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Spicy Beef Sloppy Joes
Ingredients
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2
pounds lean ground beef
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2
16 ounce jars salsa
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3
cups sliced fresh mushrooms (8 oz.)
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1 1/2
cups shredded carrots (3 medium)
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1 1/2
cups finely chopped red and/or green sweet pepper
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1/3
cup tomato paste
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2
teaspoons dried basil, crushed
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1
teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
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1/2
teaspoon salt
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1/4
teaspoon cayenne pepper
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4
cloves garlic, minced
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6
kaiser rolls, split and toasted
Directions
1. In a skillet cook beef over medium heat until brown, stirring to break meat in pieces. Drain fat. In 5- or 6-qt. slow cooker stir together beef and remaining ingredients (except rolls).
2. Cover; cook on high-heat setting 4 to 5 hours or low-heat setting 8 to 10 hours.
3. Reserve 5 cups of the meat mixture for Spicy Beef Taco Salad (below); cover tightly, refrigerate. Serve remaining meat mixture on toasted kaiser rolls. Makes 6 servings plus additional meat mixture for Spicy Beef Taco Salad.
From the Test Kitchen
- Variation Spicy Beef Taco Salad:In a saucepan stir together 5 cups of the meat mixture from Spicy Beef Sloppy Joes, one 15-ounce can black beans, rinsed and drained; one 2-1/4 ounce can sliced pitted ripe olives, drained; and 1 teaspoon taco seasoning. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, 10 minutes.To serve, cut 1 head of lettuce into 6 slices. Place slices of lettuce on serving plates. Add meat mixture. Top with 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese, 1 cup chopped tomatoes, and 1/3 cup sour cream. Add tortilla chips as desired.
Nutrition Facts
(Spicy Beef Sloppy Joes)
- Servings Per Recipe 6,
- Calories 294,
- Protein (gm) 18,
- Carbohydrate (gm) 37,
- Fat, total (gm) 8,
- Cholesterol (mg) 36,
- Saturated fat (gm) 3,
- Monosaturated fat (gm) 3,
- Polyunsaturated fat (gm) 1,
- Dietary Fiber, total (gm) 3,
- Sugar, total (gm) 5,
- Vitamin A (IU) 1798,
- Vitamin C (mg) 25,
- Thiamin (mg) 0,
- Riboflavin (mg) 0,
- Niacin (mg) 5,
- Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 0,
- Folate (µg) 65,
- Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 1,
- Sodium (mg) 756,
- Potassium (mg) 369,
- Calcium (DV %) 81,
- Iron (DV %) 4,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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A nice twist on an old favorite. Will go into my keeper file.
1/30/2010 09:43:46 AM Report AbuseMy family have never been a fan of Sloppy Joe's but gave a thumbs up on this one.
12/10/2009 02:21:13 PM Report Abuse