Awesome Sloppy Joes

diner524's Note:

This is a simple recipe with a nice little kick to them and ingredients that you usually have on hand. All the kids love these sandwiches. This is a recipe from Betty Crocker's cookbook.

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 medium onion , chopped (about 1/2 cup)
• 1⁄3; cup celery , chopped
• 1⁄3; cup green pepper , chopped
• 1⁄3; cup catsup (I add more, about double it)
• ¼ cup water
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8; teaspoon red pepper sauce (or to liking, I add alot more)
• 6 hamburger buns , split and toasted (but I like to use hot dog buns, holds filling in better)

Directions:

1. Cook and stir ground beef and onion in a 10 inch skillet until beef is brown; drain.
2. Stir in remaining ingredients except buns. Cover and cook over low heat just until vegetables are tender. 10-15 minutes.
3. Fill buns with beef mixture.

Reviews

[DecoChef]

Doubled the ketchup as suggested and added a tablespoon of hot sauce. It had very good flavors, but in the end, I prefer a thicker sauce and more of it. Thanks for sharing.

[MelinOhio]

loved it, thank you for sharing.

[**Tinkerbell**]

My boys are Sloppy Joe lovers & both raved over this recipe. I have to admit, I had my doubts, as when I was putting it all together I started to wonder if a main ingredient hadn't been left off the list. In the end I made everything per the recipe except I had just finished making a lasagna too & had about 1/3 cup of tomato sauce leftover so instead of doubling the ketchup (as in the ingredient notes) I just threw the tomato sauce in. I usually like to use garlic & a bit of brown sugar in something like this but even without those I was pleasantly surprised with this recipe. Ultimately, it was the red pepper sauce (I too added a lot more than called for) that put this recipe into the 5 star category. :) I served the meat mixture atop 40 Minute Hamburger Buns (the only hamburger buns I ever use anymore.) Thanks for sharing, diner! This super quick & easy recipe has been requested again. Made for Every Day is a Holiday tag game.