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Slow Cooker Picadillo

By Pam Greer 9 Comments

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Slow Cooker Picadillo - easy and delicious!

I know that a lot of people use their slow cooker through the week so that when they come home from work, dinner is ready.  I get it.  Been there, done that.  But there is also something so satisfying about putting something in your slow cooker or crockpot on a Saturday or Sunday morning and going about your day.  If you’re puttering around the house, the aroma follows you in and out of rooms.   Or maybe you leave the house, go out and have some fun.  Maybe hike a little.  Rake the yard.  Plant some flowers.  You come back inside to grab a cold one from the fridge, and as you sniff the air, you are reminded that dinner is cooking.  Right now.  While you are going about your day.

Slow Cooker Picadillo - serve over rice and you have a fantastic dinner!

That’s where this Picadillo from Eating Well comes in handy.  Cooks all day.  Smells so good.  All you have to do is cook up some rice and you have dinner.  A few notes:  it calls for 2 cups of chopped seeded Cubanelle or Anaheim peppers – believe them when they say seeded.  I didn’t and this turned out quite a bit spicy.   This was the perfect way to use up the bag of Anaheims that I had in the freezer.  I grow them all summer and just lightly wash them off and place them whole in a ziplock freezer bag and then use them all winter.  Perfect.

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Slow Cooker Picadillo

All the flavors of a great picadillo cook all day in the slow cooker!

Course Main Course
Cuisine Mediterranean
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 7 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 7 hours 55 minutes
Servings 8 servings
Calories 374 kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 pounds ground bison or lean 90% lean or leaner ground beef
  • 4 ounces chorizo-style cooked chicken sausage diced
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 2 teaspoons cumin seeds crushed or coarsely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons red-wine vinegar
  • 2 cups diced onion
  • 2 cups Cubanelle or Anaheim peppers chopped, seeded
  • 1 cup frozen corn kernels thawed
  • 1/2 cup pitted green olives sliced
  • 5 cloves garlic minced
  • 28 ounce diced tomatoes canned
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt or to taste
  • Freshly ground pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Add the oil to a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the beef (or bison) and brown, breaking up the clumps with a wooden spoon. Drain off fat (I didn't my meat was grass fed and not very fatty).
  2. Add the chili powder, cumin seeds, oregano and cinnamon. Cook for a couple of minutes, stirring to combine. Then add the water, tomato paste, and vinegar, stir and then spoon out into the slow cooker.
  3. Add the onions, peppers, corn, green olives, garlic, tomatoes with their juice, and salt and pepper.
  4. Cook on high for 4 hours or low 7-8 hours.
Nutrition Facts
Slow Cooker Picadillo
Amount Per Serving
Calories 374 Calories from Fat 207
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 23g 35%
Saturated Fat 8g 40%
Cholesterol 89mg 30%
Sodium 570mg 24%
Potassium 697mg 20%
Total Carbohydrates 15g 5%
Dietary Fiber 3g 12%
Sugars 5g
Protein 25g 50%
Vitamin A 11.4%
Vitamin C 19.2%
Calcium 7.4%
Iron 27.9%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Filed Under: Beef Recipes, Food, Main Dishes, Recipes, Slow Cooker Tagged With: corn, crockpot, ground beef

About Pam Greer

Pam Greer can be found at her foodie (and wine, and books, and cats) blog: Sidewalk Shoes, at her professional photography business: Pamela Greer Photography, at her daily photography blog: Pamela Greer 365. By the time you've read this, she has probably started another site.

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  1. swathi says

    March 30, 2015 at 5:32 pm

    Slow cooker picadillo looks delicious, thanks for sharing with Hearth and soul blog hop, pinning. tweeting and sharing it in google plus.

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  2. Karly says

    March 24, 2015 at 11:43 pm

    This is definitely a different version of picadillo from what I’m used to, but it sounds amazing! Can’t wait to try it!

    Reply
  3. Lindsay @ Broke and Bougie says

    March 24, 2015 at 9:10 am

    ohhh my goodness these look amazing!! Definitely adding to my to-crockpot list!!

    Reply
  4. Ann says

    March 24, 2015 at 4:21 am

    For a moment there I thought a picadillo was a creature of some kind (like a cousin of the armadillo). My crock pot is used most weekends through winter. I love putting something on in the morning and coming home to soup or casserole.

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  5. Terri Steffes says

    March 24, 2015 at 12:02 am

    Sounds delish to me! Does it need a squirt of lime to just set it off? My mouth is watering…and it’s 11:00 p.m.

    Reply
  6. Sippitysup says

    March 23, 2015 at 11:21 am

    I admire you winter method for using up your summer’s garden goods. Anaheims are particularly beautiful when home grown. It must be a pleasure yo pull one out of the freezer in the dead of winter and remember that you grew it. GREG

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  7. Colleen says

    March 23, 2015 at 8:00 am

    I love using the crockpot while at home…I also have to. The cat will lick the condensation off the top during the day if I am not at home to prevent her from being a little twit!!!

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  8. Joanne says

    March 23, 2015 at 7:03 am

    I definitely do like the idea of being home to smell whatever’s in the slow cooker cooking all day…otherwise no one gets to appreciate it!

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  9. JessicaJ says

    March 23, 2015 at 6:44 am

    I’ve only tried making picadillo one time, and it was not good. It was a Cooking Light recipe, and had no flavor whatsoever. The husband hated it. Your recipe looks like it would have tons of flavor though, I may have to give this one a shot! Hope you had a great weekend martini tasting Pam! 🙂

    Reply

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