Tapatio Joes

I wanted some sloppy joes, but the traditional sauce is way too high in carbs. Fortunately Tapatio sauce is delicious and virtually carb/calorie free. Also we're not pussies, so we can stand the heat. These were amazing.

RECIPE

• 1 lb. ground beef
• 4 portobello mushrooms, cleaned and gutted
• 1 cup diced green bell pepper
• 1 cup diced yellow onion
• 4 slices pepper jack cheese
• 2 tsp cumin 
• 1 tsp coriander 
• 1 TB chili powder 
• 1 tsp cayenne pepper
• Tapatio sauce to taste (20-50 shakes)

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.

Brown ground beef in large frying pan, add spices and Tapatio sauce.

In a separate pan, add the green bell peppers and yellow onions. Drain the ground beef mixture INTO the peppers and onions. Saute until onions are translucent.

Add onion mixture to ground beef and mix well. Cook for 5-10 mins on medium heat. 

Add more Tapatio sauce as desired.

Meanwhile, place your portobello mushrooms (head down) in a baking dish. 

Scoop the ground beef mixture into each mushroom, and cover pan with foil.

Bake for 20 mins at 350.

Remove from oven, remove and discard the foil.

Add pepper jack cheese slice to the top of each mushroom - put back in oven until cheese is melted.

Serves 4, though this is very delicious and could easily serve two. Actually, it DID serve two. The two of us. But I figure some people might find the thought of eating a half pound of ground beef to be a bit daunting. I might call those people underachievers.

You can reduce the carbs by limiting the amount of onions and bell peppers. You can reduce the calories by limiting the amount of beef.

SERVES 4
PER SERVING INFO:
     Calories: 492    
     Fat: 38g              
     Protein: 28g          
     Carbohydrates: 12g    
     Fiber: 3g       
     NET CARBS: 9g