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Cuban Picadillo

4.12 from 42 votes
Author: Jamie Silva
A simple and flavorful Cuban picadillo recipe made with ground beef, tomato sauce, spices, olives, and raisins. Perfect weeknight meal!
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Total Time 30 mins
Course Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine Cuban
Servings 4 servings

Equipment

Ingredients
 

  • 1/2  small onion finely chopped
  • 1/2  green pepper finely chopped
  • 2  cloves  garlic minced
  • 1 pound ground beef or lean ground beef
  • 6  ounces  tomato sauce
  • 1  teaspoon  ground cumin
  • 1  teaspoon  oregano
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 2  tablespoons  green olives cut in half
  • 1/2  cup  raisins
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Instructions
 

  • In a skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add onions, green pepper, and garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes.
  • Add ground beef and cook, breaking the meat apart, until no longer pink, about 5 minutes.
  • Turn the heat down to low. Stir in tomato sauce, cumin, oregano, salt, and pepper. Simmer for 10-15 minutes. Add green olives and raisins. Serve and enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 1 servingCalories: 292 kcalCarbohydrates: 19 gProtein: 36 gFat: 7.9 gSaturated Fat: 2.8 gCholesterol: 101 mgSodium: 338 mgPotassium: 795 mgFiber: 2.1 gSugar: 13 gCalcium: 37 mgIron: 23 mg
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