Coney Islands (or Sloppy Joes)

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 lb ground beef
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/4 cup chopped bell pepper
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 6 frankfurters
• 6 warm frankfurter buns or 6 hamburger buns, for sloppy joes

Recipe

• 1 cook beef, onion and green pepper until meat is browned.
• 2 drain.
• 3 add tomato sauce, water, chili powder, paprika, salt and pepper.
• 4 simmer 15 minutes.
• 5 cover frankfurters in cold water in a saucepan.
• 6 bring to boil.
• 7 simmer 5 minutes.
• 8 place frankfurters in warm buns.
• 9 (or top hamburger buns with meat mixture).
• 10 top each with meat mixture.