Crazypotato98's Three Picadillos

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I had never hadpotatoes in a taco until I came to northern Mexico, and neither had my husband(his part of Mexico doesn't use potatoes in tacos, either). It's delicious andcan be modified many different ways -- with nopales (cactus), made with steak,ground beef, even polish sausage...the point is, you can't have picadillowithout potatoes!

The nutrition facts are linked with each of the three recipes below. Forthose of you that live in place where meat is measured in ounces instead ofkilograms, this is the perfect opportunity to check out Calorie Count’sConversion tool (link on the right hand side of this blog).
Crock Pot Steak Picadillo
Nutrition facts
Ingredients:
0.58 kg lean beef stew meat2 large potatoes3 cups beef broth1/4 cup salsa
Directions:
In a Crock Pot, put stew meat, beef broth, salsa andpotatoes. Let cook on low for 6-8 hours or until meat is extremely tender andpotatoes are soft.
Add stew meat to a skillet, and then add cooked potatoes.Add beef broth. Cook and stir until mixture becomes a soft paste.
Spoon intotortilla of your choice or use as a tostada topping.
Polish Sausage Picadillo
Nutrition facts
Ingredients:
243 g polish sausage, chopped467 g potatoes, boiled250 g mixed vegetables1 cup water1  cube beef bouillon
Directions:
Boil potatoes until soft. Drain; set aside.
Chop polish sausage. Saute in skillet with cooking spray;set aside.
Add water and beef bouillon to skillet. When bouillon isdissolved, add potatoes and cook until the consistency is like a paste. Addsausage and mixed veggies.
You may boil the mixed veggies beforehand in a littlechicken broth if desired.
Serve as a tostada topping or as a taco filling.
Ground Beef Picadillos
Nutrition facts
Ingredients:
0.38 kg 90% lean ground beef3 large potatoes1 cup beef broth1 1/2 cup nopales1/2 cup onion, chopped2 tsp garlic salt1 tsp pepper
Directions:
Boil nopales in water, adding some onion and garlic ifdesired, until tender. Salt may also be added during boiling. When nopales aretender, add a small pinch of baking soda (not until the very end, or it willboil over!).
In a frying pan, cook ground beef until brown. Drain fat.Add cooked potatoes (boil or put in Crock Pot for 4 hours until tender). Addbeef broth and nopales. Cook until mixture becomes a soft paste. 
Spoon intotortilla of your choice, or top tostada shells or other foods with this mixture.