Sloppy Joe Cupcakes

Total Time: 58 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 13 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, chopped
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 (15 ounce) can diced mexican tomatoes (or chili tomatoes)
• 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
• 2/3 cup bottled chili sauce
• 2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 cup beef broth
• 1 (15 ounce) package refrigerated pie crusts, dough (2 sheets)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°.
• 2 spray 12 regular muffin cups with nonstick cooking spray.
• 3 in a saute pan, cook beef, onion, red pepper, garlic, and olive oil over med-high heat, stirring to break up the meat, until browned.
• 4 add tomatoes, vinegar, chili sauce, worcestershire sauce, and beef broth; cook, stirring occasionally, until the mixture thickens, about 5-10 minutes.
• 5 unroll refrigerated pie crust; align a 4-inch biscuit cutter against the edge of the crust; cut out 1 circle; repeat, cutting the next as close as possible to the previous cut-out; you will get 5 circles.
• 6 now, take 2 big pieces of dough and press them together so you can get 1 more circle.
• 7 repeat with second dough sheet.
• 8 place each circle into a regular muffin tin cup.
• 9 fill the crusts with the beef mixture and bake for 13 minutes.