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.
Servings: 8
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.
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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: 341kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 81mg | Sodium: 953mg | Potassium: 583mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 531IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 3mg