Taco Joes

The older Pillsbury paperback cookbooks you used to be able to buy at the checkout lanes in most grocery stores had some excellent recipes. Now days I find them at book sales though I own most of them. 
This recipe for Taco Joe’s is a take off on Sloppy Joe’s. The recipe makes enough for two meals, One with the meat mixture in hamburger buns and the second uses them in a potato crusted pie. This is the recipe for the Taco Joe buns. I’ll post the second recipe as soon as I make it.

 I served them with a green side salad and corn chips. Lyle and Bettie had a cold glass of milk with theirs. I put mine in a soft corn tortilla and used it as a wrap. That worked well also. You can add your favorite taco toppings to your sandwich. I would taste it before adding chilies or more Salsa we felt it was spicy enough just the way it is. With no thickener in it I could eat it also. I did use thick Salsa so I didn’t have to thicken it. If yours is runny add a small amount of flour or cornstarch to the mixture.

Taco Joes

Meat Mixture

2 pounds ground beef

1/2 cup finely chopped onion

1 cup thick salsa (mild or spicy your choice)

2 teaspoons chili powder

2 teaspoons paprika, 1 teaspoon cumin, 1 teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon garlic powder

Bun and toppings

6 hamburger buns

1 cup finely chopped lettuce

Chopped tomato, chopped green chilies and sour cream if desired