1 lb. ground beef
1 (8 oz.) can tomatoes
1 tsp. chili powder
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. prepared mustard
1/2 tsp. sugar
1/4 tsp. garlic salt
4 lg. lettuce leaves
8 hamburger buns, split, or 8 taco shells
1 c. shredded American or cheddar cheese
Taco sauce

EQUIPMENT:

Measuring spoons
Can opener
10-inch skillet
Wooden spoon
Paper towels
1/4 c. dry measure or lg. spoon

Break up ground beef into skillet. Put skillet on burner. With adult help, turn burner to medium-high heat. Cook and stir meat with a wooden spoon until there is no pink color. This will take about 10 minutes. Turn off burner.

With adult help, drain off the fat. Throw fat away. Be careful because hot fat can burn you. Put skillet back on burner. Add tomatoes and their liquid, chili powder, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, sugar, and garlic salt to the skillet. Stir with the wooden spoon to break up tomatoes.

With adult help, turn burner to high heat. Cook until mixture boils, stirring a few times. With adult help, turn burner to low heat. Simmer the meat mixture until thick. This will take about 10 minutes. Stir a few times so meat doesn't stick to pan. Turn off burner.

While meat is cooking, rinse lettuce with cold water. pat dry with paper towels. Tear lettuce into bite-size pieces.