Picadillo Ground Beef Quesadillas

Picadillo Ground Beef Quesadillas

Recipe by lutzflcat from allrecipes.com

Dinner 55 Mins.

Ingredients

12

12 servings

  • 1 medium potato, peeled and diced
  • 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • 0.5 cup diced red bell pepper
  • 0.5 cup diced onion
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
  • 0.25 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons olive brine
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 0.5 cup sliced pimento-stuffed green olives
  • 3 tablespoons raisins
  • cooking spray
  • 12 (8 inch) flour tortillas
  • 1 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend

Instructions

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Cut each quesadilla into 3 triangles to serve.

Nutritional Facts

Per 12 servings

  • Calories: 348
  • Carbohydrate: 35g
  • Fat: 16g
  • Fiber: 3g
  • Protein: 15g

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