4.4 from 45 votes
Cuban Picadillo
This Cuban Picadillo is a hearty, flavor-packed dish made with ground beef, tomatoes, olives, and a hint of sweetness from raisins. It's the perfect blend of savory and sweet, bringing a taste of Cuban comfort straight to your dinner table.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Servings: 6
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
South American , Cuban
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 cup onion diced
- 1 green bell pepper diced
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 15 ounces crushed tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 cup green olives diced
- 1/3 cup raisins diced
Instructions
- In a large skillet over medium heat, saute the onion and bell pepper in extra virgin olive oil until softened.
- Add in the ground beef. Cook while breaking up the meat. Cook until meat is browned and no longer pink. Drain excess grease.
- Stir in the garlic.
- Add the tomato paste and stir to combine.
- Add in the crushed tomatoes, salt, pepper, cumin and oregano. Stir to combine. Let cook on medium heat for 10-15 minutes.
- Stir in the green olives and raisins. Serve warm over white rice.
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Notes
- Recipe adapted from Three Guys in Miami.
- Tomatoes: I find it easy to grab a can of crushed tomatoes. Or you can use fresh tomatoes, peel, de-seed and chop them up and let them cook in the meat. They will soften and mash as they cook.
- Tomato Paste: A small amount mixed in will add a bit of thickness and a more pronounced tomato flavoring.
- Green olives- I use green olives with pimentos. Chopping them creates a more consistent texture that my kids will eat. But you can add these in whole or simply sliced if desired.
- Raisins- Chopping the raisins creates a consistent texture. But they can be added whole if desired.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1
Calories
486kcal
(24%)
Carbohydrates
16g
(5%)
Protein
28g
(56%)
Fat
35g
(54%)
Saturated Fat
12g
(60%)
Cholesterol
107mg
(36%)
Sodium
804mg
(34%)
Potassium
805mg
(23%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
351IU
(7%)
Vitamin C
26mg
(29%)
Calcium
73mg
(7%)
Iron
5mg
(28%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 | |
| Calories | 486kcal | 24% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 28g | 56% |
| Fat | 35g | 54% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Cholesterol | 107mg | 36% |
| Sodium | 804mg | 34% |
| Potassium | 805mg | 17% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 351IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 26mg | 29% |
| Calcium | 73mg | 7% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.