Picadillo is a popular Latin American dish made with ground beef, onions, green peppers, tomato sauce, capers, and raisins. The success of this dish is the mix of sweet and savory flavors. I captured the essence of taste and texture in this 10 minute no-hassle dinner. It takes a few minutes to collect the ingredients, but they all cook together in less than 10 minutes.
Useful hints:
– You can use fresh diced onion and green pepper from the supermarket’s product department instead of frozen. Cook them a minute longer.
Countdown:
– Start rice.
– Make Picadillo.
Shopping List:
To buy: 3/4 pound ground turkey breast with white meat only, 1 bottle of low-salt tomato sauce *, 1 small bottle of Worcestershire sauce, 1 small bottle of distilled white vinegar, 1 small bottle of capers, 1 pack of microwaveable brown rice, 1 pack of frozen, diced or chopped onion, 1 packet of diced or chopped green peppers
Basic food: canola oil, chopped garlic, salt, black peppercorns.
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TURKEY PICADILLO
1 teaspoon rapeseed oil
1 cup frozen, diced, or chopped onion
1 cup of frozen, diced, or chopped green bell peppers
1 teaspoon of minced garlic
2 cups low-salt tomato sauce *
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons of capers
2 tablespoons of distilled white vinegar
3/4 pound ground, white meat only turkey breast
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
In a non-stick pan, heat the oil over medium-high heat and add the onion, green pepper, garlic, and tomato sauce. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes until the sauce begins to bubble. Add the Worcestershire, capers, vinegar, and turkey. Reduce the heat to medium and cook gently, breaking open the turkey with the edge of a spoon, until the meat has cooked through for about 5 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Make 2 servings.
Per serving: 378 calories, 37 calories from fat, 4.1 g total fat, 0.7 g saturated fat, 1.7 g monounsaturated fat, 108 mg cholesterol, 539 mg sodium, 37 g carbohydrates, 6.7 g fiber, 19.8 sugars, 47 g protein
BROWN RICE
1 packet of microwaveable brown rice (1 cup cooked rice)
1 tablespoon of rapeseed oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Microwave rice according to package instructions. Measure 1 cup and reserve the remaining rice for another meal. Add oil, salt and pepper to taste. Throw well.
Make 2 servings.
Per serving: 180 calories, 76 calories from fat, 8.5 g total fat, 0.8 g saturated fat, 4.8 g monounsaturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 8 mg sodium, 19.5 g carbohydrates, 1 g fiber, 0 g sugar, 2.5 g protein
* Look for low-salt tomato sauce that contains per cup (8 ounces): 103 calories, 0.5 g fat, 21.3 g carbohydrates, 21 mg sodium.