Chili Submarines

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 jalapeno, minced and seeded
• 1 cup water
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
• 6 submarine rolls (about 8 inches long)
• corn chips (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in skillet cook beef, onion, and jalapeno over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain.
• 2 stir in water, tomato paste and spices.
• 3 bring to a boil.
• 4 reduce heat; simmer, uncovered for 5 minutes.
• 5 cut a thin slice off top of rolls.
• 6 hollow out buns, leaving a 1/4" shell (save innards for another use (bread crumbs anyone?)).
• 7 spoon 1/2 cup of meat mixture into each bun.
• 8 surround with corn chips, if desired.