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Cooking with Barbara Brown

 

 

 

 

Picadillo

  • 1-1/2 cups brown rice

  • 1 pound extra lean ground beef

  • 1 medium onion, chopped

  • 1 clove garlic, chopped

  • 2 tomatoes, chopped

  • 1 green pepper, chopped

  • 1 cup diced carrots

  • 1 medium zucchini, diced

  • 1/2 cup raisins

  • 1 teaspoon salt

  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne or black pepper

  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon

  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves

  • 1/4 cup slivered almonds

  • 1/4 cup sliced pimiento-stuffed olives

  1. Cook brown rice according to package directions. 

  2. Cook and stir beef, onion and garlic in large skillet until beef is light brown.  Add tomatoes, green pepper, carrots, zucchini, raisins, salt, cinnamon and cloves.  Bring to a boil.  Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, 10 to 15 minutes or until thickened.

  3. While meat mixture cooks toast almonds.  Cook and stir nuts in a small skillet over medium heat until golden, 2 to 3 minutes.  When meat mixture has thickened stir in almonds and olives.  Serve with rice.

Yields 6 servings. 

Nutrition Facts
Servings per recipe: 66.....................
Amount Per Serving
Calories 4007..........................                      Calories from fat 162
............................................................           % Daily Value
Total Fat 18g............................     81                        44    27%
.........   Saturated Fat 6g1                                                  29%
Cholesterol 52mg.....3                                                      17%
Sodium 471mg........                                            n           20%
Carbohydrate 42g...... ......                                               14%
............Dietary Fiber 5g........                                             20%
Protein 19g................................................                      39%
Vitamin A: 131%
             Vitamin C: 54%                  Folacin: 9%
Calcium: 6%.........       Iron: 18%            
            Potassium: 20% 

Source: Modified from original sources: Crocker, Betty (pseudo).  (1980) Betty Crocker's International Cookbook. General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota; California Health Department at http://recipefinder.nal.usda.gov/

Provided by:

Barbara Brown
Food Specialist
OSU Cooperative Extension Service
Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078-6141
bbrown@okstate.edu