Mexico Joes

1 pound ground meat: pork, chicken, turkey, beef, or a combination
2/3 cup onion, chopped
2/3 cup green pepper, chopped
1 to 4 cloves garlic, to taste
1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons chili powder, or up to 2 tablespoons, to taste
Salt and pepper, to taste
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, optional

Saut� ground meat, onion, green pepper and garlic in skillet and strain off excess fat. Add tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, chili powder and salt and pepper. Cook uncovered for about 10 minutes.

Ladle over hamburger buns or sandwich-size buns.

Garnish with grated cheese or whatever is available - sliced tomatoes, sliced fresh green and/or red pepper, diced fresh onions, cream cheese mixed with green chiles, diced green chiles or green olives.

Makes about 6 servings.

Approximate values per serving (meat only, using all beef): 257 calories, 20 g fat, 64 mg cholesterol, 14 g protein, 5 g carbohydrates, 1 g fiber, 542 mg sodium, 71 percent calories from fat.