Healthy Picadillo

Name: Healthy Picadillo
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: American, Latin American
Ingredients: 2 pounds ground beef; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 1/2 cups thinly sliced onion; 1 garlic clove, minced; 1 1/2 cups (1/4-inch-thick) slices yellow bell pepper, each slice cut in half; 1 1/2 cups (1/4-inch-thick) slices red bell pepper, each slice cut in half; 1 cup finely chopped carrot; 3/4 cup golden raisins; 1/2 cup dry white wine; 1/4 cup sliced pimento-stuffed manzanilla or green olives (about 15 olives); 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar; 1 1/2 teaspoons salt; 1/8 teaspoon black pepper; 2 bay leaves; 1 (28-ounce) can no-salt-added stewed tomatoes, undrained; 1 (8-ounce) can no-salt-added tomato sauce

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Prep:15minCook:25min

This flavorful dish is packed with nutritious veggies like carrots, bell peppers and tomatoes. Serve picadillo over brown rice for a pleasing meal that's quick and simple to prepare. Tastes best when made 24-48hrs ahead of time. Stewed tomatoes have been doubled from the original recipe. To ease cooking work, try using diced tomatoes so you don't have to break apart the stewed tomatoes.

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 19:42:20 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories410 kcal (20%)

Total Fat25.5 g (36%)

Carbs29.2 g (11%)

Sugars19.2 g (21%)

Protein22.2 g (44%)

Sodium654.9 mg (33%)

Fiber4.5 g (16%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

2 poundsground beef

1 tablespoonolive oil

1 ½ cupsonion

thinly sliced

1garlic clove

minced

1 ½ cupsyellow bell pepper

1/4-inch-thick, slices, each slice cut in half

1 ½ cupsred bell pepper

1/4-inch-thick, slices, each slice cut in half

1 cupcarrot

finely chopped

¾ cupgolden raisins

½ cupdry white wine

¼ cuppimento-stuffed manzanilla olives

sliced, or green

2 tablespoonsbalsamic vinegar

1 ½ teaspoonssalt

⅛ teaspoonblack pepper

2bay leaves

1 x 28 ouncecan no-salt-added stewed tomatoes

undrained

1 x 8 ouncecan no-salt-added tomato sauce

Instructions

Step 1

Cook beef in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until browned; stir to crumble. Remove from pan; drain well.

Step 2

Add oil to pan. Add onion and garlic; sauté 3 minutes. Add bell peppers and carrot; sauté 3 minutes. Return beef to pan. Stir in raisins and remaining ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Discard bay leaves.

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