🌶️🥔 Green Chile Picadillo (Picadillo Verde) 🇲🇽✨

A comforting Mexican ground beef stew with roasted green chiles, potatoes, and a flavorful tomatillo sauce

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Green Chile Picadillo is a classic Mexican home-style dish made with seasoned ground beef simmered in a bright, savory green chile sauce with tender potatoes. It’s simple, hearty, and perfect for tacos, burritos, or a family dinner.

🍲 Ingredients (Serves 6)

Picadillo

• 2 lbs (900 g) ground beef
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 medium potatoes, peeled and diced
• 2 carrots, diced (optional)
• 1 cup roasted green chiles, chopped (Hatch or poblano)
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp Mexican oregano
• 1 tsp salt (adjust to taste)
• ½ tsp black pepper

Green Chile Sauce

• 8 tomatillos, husked and washed
• 2–3 jalapeños or serrano peppers
• ½ white onion
• 3 garlic cloves
• ½ cup cilantro
• 1 cup chicken broth
• Salt to taste

For Serving

• Warm corn tortillas 🌮
• Mexican rice 🍚
• Refried beans 🫘
• Avocado 🥑
• Fresh cilantro
• Lime wedges 🍋

👩‍🍳 Instructions

1. Make the Green Chile Sauce

1. Roast tomatillos and peppers until lightly charred.
2. Blend with onion, garlic, cilantro, broth, and salt until smooth.
3. Set aside.

2. Cook the Picadillo

1. Heat oil in a large skillet or pot.
2. Brown ground beef until cooked through.
3. Add onion and garlic; cook until fragrant.
4. Stir in potatoes and carrots.
5. Add cumin, oregano, salt, and pepper.

3. Simmer with Green Chile

1. Pour in the green chile sauce.
2. Add chopped roasted green chiles.
3. Cover and simmer for 20–30 minutes until potatoes are tender.
4. Adjust seasoning.

4. Serve

Spoon over:

• 🌮 Tacos
• 🍚 Rice bowls
• 🫘 Beans

⭐ Tips for the Best Green Chile Picadillo

• Roast the chiles for a deeper smoky flavor.
• Use beef chuck or a mix of ground beef and pork for richer taste.
• Dice potatoes evenly so they cook at the same time.
• Make it a day ahead — the flavors become even better.

🌿 Flavor: savory beef 🥩 + smoky green chile 🌶️ + tender potatoes 🥔 + fresh tomatillo tang 🍃 = classic Mexican comfort food! 😋