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Spicy Beef Sloppy Joes
Ingredients
- 2 pounds lean ground beef
- 2 16 ounce jars salsa
- 3 cups sliced fresh mushrooms (8 oz.)
- 1 1/2 cups shredded carrots (3 medium)
- 1 1/2 cups finely chopped red and/or green sweet pepper
- 1/3 cup tomato paste
- 2 teaspoons dried basil, crushed
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 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 KitchenSpicy 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,
- cal. (kcal) 294,
- Fat, total (g) 8,
- chol. (mg) 36,
- sat. fat (g) 3,
- carb. (g) 37,
- Monosaturated fat (g) 3,
- Polyunsaturated fat (g) 1,
- fiber (g) 3,
- sugar (g) 5,
- pro. (g) 18,
- vit. A (IU) 1798,
- vit. 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 (mg) 81,
- iron (mg) 4,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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