Savory Pepper Picadillo

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 lbs ground beef
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 1/2 cups thinly sliced onions
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 1/2 cups thinly sliced red bell peppers
• 1 1/2 cups thinly sliced yellow bell peppers
• 1 cup minced carrot
• 1/2 cup dry wine
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can stewed tomatoes, undrained
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2 bay leaves
• salt

Recipe

• 1 brown beef and remove from pan, draining excess fat.
• 2 saute onion and garlic in olive oil until soft; add bell peppers and carrot and saute 4-5 more minutes.
• 3 return beef to pan and stir in next six ingredients (wine through bay leaves).
• 4 bring to boil, then reduce heat, cover, and simmer 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 5 remove bay leaves and add salt to taste; serve over hot brown rice.