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Jack and Jills

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This recipe is from Winnie Spazano, my second mom/housekeeper, who by day ran an elementary school cafeteria and by night cooked "something special" for my brothers and me. The following is a standout. As it was placed in front of my nine-year-old face, I thought, "I can't each something this large!" To this day, I don't understand the name.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 2

Ingredients

1/2 lb. ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 12-ounce can tomato sauce
4 slices American cheese
2 Italian hoagie rolls

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Cook ground beef over medium-high heat, breaking the meat up with back of spoon until it begins to brown. Remove beef and sauté onions and peppers in fat left over from beef. When vegetables are beginning to soften, add cooked beef and tomato sauce. Salt and pepper to taste. Simmer for 10 minutes.

    Step 2

    Preheat broiler. Cut oval hole in top of roll. Hollow out roll and save that bread for other use. Fill roll with meat mixture, top with cheese, broil until cheese is melted and begins to brown.

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