Categories: Ground Beef, Hot Sandwich, Main Dish

Ingredients

• 1 lb lean ground beef or 1 lb extra lean ground beef
• 1 medium onion, diced (about 1 1/2 cups)
• 4 garlic cloves, minced (about 4 teaspoons)
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
• 1 medium red bell pepper, seeded and diced (about 1 cup)
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) cansmallred beans or 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 1/2 cups no-salt-added tomato sauce
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon unsulphured molasses
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 8 whole-wheat hamburger buns

Directions

1. Brown the meat and onion in a large nonstick skillet over med-high heat for 5 minutes, breaking up the meat into crumbles as it cooks.

2. Pour the drippings out of the pan and discard.

3. Add the garlic, jalapeno, and red pepper and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

4. Stir in the rest of the ingredients, except the buns; decrease heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes.

5. Place a 1/2-cup scoop of the mixture onto each bun and serve

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