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Abuela's Picadillo

By MarieSoler • Caribbean Recipes • Cuisine?
4.70 Prep: 15m Cook: 67m
Ingredients:
  • 2 pounds lean ground beef
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • ½ onion, chopped
  • ½ green bell pepper, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons minced garlic
  • 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
  • 2 cups water
  • ½ cup red cooking wine
  • 3 tablespoons hot sauce (such as Louisiana®)
  • 1 (1.41 ounce) package sazon seasoning (such as Badia® Tropical®)
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon ground bay leaf
  • 3 ounces Spanish-style olives
  • 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
  • 1 small butternut squash, peeled and cut into cubes
Created: Sep 23, 2025 Updated: Sep 23, 2025