Sloppy Joes
Sloppy joes are such a great meal for summertime or fall. Hearty ground beef with tomato sauce on a bun is a classic!
Ingredients
- 1 lb. ground beef, 85/15 or 80/20 fat content
- 1/2 medium onion, chopped
- 1 large Hatch chili pepper or 1 medium green pepper, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 small can tomato sauce
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tbsp Wortestershire sauce
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp chili powder (or more to taste)
- 1 1/2 tsp dry mustard
- 1/4 tsp dried red pepper flakes (or more to taste)
- Fine sea salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- First break up ground beef in a large frying pan and start to brown it. Add chopped Hatch chili or green pepper and chopped onion and cook until beef is browned and veggies are transluscent. Add minced garlic and cook for about 2 minutes. Drain excess fat if needed. You can leave a little of the grease in the pan for flavor.
- Add small can of tomato sauce, ketchup, tomato paste, water, apple cider vinegar, and worcestershire sauce. Stir to combine ingredients and then add brown sugar, dry mustard, chili powder, dried red pepper flakes, and sea salt and pepper to taste. Simmer hamburger mixture for about 15 minutes.
- Taste the mixture and add more seasonings as needed. You may also need to add a little more water if the mixture is too thick. The mixture should be a little juicy.
- Take the hamburger buns and spread with butter. Broil in the oven or brown them in a skillet. This will keep the bun from getting soggy.
- Spoon the sloppy joe mixture on the hambuger buns and serve immediately.
- Calories based on meat mixture only. Bun not included.
Nutrition
Calories: 292kcal
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