Beef Picadillo Gorditas
- Serves
- 4 servings
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 30 min
- Cost
- $15.50
- Nutrition
- 640 cal · 32g protein
- kid-favorite
- budget
- comfort-food
🍳 1 pan · Picky-eater safe bet: plain potatoes
Beef Picadillo Gorditas is a Mexican weeknight dinner that serves 4 and is on the table in about 45 minutes, for around $16 in groceries. You'll need 1 pan, and the 11 ingredients below are everyday supermarket items. Cooking for a picky eater? Plain potatoes works on its own for the one who won't try the rest. Add it to your week and the whole grocery list lands in your Instacart cart in one tap.
Goes with: Chips and salsa (2 min)
Contains: Dairy— based on the ingredients; brands vary, so check labels.
Cookware you'll need
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Ingredients
- 2 cups masa harina
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 count russet potato
- 1 count carrot
- 1 can tomato sauce
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 2 cups shredded lettuce
- 4 oz queso fresco
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- ½ cup salsa
Steps
- Brown the beef with garlic in a skillet 6 minutes. Add finely diced potato and carrot, tomato sauce, cumin, 1/2 cup water and salt; cover and simmer 15 minutes until tender.
- Meanwhile mix masa harina with 1 1/3 cups warm water, 1 tbsp oil and 1/2 tsp salt. Shape 8 balls and pat into 4-inch rounds about 1/3 inch thick.
- Cook the rounds on an oiled griddle over medium heat 3-4 minutes per side until golden and puffed slightly.
- Carefully slit each gordita open along one edge to make a pocket.
- Stuff with picadillo, lettuce and crumbled queso fresco. Serve with salsa.
On the side: Chips and salsa (2 min)
1 bag tortilla chips, 1 jar salsa
- Put out the chips with a bowl of salsa.
Nutrition per serving
- Protein
- 32 g
- Carbohydrates
- 62 g
- Fiber
- 4 g
- Sugar
- 4 g
- Fat
- 25 g
- Saturated fat
- 10 g
- Sodium
- 850 mg
Estimated from the ingredients and amounts in this recipe; brands and portions vary. Not medical or dietary advice.
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