Description
A recipe for Spooky Sloppy Joes

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
  
• 1 small onion, chopped
  
• 1/2 cup chopped orange or red bell pepper
  
• 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce with basil, garlic and oregano
  
• 1/2 cup chili sauce
  
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
  
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
  
• 4 hamburger buns, split
  
• Ghoulish Garnishes (see Cook's Tips, below)

Preparation
Total preparation and cooking time: 30 minutes

1. Brown ground beef with onion and bell pepper in large nonstick skillet over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes or until beef is not pink, breaking into 3/4-inch crumbles. Pour off drippings.

2. Stir in tomato sauce, chili sauce, Worcestershire sauce, salt and black pepper. Cook an additional 3 minutes or until heated through, stirring occasionally.

3. Spoon equal amounts of beef mixture on bottom half of each bun. Close with top half of each bun. Decorate beef mixture or bun tops with decorations, as desired.

Nutrition
no information available

Serves
Makes 4 servings.

Variations
Cook's Tips: To make olive bats, cut sliced black olives in half. Arrange halves on top of bun to resemble bat wings.

To make ghosts, use cookie cutters to cut ghost shapes from cheese slices.