Sloppy Joes

Kids and adults alike love this little sweet-savory sandwich. Keep the meat mixture warm in a slow cooker set on low. Carrots and vegetable chips make great sides.

Yield: 12 servings (serving size: 1 sandwich)

Ingredients

• 3/4  cup  chopped onion
• 1/2  cup  chopped green bell pepper
• 3/4  pound  ground round
• 2  cups  no-salt-added tomato sauce
• 2  tablespoons  tomato paste
• 1  tablespoon  prepared mustard
• 1  teaspoon  chili powder
• 2  teaspoons  Worcestershire sauce
• 1/2  teaspoon  salt
• 1/2  teaspoon  sugar
• 1/2  teaspoon  dried oregano
• 1/8  teaspoon  black pepper
• 12  (1 1/2-ounce) rolls, split

Preparation

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add first 3 ingredients; cook until beef is browned, stirring to crumble. Stir in tomato sauce and next 8 ingredients (tomato sauce through black pepper); reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and cook 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Spoon 1/4 cup beef mixture over bottom half of each bun. Cover with top halves.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

202 (27% from fat)

Fat:

6.2g (sat 2g,mono 2.9g,poly 0.7g)

Protein:

10.2g

Carbohydrate:

27g

Fiber:

2.5g

Cholesterol:

19mg

Iron:

2.6mg

Sodium:

392mg

Calcium:

68mg