Italian Joes on Texas Toast
TAKES: 30 minutes
MAKES: 8 servings
INGREDIENTS
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 1 small green pepper, chopped
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- ¹/₂ cup dry red wine or beef broth
- 1 can (14¹/₂ oz.) diced tomatoes
- ¹/₄ cup tomato paste
- ¹/₄ teaspoon salt
- ¹/₈ teaspoon pepper
- 1 pkg. (11¹/₄ oz.) frozen garlic Texas toast
- 8 slices part-skim mozzarella cheese
Preheat oven to 425°. In a skillet, cook and crumble beef with green pepper, onion and minced garlic over medium-high heat until no longer pink; drain. Add wine. Bring to a boil; reduce wine by half, about 2 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, tomato paste, salt and pepper; return to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer until the mixture is thickened, stirring occasionally.
Meanwhile, place Texas toast on a foil-lined baking sheet; bake until lightly browned, 8-10 minutes. Top with beef mixture, then cheese; bake until cheese is melted, 3-4 minutes.
PER SERVING
353 cal., 19g fat (7g sat. fat), 58mg chol., 626mg sod., 25g carb. (5g sugars, 2g fiber), 22g pro.
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