Name: Abuela's Picadillo
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Lean ground beef - 2 pounds; Olive oil - ¼ cup; Onion, chopped - ½; Green bell pepper, chopped - ½; Minced garlic - 2 tablespoons; Tomato sauce - 2 (8 ounce) cans; Water - 2 cups; Red cooking wine - ½ cup; Hot sauce (such as Louisiana®) - 3 tablespoons; Sazon seasoning (such as Badia® Tropical®) - 1 (1.41 ounce) package; Chopped fresh parsley - 1 tablespoon; Garlic powder - ½ teaspoon; Onion Powder - ½ teaspoon; Ground cumin - ½ teaspoon; Ground black pepper - ½ teaspoon; Ground bay leaf - ¼ teaspoon; Spanish-style olives - 3 ounces; Butternut squash, peeled and cut into cubes - 1 small; Salt, or to taste - 1 teaspoon

Ingredients for - Abuela's Picadillo

1. Lean ground beef 2 pounds

2. Olive oil ¼ cup

3. Onion, chopped ½

4. Green bell pepper, chopped ½

5. Minced garlic 2 tablespoons

6. Tomato sauce 2 (8 ounce) cans

7. Water 2 cups

8. Red cooking wine ½ cup

9. Hot sauce (such as Louisiana®) 3 tablespoons

10. Sazon seasoning (such as Badia® Tropical®) 1 (1.41 ounce) package

11. Chopped fresh parsley 1 tablespoon

12. Garlic powder ½ teaspoon

13. Onion Powder ½ teaspoon

14. Ground cumin ½ teaspoon

15. Ground black pepper ½ teaspoon

16. Ground bay leaf ¼ teaspoon

17. Spanish-style olives 3 ounces

18. Butternut squash, peeled and cut into cubes 1 small

19. Salt, or to taste 1 teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Abuela's Picadillo

1 . Stage

Cook and stir ground beef in a large stockpot over medium-high heat until crumbly and browned, 5 to 10 minutes. Drain grease. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

2 . Stage

Heat olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Add onion, bell pepper, and garlic to hot oil; cook and stir until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Add to beef in the stockpot. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

3 . Stage

Pour tomato sauce, water, wine, and hot sauce into the stockpot. Stir in sazón seasoning, parsley, garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, pepper, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low and simmer picadillo, uncovered, until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

4 . Stage

Split olives in half with your fingers and stir into picadillo. Add squash. Simmer until squash is tender and liquid reduces but picadillo is not dry, 45 to 60 minutes. Season with salt. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios