Sloppy Joes Plus

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb extra lean ground beef
• 1 onion, diced
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 jalapeno, minced
• 1 red pepper, diced
• 1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 1/2 cups tomato sauce, no salt added
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon red vinegar
• 1 tablespoon molasses
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon mustard powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• fresh ground pepper (to taste)
• 8 whole wheat hamburger buns

Recipe

• 1 brown the meat and onion in a large non-stick skillet over med-high heat for 5 minutes, breaking up the meat into crumbles as it cooks.
• 2 pour the drippings out of the pan.
• 3 add the garlic, jalapeno and red pepper and cook 5 minutes more, stirring occasionally.
• 4 stir in the rest of the ingredients and reduce the heat to low.
• 5 simmer for 5 minutes more.
• 6 serve 1/2 cup scoop of the mixture each bun and serve.