Chipotle Sloppy Joes

happynana's Note:

From Cooking Light. I changed up a bit to please us. Spicy and good.

• Total Time: 35 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 5

• 1 -2 tablespoon oil
• 1 ½ cups chopped onions
• 1 (7 ounce) can chipotle chiles in adobo (will not use whole can)
• 1 lb ground chuck or 1 lb sirloin
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• ½ teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• hamburger bun , toasted

Directions:

1. Heat oil in pan over medium-high heat.
2. Add onion and cook for 4 minutes until turning soft, stirring frequently.
3. Remove 1 teaspoon adobo sauce from can and set aside.
4. Remove 1 chipotle chile from can; chop and set aside. Reserve remaining chiles and adobo sauce for another use.
5. Add hamburger to pan with onions. Cook until brown, stirring to crumble. Drain grease from pan.
6. Add garlic and continue to cook another 2 minutes.
7. Add reserved adobe sauce, reserved chile, tomato paste, salt, cumin and tomato sauce, stirring to mix. Cook 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
8. Serve on buns.

Reviews

[**Mandy**]

I received some chipotle peppers in a swap and this was my first time using them, they give a lovely subtle heat. I made this in the crock pot and also added some mushies, green pepper and some beans so mine was more like chilli con carne..served with some sour cream & cheese and buns, this was a lovely winter warming dish!

[Nane]

Great recipe! Just the right amount of spice. DH loved it. I did not have any tomato paste so I used ketchup instead. Thank you for posting. I have a feeling this will be in our regular rotation!