Slow Cooker Recipe For Spicy Sloppy Joes

Ingredients

2 lb. lean ground beef
2 16-oz. jars salsa
3 cups sliced fresh mushrooms (8 oz.)
1-1/2 cups shredded carrots (3 medium)
1-1/2 cups finely chopped red and/or green sweet pepper
1/3 cup tomato paste
2 tsp. dried basil, crushed
1 tsp. dried oregano, crushed
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
4 cloves garlic, minced
6 kaiser rolls, split and toasted

Directions

1. In a skillet cook beef over medium heat until brown, stirring to break meat in pieces. Drain fat. In 5- or 6-qt. slow cooker stir together beef and remaining ingredients (except rolls).
2. Cover; cook on high-heat setting 4 to 5 hours or low-heat setting 8 to 10 hours.
3. Reserve 5 cups of the meat mixture for Spicy Beef Taco Salad; cover tightly, refrigerate. Serve remaining meat mixture on toasted kaiser rolls.

Makes 8-10 servings.

Nutritional information per serving: Calories 294, Total Fat (g) 8, Saturated Fat (g) 3, Monounsaturated Fat (g) 3, Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 1, Cholesterol (mg) 36, Sodium (mg) 756, Carbohydrate (g) 37, Total Sugar (g) 5, Fiber (g) 3, Protein (g) 18, Vitamin A (DV%) 0, Vitamin C (DV%) 42, Calcium (DV%) 8, Iron (DV%) 20

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