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Irresistible Grandma’s Picadillo Recipe

Recipe Details

Prep Time:
15 mins
Cook Time:
1 hr 10 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 25 mins
Servings:
8

Ingredients

  • 2poundslean ground beef

  • ¼cupolive oil

  • ½onion, chopped

  • ½green bell pepper, chopped

  • 2tablespoonsminced garlic

  • 2(8 ounce) canstomato sauce

  • 2cupswater

  • ½cupred cooking wine

  • 3tablespoonshot sauce (such as Louisiana®)

  • 1(1.41 ounce) packagesazon seasoning (such as Badia® Tropical®)

  • 1tablespoonchopped fresh parsley

  • ½teaspoongarlic powder

  • ½teaspoononion powder

  • ½teaspoonground cumin

  • ½teaspoonground black pepper

  • ¼teaspoonground bay leaf

  • 3ouncesSpanish-style olives

  • 1smallbutternut squash, peeled and cut into cubes

  • 1teaspoonsalt, or to taste

Cooking Directions

  1. Cook and stir ground beef in a large stockpot over medium-high heat until crumbly and browned, 5 to 10 minutes. Drain grease.

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

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  3. Pour tomato sauce, water, wine, and hot sauce into the stockpot. Stir in sazón 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.

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

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Tips

You can use another type of squash if butternut is not available.

You can substitute a pinch of saffron or a dash of yellow food coloring for the sazon packet.

Nutrition Facts

Full Nutrition Label
Servings Per Recipe8
Calories378
% Daily Value *
Total Fat
22g 		28%
Saturated Fat
7g 		33%
Cholesterol
74mg 		25%
Sodium
1856mg 		81%
Total Carbohydrate
22g 		8%
Dietary Fiber
4g 		14%
Total Sugars
6g
Protein
24g 		48%
Vitamin C
44mg 		48%
Calcium
94mg 		7%
Iron
4mg 		22%
Potassium
965mg 		21%

* 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.

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