Mini Sweet-And-Sour Sloppy Joes

From 1001 Ways to Cook Southern

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 6
• Yields: 12 sandwiches

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs  extra lean ground beef
•  vegetable  cooking spray
• 1  cup  finely chopped onion
• 1⁄2 cup  finely chopped green bell pepper
• 3 (8 ounce) cans basil, garlic, and oregano tomato sauce
• 1⁄4 cup cider vinegar
• 1  tablespoon brown sugar
• 2  teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1  teaspoon chili powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 (14ounce) package  dinner rolls, toasted

Directions

1. Cook ground beef in a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat 10 minutes or until beef crumbles and is no longer pink. Remove meat from skillet, and drain well.
2. Sauté onion and bell pepper in skillet 5 minutes or until tender. Return meat to skillet; stir in tomato sauce and next 5 ingredients. Bring mixture to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer, stirring occasionally, 30 minutes. Spoon mixture evenly into toasted dinner rolls, and serve immediately.