May 12, 2010

Beef & Bean Sloppy Joes

"For-a-Crowd" Recipes, 30-Minute Kids’ Favorites, beans, bell peppers, Ground Beef, Healthy Recipes, Kids' Favorite Recipes, lunch, Quick, Sandwich, stovetop, tomatoes

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Prep time: 9 minutes
cooking time 16 minutes
Servings: 8
Partner: Homemade Potato Chips

I remember these sandwiches best from the week each summer that all the cousins went to Grandma’s.

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
1/2 medium green bell pepper, chopped
2 (14 1/2-ounce) cans diced tomatoes
1 (28-ounce) can pork and beans
1/4 cup ketchup
1 tablespoon prepared yellow mustard
1 tablespoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
8 kaiser rolls or hamburger buns

Directions

1

Combine ground beef, onion and bell pepper in a large skillet. Cook over medium-high, stirring frequently, until the ground beef is browned and crumbly, about 8 minutes; drain.
2

Add tomatoes and pork and beans to ground beef mixture and mix well.
3

Combine ketchup, mustard, chili powder and hot pepper sauce in a small bowl and mix well.
4

Add the ketchup mixture to the ground beef mixture and mix well.
5

Cook mixture over low heat until heated through and slightly reduced, about 5 minutes. Spoon onto rolls and serve.

Grandma's Secret Trick

Grandma's secret for quickly chopping a bell pepper was this: Once she cut it in half vertically and pulled out the core, she placed it skin side down to cut it. The knife went through the firm inside of the bell pepper much more quickly and cleanly than through the tough skin.