Taco Bell "Bell-Burger"
Description
From about the mid-1960's through the mid-1970's Taco Bell made a Sloppy Joe like sandwich called the "Bell-Burger". It used the same flavored ground beef mixture as a crunchy taco, along with a sauce similar to Mild Border Sauce and shredded mild cheddar cheese. This was served on a hamburger bun that had been steamed slightly to soften and warm it.
Ingredients
| 1 | lb | ground beef |
| 1⁄4 | c | Flour |
| 1 | T | chili powder |
| 1 | t | Salt |
| 1⁄2 | t | dried minced onion flakes |
| 1⁄2 | t | Paprika |
| 1⁄4 | t | onion powder |
| 1 | ds | Garlic powder |
| 1⁄2 | c | cold water |
| 6 | hamburger buns | |
| 3⁄4 | c | cheddar cheese (shredded) |
| 12 | pk | Taco Bell Mild Sauce |
Instructions
Combine in a mixing bowl raw ground beef, flour, chili powder, salt, minced onion flakes, paprika, onion powder and garlic powder. Mix thoroughly like you would mix a meatloaf.
In a skillet on the stove top, add 1/2 cup of cold water and the seasoned ground meat mixture.
Mix well. Cook over medium heat, mash and stir ground meat as it cooks, breaking it up.
Cook until meat is no longer pink and slightly browned. The meat mixture should be loose, without any large pieces. Drain off any grease or liquid.
Steam the burger buns slightly to warm and soften them.
Build a "Bell Burger" like this:
- Spread a packet of Mild Border Sauce on the bottom bun.
- Place several tablespoons of the meat mixture on the bottom bun like making a sloppy joe.
- Add a packet of Taco Bell Mild Sauce evenly over the meat on bun.
- Sprinkle 1 or 2 Tbsp of shredded mild cheddar cheese over meat mixture on bun. Add the top bun.
- Repeat and serve warm.
Notes
This is not the "Bell Beefer", which came about 10 years later and had diced tomatoes, lettuce and sour cream. To make a "Bell Beefer" just add diced tomatoes, shredded lettuce and sour cream on top of each sandwich.
You can substitute Taco Bell Mild Border Sauce for the packets of sauce. Use 1 to 2 tablespoons for each packet.
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