Mexican Picadillo Recipe

Mexican style ground beef with carrots, potatoes, green peas, raisins, and tomato sauce. Great as a taco filling, over white rice, or on a tostada. One of our favorite ground beef recipes.

📝 Ingredients

• 2 lbs. low-fat ground beef
• 2 medium white potatoes
• 2 medium carrots
• 1 cup green peas (preferably use frozen peas not canned)
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. black pepper
• 1/4 tsp. ground cumin (optional)
• 2 bay leaves (optional (remove before serving))
• 2 tbsp. cooking (or olive oil)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Peel the carrots and potatoes first.
2. 2Chop the potatoes and carrots.
3. 3Heat: Preheat 2 tablespoons of cooking oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat.
4. 4Add the ground beef to the frying pan and lightly brown the ground beef. (about 5 minutes)
5. 5Add the potatoes and carrots, stir and cook for 6 minutes.
6. 6Add the raisins and peas and stir.
7. 7Add the tomato sauce, salt and black pepper and stir.
8. 8Cook: Reduce to medium-low heat and cook for 20 minutes until the liquid has reduced and the potatoes and carrots have softened.
9. 9Adjust: Taste and add salt if necessary.