This was really good and something different. I did not ad tomatoes because I wanted to roll it in tortillas, and I didn't have almonds or raisins. Next time I'll add them and see if there's a difference. Very good!

Always looking for something to do with ground beef that involves multiple veggies. This was really good; the combination of spices was very pleasant without adding tons of heat. I could not find chorizo, so I subbed Italian sausage, but I didn't think the Italian sausage blended in well with the other ingredients. Next time I'll skip the sausage altogether.

This is a wonderful recipe that I follow exactly and have made many times. It has great flavor and never disappoints.

Wow this was a great recipe! My husband had the brilliant idea to make it with lamb (1 lb. locally raised ground lamb) and it was fantastic; the recipe has so many strong flavors and the lamb was the perfect balance to them. He used fresh tomatoes, left out the chorizo and the almonds, and used lemon for lime juice. Will make this for dinner guests as soon as I can get more local lamb.

Absolutely awesome. I always made my own without a recipe. But this was great and the almonds and raisins added an extra zest. We will have this often!

This was so good. I didn't have the chorizo sausage but except for that, I followed the recipe exactly and it was a big hit with my family. It only needed some salt. I will definitely make this again.

Pretty good picadillo recipe. My Cuban father always made this growing up. I somehow didn't get the recipe. This is pretty close.

After reading other's reviews, I halfed chili powder, cayenne, and paprika to make it less spicy. I also added Idaho potatoes, and omitted the olives. This dish was delicious! My husband is Cuban and grew up with Picadillo and he LOVED it!! I made homemade fried plantains and white rice on the side. Delicious!! Thank you!

I made this recipe mostly for my husband. He is from Puerto Rico and I had heard him mention this dish. Reading the ingredients it did not appeal to me at all. Surprisingly though I really liked it. I made it exactly as written. Every bite was a surprise. Sometimes it was sweet, other times spicy, or crunchy. My husband preferred it without the slivered almonds but I liked the crunchiness it added. I might be a little more bold with the cayenne pepper next time. I thought the raisins would not be good but they really added to the dish. We served our picadillo next to a bed of rice with sweet plantains on the side. Yum!!

I made this picadillo for thanksgiving dinner last year and everyone went crazy for it! I followed the recipe exactly they it was specified. This is defintaley the BEST picadillo!!!

Nice version of Picadillo. I enjoyed the inclusion of toasted almonds. We actually savored it more the next day as leftovers with pita flatbread. Thanks for the recipe!

While this is good, it's not Cuban - traditional Cuban food does not have spicyness to it (so none of the peppers) and picadillo while traditionally having raisins and olives does not have almonds or sausage in it. It's a nice twist, but it's not exactly Cuban - maybe Cuban fusion. Good recipe, though.

I omitted the raisins and capers because I can't stand either of them, and I wish I hadn't upped the amount of olives I threw in. We did, however, really enjoy it. There were so many flavors, and they all worked really well. Served it with plain white rice. Good stuff. Thanks!

I felt inspired (and envious! :p) of my co-worker's tales of vacationing in Cuba for 3 weeks and made this dish this weekend. It tasted amazing and "homey" with the sausage, spices and the crunch of the almonds. Tasted great over rotini pasta the first day, but even better over hearty whole wheat noodles the next day for lunch! I give it only four stars because, while it was good, it was not outstanding. Will make again for a comforting meal. Thanks for sharing!

This was simply delicious! I served it over jasmine rice. Very easy to make.

We thought this was great! It almost had that "Cincinnati Chili" taste with being slightly sweet. My husband took the leftovers to work and even his coworkers liked it. I would make again.