Sloppy Joes (Mexican Style)
Ready In: 35 mins
Serves: 6-8
Ingredients
Meat mixture
- 1 1⁄2 lbs ground beef
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 jalapeno peppers, sliced and chopped (seeds and all)
- 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce, plus
- 1 cup water
- garlic powder (1/2 tspn or more)
- salt
To serve
- flour tortilla
- cheddar cheese sauce
- garlic butter (make your own if needed by adding a dash of garlic powder to some softened butter)
- sour cream
Directions
- Brown ground beef with chopped onion, chopped Jalapenos and salt.
- Drain or spoon off excess fat after browning.
- Add tomato sauce, water and garlic powder to meat mixture.
- Simmer for 10-15 mins to thicken to desired consistency for serving.
- Heat tortillas keeping them soft and pliable.
- I usually heat them on a gas burner set to low, turning them quite often.
- Brown crusty spots are quite welcome!
- Swipe garlic butter across center of warmed tortilla.
- Add single portion of meat mixture and fold in half like a taco.
- Add warm cheese sauce over meat and a couple of small dallops of sour cream.
- Indulge yourself!
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