Kentucky Beef Council

Beef Recipes

Spooky Sloppy Joes

Total Preparation & Cooking Time:  30 minutes


Ingredients:

1

 

pound ground beef

1

 

small onion, chopped

1/2

 

cup chopped orange or red bell pepper

1

 

can (8 ounces) tomato sauce with basil, garlic or oregano

1/2

 

cup chili sauce

1

 

tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

1/2

teaspoon salt

1/8

teaspoon pepper

4  hamburger buns, split Ghoulish Garnishes (see Cook's Tips, below)

Instructions:

1.

 

Brown ground beef with onion and bell pepper in large nonstick skillet over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes or until beef is no longer pink, breaking up into 3/4 inch crumbles. Pour off drippings. Stir in tomato sauce, chili sauce, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Cook an additional 3 minutes or until heated through, stiring occasionally.

2.

 

Spoon equal amounts of beef mixture on bottom half of each roll. Decorate beef mixture or roll tops, as desired (see Cooks Tips below). Close with top half of each roll.

Makes 4 servings.

 

 

Cook's Tips: To make olive bats, cut sliced black olives in half. Arrange halves on top of bun to resemble bat wings. To make ghosts, use cookie cutters to cut ghost shapes from cheese slices.

   
Recipe courtesy of National Cattlemen's Beef Association on behalf of The Beef Checkoff.