Quick Stovetop Picadillo

I love quick and easy meals! Things get CRAZY at my house during the week and usually the last thing I want to do is cook dinner. This quick stovetop Picadillo is a fast twist on a classic Cuban dish and its a great guilt-free dinner that everyone in my family loves!

Ingredients

• 2 pounds ground beef
• 1 large onion, diced
• 4 cloves of garlic, minced
• 2-3 bell peppers – I like a mix of colors in this so I usually use red, orange, and yellow
• 1 tomato, diced
• can of tomato sauce (8 oz.)
• 2 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped cilantro (save some of this to garnish)

Optional:

I personally like this dish without the capers and olives, but I’m not a big olive fan. My family, on the other hand, is so we’ll often alternate making it with these additions.

• 1/4 cup of capers
• 1/2 cup olives

Preparation

Brown your hamburger and drain off some of the fat. Add in your chopped onions, garlic, bell peppers and seasoning, and cook for a few minutes. Stir in your diced tomato, tomato sauce, and cilantro.

Let your meat mixture simmer on the stove for 10-15 minutes. When it’s done, serve it over rice. The leftovers are AMAZING (I usually have to hide them in the back of the fridge to make sure they are still there for me the next day).