Beef and Mushroom Sloppy Joes

I actually have lots of recipes to share on my blog. I've been MIA for a few weeks since our old computer crashed. Thankfully I was able to get my pictures off before it took it's last breath, but it's always a pain to have to load programs and such onto a new computer.

I made these sloppy joes tonight, and we devoured them. I really think that adding the chopped mushrooms is a genious way to "bulk" things up. I admit that I was skeptical during the cooking process. I was thinking that there were too many mushrooms and that they were going to alter the flavor. Boy, was I wrong! I couldn't even tell there were mushrooms in there. I'm definitely going to use this trick next time I make taco salad.


Beef and Mushroom Sloppy Joes
Ingredients:
1 Tablespoon olive oil
12 ounces ground sirloin
2 (8-ounce) packages pre-sliced cremini mushrooms (I used Baby Bella)
1 small onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup tomato paste
1 Tablespoon minced fresh oregano
2 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
2 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 Tablespoon molasses
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon hot sauce
4 (2-ounce) Kaiser rolls or hamburger buns, toasted

Directions:
Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil; swirl to coat. Add beef; cook for 4 minutes or until browned, stirring to crumble.

While beef cooks, place mushrooms in a food processor; pulse 10 times or until finely chopped. Add mushrooms, onion, and garlic to pan; cook for 3 minutes or until onion is tender. Add tomato paste and next 5 ingredients (through salt) to pan; cook 5 minutes or until mushrooms are tender and liquid evaporates. Stir in pepper and hot sauce. Spoon about 1 cup beef mixture on bottom half of each bun; top with top halves of buns.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size 1 sandwich)

Nutritional Info (per serving): 439 calories; 14.7g fat; 27.3g protein; 49.2g carbs; 4g fiber; 55mg cholesterol; 6.1mg iron; 160mg calcium

Source: Cooking Light June 2011