Cuban-Style Beef Picadillo Rice Bowls
with Olives, Golden Raisins & Crispy Tortilla Chips
- Wheat
- Soy
Sweet raisins and briny olives simmer together with saucy spiced beef in our take on the classic Cuban comfort food. Crispy homemade tortilla chips add perfect crunch to tender meat and fluffy rice, while fresh cilantro and lime bring a bright, zesty finish.
Ingredients
1 unit
Green Bell Pepper
1 unit
Tomato Paste
1 unit
Onion
¾ cup
Jasmine Rice
10 ounce
Ground Beef
1 tablespoon
Fajita Spice Blend
1 unit
Beef Stock Concentrate
1 unit
Lime
6 unit
Flour Tortillas
(Contains: Wheat, Soy)
¼ ounce
Cilantro
1 ounce
Golden Raisins
1 unit
Green Olives
Not included in your delivery
4 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
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Adjust rack to top position (top and middle positions for 4 servings) and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry produce.
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In a small pot, combine rice, 1¼ cups water (2¼ cups for 4), and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to a low simmer. Cook until rice is tender, 15-18 minutes.
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Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.
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While rice cooks, halve, peel, and finely dice onion. Core, deseed, and dice bell pepper into ¼-inch pieces. Roughly chop olives. Roughly chop cilantro. Quarter lime.
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Gently prick each tortilla in a few places with a fork, then cut into six triangles for a total of 36 pieces (72 pieces for 4 servings).
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Toss tortillas on a baking sheet with a large drizzle of oil, salt, and pepper. Arrange in an even layer. (It’s OK if there is some overlap!) Bake on top rack until lightly golden brown, 8-10 minutes. (For 4, divide between two baking sheets; bake on top and middle racks, swapping rack positions halfway through.) TIP: Watch carefully to avoid burning.
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Heat a large drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add onion, bell pepper, a big pinch of salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until veggies are slightly tender, 4-6 minutes.
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Add beef*, Fajita Spice Blend, salt, and pepper. Cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes more. TIP: For extra heat, add some chili flakes from your pantry if you have some on hand.
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Add tomato paste to pan with beef and veggies; cook, stirring, until slightly darkened in color, 1-2 minutes.
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Add olives, raisins, stock concentrate, and 1 cup water (2 cups for 4 servings). Cook, stirring and scraping up any browned bits from bottom of pan, until sauce has slightly thickened, 2-3 minutes.
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Remove from heat; stir in half the cilantro and juice from half the lime. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
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Divide rice, beef picadillo, and tortilla chips between shallow bowls. Garnish with remaining cilantro and serve with remaining lime wedges on the side.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Feb 2026- Flavor: Many loved the unique blend of sweet raisins and briny olives, though some found it too complex or bland 🍲.
- Ease of prep: The homemade tortilla chips were a hit, but watch closely to avoid burning; 5-6 minutes may work better than 8-10.
- Suggestions: Consider adding cumin for more authentic Cuban flavor; some preferred omitting the fajita seasoning and adding bay leaf.
- Portions: Several customers wished for larger portions, mentioning they wanted seconds or more frequent availability.
- Customization: Some enjoyed leaving out ingredients like raisins or olives; others suggested offering olive substitutes.
Reviews from our home cooks
Never cooked with raisins, but the combo with the olives was A+, would recommend some seasoned salt like Lowry's if making chips from tortillas instead of just oil + S&P.
Very tasty, just missing some bay leaf, we Cubans put bay leaf in pretty much everything we cook.
This was pretty good, but the time for baking the tortilla chips should be lowered. I followed the 8mins as instructed, but the chips came out way too brown/burnt. It should probably be more like 5-6mins.
I liked this, but I am not familiar with the ethnic dish so maybe this dish should have had meat pieces or chicken pieces rather than ground beef.
I skipped the tortilla chips - no need for double carbs with the rice.
I would include an olive substitute option. But great overall
One of the best meals we've tried. So many good flavors
Good but it wouldn't call it Cuban. Omit the fajita seasoning (that's a Mexican spice) add cumin (a Cuban spice)....
Loved this in the empanadas but it was kind of bland in this recipe
