Smoky Chili Joes
Increase the ground chipotle powder if you prefer more heat. Serve with corn chips.
Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 1 sandwich)
Ingredients
- Cooking spray
- 1/2 pound extralean ground beef
- 1/2 cup prechopped onion
- 1 teaspoon bottled minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/8 teaspoon chipotle chile powder
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 1 (15-ounce) can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes with green pepper and onions, undrained
- 6 (1 1/2-ounce) hamburger buns
- 6 tablespoons shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 12 sandwich-cut bread-and-butter pickles
Preparation
Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add beef to pan; cook 4 minutes or until browned, stirring to crumble. Add onion and garlic to pan; cook 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Add cumin, chili powder, and chipotle chile powder, and cook 30 seconds. Stir in ketchup, beans, and tomatoes; cook 6 minutes or until slightly thickened. Spoon about 2/3 cup beef mixture over 6 bottom bun halves, and top each with 1 tablespoon cheese and 2 pickles. Top with the remaining bun halves.
Nutritional Information
- Calories:
- 334 (22% from fat)
- Fat:
- 8.1g (sat 3.1g,mono 2g,poly 1g)
- Protein:
- 22.2g
- Carbohydrate:
- 49.6g
- Fiber:
- 8.1g
- Cholesterol:
- 21mg
- Iron:
- 2.7mg
- Sodium:
- 866mg
- Calcium:
- 132mg
Member Ratings and Reviews
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This is tasty, however I agree it needs more spices the next time I make it. Also a great meat budget stretcher over sloppy joes with the kidney beans. I forgot the the cheese (senior moment during middle age) and still liked it. Throw in a salad to complete this meal. I used Ancho chili pepper instead on the chipotle beacause it's what I had.02/04/10
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Like several others, I doubled the meat and probably tripled the spices. I used a can of the diced tomatoes with onion and green pepper along with a can of Rotel and salt-free ketchup. Let it simmer for a bit so all the flavors could build a little more. Served it with a green salad and oven-baked parmesean garlic potato wedges. Came out perfect - can't wait for leftovers today now that the meat and spices have had more time to hang out and develop!09/09/09





