Name: Crock Pot Picadillo Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 3 h 12 min
Total time: 3 h 27 min
Yield: 11
Cuisine: Latin American
Ingredients: 2½ lbs 93% lean ground beef; 1 cup onion; 1 cup red bell peppers; 3 garlic cloves; ¼ cup cilantro; 1 Small Tomato; 8 oz tomato sauce; ¼ cup alcaparrado; 1½ tsp ground cumin; ¼ tsp garlic powder; 2 bay leaves; kosher salt and fresh pepper

Crock Pot Picadillo Recipe

Kenzi Hawkins Modified: February 21, 2024

How To Make Crock Pot Picadillo

This picadillo recipe is easily made in the crock pot for a fuss-free meal! It’s a hearty dish of simmered veggies, meat, herbs and spices.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 3 hours 12 minutes

Total: 3 hours 27 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

2½lbs93% lean ground beef
1cuponion,minced
1cupred bell peppers,diced
3garlic cloves,minced
¼cupcilantro,minced
1small tomato,diced
8oztomato sauce,(1 can)
¼cupalcaparrado,manzanilla olives, pimientos, capers or green olives
1½tspground cumin
¼tspgarlic powder
2bay leaves
kosher salt and fresh pepper,to taste

Instructions

Brown the meat in a large deep skillet on medium-high heat, then season generously with salt and a little pepper. Use a wooden spoon to break the meat up into small pieces.
When the meat is no longer pink, drain all the liquid from the pan.
Add the onions, garlic and bell peppers to the meat, then cook an additional 3 to 4 minutes.
Transfer the meat to the slow cooker, then add the tomato, cilantro, tomato sauce, 1¼ cups of water, alcaparrado, ground cumin, garlic powder, bay leaves, salt, and pepper.
Set the slow cooker to High for 3 to 4 hours or Low for 6 to 8. Taste for salt, then add more as needed.
Discard the bay leaves, serve over brown rice, and enjoy!