps the picadillo from turning greasy once the tomatoes and potatoes go in.

Total time
35 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
25 min
Difficulty
medium
Cuisine
Mexican
comfortMexican

Ingredients

1 lbground beef
2potatoes, diced small
1onion, diced
3 clovesgarlic
1 candiced tomatoes
1 tspcumin
1 tspchilli powder
½ tspcinnamon
¼ cupraisins
¼ cupolives, sliced
fresh cilantro

Instructions

1

Brown beef; drain fat.

2

Add onion and garlic; cook 3 min.

3

Add tomatoes, spices, raisins, olives, and potatoes; simmer 20 min.

4

Serve with rice or in tacos with cilantro.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories
418
Protein
31.5g
Fat
19.7g
Carbs
34.4g
Fiber
2.7g
Sodium
82mg

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