Puerto Rican Picadillo

Name: Puerto Rican Picadillo
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Latin American, American
Ingredients: 1 tsp olive oil; 1 yellow onion, diced; 1 red bell pepper, diced; ⅓ cup sofrito; 1 lb ground beef (lean); 1 tsp sazon seasoning; 1 tsp adobo seasoning; 3 bay leafs; 1 (15oz) can of tomato sauce; ⅓ cup pimento stuffed olives, sliced in half; ¼ cup water; salt to taste; cilantro to garnish

4 steps

Prep:10minCook:20min

This 30 minute Puerto Rican style Picadillo is the perfect weeknight meal. Ground beef is cooked with traditional spices like adobo and sazon, colorful sofrito, pimento olives, and tomato sauce.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 04:42:10 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories281.4 kcal (14%)

Total Fat14.2 g (20%)

Carbs12.8 g (5%)

Sugars6.2 g (7%)

Protein24.4 g (49%)

Sodium1400.2 mg (70%)

Fiber2.6 g (9%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 tspolive oil

⅓ cupsofrito

1 lbground beef

lean

1 tspsazon seasoning

1 tspadobo seasoning

3bay leafs

1 x 15 oztomato sauce

can

⅓ cuppimento stuffed olives

¼ cupwater

Instructions

Step 1

Sauté the veggies. Start with olive oil, onions and peppers in a pan over medium heat. Cook for a few minutes, until the onions become translucent.

Step 2

Add sofrito and ground beef. Add sofrito and sauté another minute before adding in ground beef. While the ground beef is browning, break it up with a wooden spoon.

Step 3

Add seasonings, olives, and water. Next add sazon, adobo, bay leaves, and tomato sauce. Mix to evenly incorporate everything into the beef. At this point, add olives and water before bringing to a boil.

Step 4

Lower to a simmer, cover slightly and cook. Cook for 10 minutes or until beef is fully cooked. Add salt to taste, garnish with cilantro. Serve with rice, plantains, or pan de agua.

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