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Mexican Picadillo Recipe (ground beef with potatoes)

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Mexican Picadillo is a delicious and versatile dish that can be used to make stuffed chiles, tacos, tostadas or to emjoy with rice and beans, check my authentic recipe!

This recipe is also available in Spanish Como hacer Picadillo Norteño

This Mexican picadillo recipe was prepared by my grandmother in Monterrey; in this case, it is dry beef picadillo for tostadas or tacos. If you prefer, you can do it with some beef broth, you just have to blend the tomato and cut the potatoes into bigger squares.

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Mexican Picadillo (Ground beef stew) is a very versatile dish, we can use it in different dishes. If you don’t have much time to cook or if you work away from home, you can prepare a larger amount to use in other recipes during the week.

If you’re making this picadillo recipe ahead, let it cool and store it in the freezer; with this beef ground meat with potatoes, you can make a soup (like fideo loco), tostadas, tacos, etc. adding other vegetables, sauce, or whatever you prefer.

This same recipe works for tostadas with picadillo or chiles rellenos de picadillo

How to make Mexican Picadillo (Ground beef with potatoes)

Ingredients

2 lbs of ground beef
1 onion
1 large tomato
2 potatoes

3 teaspoons fresh cilantro
Pepper
Garlic powder
Salt

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To make picadillo, chop onion, tomato, and cilantro. Separate.

Peel potatoes and cut in dice. Separate.

Season ground beef with salt, garlic powder, and pepper to taste.

Heat a saucepan or skillet over medium heat. Place the ground beef, without oil, usually, the meat loses fat, stir the meat so that it does not stick until brown.

Add the chopped onion and mix until clear.

Add chopped tomato, cilantro, and potatoes.

Turn the heat down, cover the saucepan and cook for about eight minutes or until the potatoes are soft.

Retire from the stove and serve hot.

You can serve Mexican Picadillo with rice and refried beans, or serve on tostadas, tacos, etc

Check out more recipes:

  • Cortadillo Norteño Recipe
  • Ground Beef Lasagna Recipe
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Mexican Picadillo Recipe (Ground beef with potatoes)

Brenda Cisneros
Easy Mexican Picadillo Recipe a delicious dish that can be used to make chiles rellenos, tacos, tostadas or to emjoy with rice and beans, check my authentic recipe!
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Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 5 people
Calories 544 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lbs ground beef lean
  • 1 pc onion
  • 1 pc tomato
  • 2 pc potatoes
  • 3 tsp cilantro
  • 1/2 tbsp pepper
  • 1/2 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 tbsp salt

Instructions
 

  • Peel potatoes and cut in dices. Separate.
  • Season ground beef with salt, garlic powder and pepper to taste.
  • Heat a saucepan or skillet over medium heat.
  • Place the ground beef, without oil, usually the meat loses fat, stir the meat so that it does not stick until brown.
  • Add the chopped onion and mix until clear.
  • Add chopped tomato, cilantro and potatoes.
  • Turn the heat down, cover the saucepan and cook for about eight minutes or until potatoes are soft.
  • Rmove from the stove
  • Serve hot.

Notes

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Nutrition Facts
Mexican Picadillo Recipe (Ground beef with potatoes)
Amount Per Serving (5 people)
Calories 544 Calories from Fat 324
% Daily Value*
Fat 36g55%
Saturated Fat 14g88%
Trans Fat 2g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 16g
Cholesterol 129mg43%
Sodium 1525mg66%
Potassium 957mg27%
Carbohydrates 19g6%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 34g68%
Vitamin A 214IU4%
Vitamin C 22mg27%
Calcium 55mg6%
Iron 4mg22%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.


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About Brenda Cisneros

Brenda Cisneros is a Hispanic mom living in San Antonio, TX, after living in Dallas for fifteen years. She lives with her husband, their three kids, and their dog.
She started her Lifestyle blog, Mejorando mi Hogar, in Dallas in 2009 to connect with the Latino community in the US.
Brenda encourages her readers to enjoy life traveling and spending quality time with their family. In her blog, she shares her family experiences, recipes, travel, crafts, entertainment, and other family-related topics.

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