Picadillo With Rice And Black Beans - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb lean ground beef or 1 lb ground turkey breast
1 1/4 cups water
2 1/2 cups chunky salsa, divided (mild or medium)
1 (15 ounce) can rinsed and drained black beans
1 cup quick cook brown rice
1 cored peeled and chopped apple (about 1/2 inch dice)
12 stuffed Spanish olives, sliced
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup slivered almonds

Preparation

Cook beef or turkey on medium heat in a large non-stick skillet for 5 minutes or until no longer pink; drain well.
Meanwhile, combine water, 1 cup salsa and beans in a 3 quart pan.
Bring to a boil over medium high heat.
Add rice.
Stir, cover and reduce heat to low.
Cook 10 minutes and remove from heat.
To cooked meat, add remaining 1 1/2 cups salsa, apple, olives, cinnamon and raisins.
Cover and cook for 7 minutes or until apples are softened and mixture is heated through.
Serve picadillo with rice and beans mixture.
Garnish with slivered almonds.