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Mexican Picadillo
This Picadillo recipe or as my grandma called it, carne molida con papas, is a Mexican comfort dish made from a mixture of ground beef, potatoes, and tomatoes. Picadillo is the perfect filling for tacos and gorditas.
Yield:
8
Prep Time:
10
minutes
mins
Cook Time:
20
minutes
mins
Author:
Yvette Marquez
Ingredients
1
tablespoon
olive oil
1/2
cup
chopped white onion
2
pounds
ground beef
1
tablespoon
garlic salt
1/2
tablespoon
ground black pepper
4
tomatoes
,
chopped
1
jalapeño or serrano
,
diced (optional)
1
large russet potato or 2 small Yukon gold potatoes
,
peeled and finely chopped
Instructions
In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add onion and cook for about 2 minutes, until translucent.
Add ground beef and brown. Using a potato masher, mash meat so you have small pieces of meat with no big chunks. Drain off excess grease.
Add garlic salt, pepper, tomatoes, jalapeño if using, and potato and cook over low heat for about 15 minutes, until potatoes are done. Salt to taste.
Notes
If you are looking for ways to customize your picadillo, here are some of my favorite options:
Make it healthier
by substituting ground beef for lower fat ground turkey or ground bison.
Make it spicy
by adding diced jalapeño or serrano to the mixture.
Make it low carb
by substituting cauliflower for potato.
Serve it
as a main dish
with a side of
Mexican rice
or
sopa de fideo
Serve it as a filling
in
tacos
,
empanadas
,
poblanos
,
gorditas
,
zucchini boats
, or
crunch wraps
.
Nutrition
Calories:
341
kcal
,
Carbohydrates:
8
g
,
Protein:
21
g
,
Fat:
25
g
,
Saturated Fat:
9
g
,
Cholesterol:
81
mg
,
Sodium:
953
mg
,
Potassium:
583
mg
,
Fiber:
1
g
,
Sugar:
2
g
,
Vitamin A:
531
IU
,
Vitamin C:
13
mg
,
Calcium:
34
mg
,
Iron:
3
mg