Picadillo Ground Beef Quesadillas
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Cooking:
10 min.
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Servings per container:
12
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Ingredients for - Picadillo Ground Beef Quesadillas

1. Potato, peeled and diced - 1 medium
2. Vegetable oil - 1 teaspoon
3. Lean ground beef - 1 pound
4. Diced red bell pepper - ½ cup
5. Diced onion - ½ cup
6. Garlic, minced - 2 cloves
7. Tomato sauce - 1 (8 ounce) can
8. Water - ¼ cup
9. Olive brine - 2 tablespoons
10. Ground cumin - 1 teaspoon
11. Dried oregano - 1 teaspoon
12. Salt and ground black pepper to taste - 1 teaspoon
13. Sliced pimento-stuffed green olives - ½ cup
14. Raisins - 3 tablespoons
15. Cooking spray - 3 tablespoons
16. Flour tortillas - 12 (8 inch)
17. Shredded Mexican cheese blend - 1 cup

How to cook deliciously - Picadillo Ground Beef Quesadillas

1. Stage

Place diced potato in a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain.

2. Stage

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add cooked potato and brown on all sides for about 3 minutes. Remove from the skillet and set aside.

3. Stage

Add ground beef to the skillet; cook and stir until browned, crumbly, and no longer pink in the center, 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in bell pepper, onion, and garlic; cook until softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Drain as much fat from the pan as possible.

4. Stage

Stir in tomato sauce, water, olive brine, oregano, salt, and pepper until well combined. Add olives, raisins, and reserved potatoes; stir well. Reduce heat to low and simmer picadillo for 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.

5. Stage

Heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat and spray with cooking spray. Place a tortilla in the hot skillet and cook until browned, 1 to 2 minutes per side.

6. Stage

Spread about 1/4 cup hot picadillo on one half of the hot tortilla. Top with Mexican cheese, then fold tortilla in half, pressing down with a spatula. Cook until cheese is melted, about 1 more minute. Repeat to cook remaining quesadillas.

7. Stage

Cut each quesadilla into 3 triangles to serve.