The Weekend Meal: Picadillo

Possibly the easiest, thriftiest meal with the most satisfying result. I've thought about making this with ground turkey instead of ground beef, but have yet to pull the trigger.

Serves 4

• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 cup finely chopped onion
• 1 pound ground beef
  
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cup low-salt beef broth
• 1 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped pimiento-stuffed olives
• 3 tablespoons capers
• 2 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• White rice
  

Heat the oil for about 5 minutes then saute the onions. Add the beef and garlic, cooking until the beef is browned. Add the broth, raisins, olives, capers, tomato paste and pepper. Stir, cover, reduce heat and simmer for about 20 minutes. Serve over white rice.



The cost of this meal is pretty low, coming in under $25, depending on what brand of olives, raisins etc you choose.