Good Old Fashioned Sloppy.... Taco?

The quintessential childhood meal.... sloppy joes. Every mom's secret into hiding some veggies behind meaty saucy deliciousness!

I love sloppy joes, there is just no getting around it, and to be honest, I am not exactly sure why I love them so much. I think I could eat them at least once a week and never get sick of them. Come to think of it, I do make this meal about once a week... poor Tom.

Anyhoo... you may be wondering why this recipe is called a "sloppy taco" and not the traditional "sloppy joe". Well my friends, tortillas are cheap, less calories, and the best part, they hold the saucy meaty goodness mixture in, so that really... the meal isn't actually all that sloppy!

Serves about 4 hungry, but not starving people.

1 lb ground beef

1 jar of your favorite bbq sauce

1 yellow onion

1 green pepper

1 package flour tortillas

A Little Spice Never Hurt Anyone...

1 pinch of red pepper

1 jalepeno (minced)

In a large pan brown the beef and add chopped onion, bell pepper and jalepeno. After the meat is browned and onions and peppers are tender, drain the fat... this is optional, but I recommend it. Add bbq sauce and red pepper, stir and let simmer for at least 20 minutes.. or longer if you need to kill some time.

One your Sloppy Taco mixture has cooked down, throw tortillas into the microwave for 15 seconds to heat up. Add meat to tortillas and wrap just like a burrito... voila, you just made your first not so sloppy taco!


Have some leftovers?
Add your sloppy taco mixture on top of hot dogs for a delicious take on a chili dog...YUM!