Emily's Sloppy Joes

Lori Mama's Note:

I found this recipe on allrecipes.com many years ago before I discovered Zaar. Decided to put it here for safe keeping since it's a favorite in our house. I changed just a couple of ingredients to suit the families tastes.

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 2 lbs lean ground beef
• 1 onion , chopped
• 1 green pepper , chopped
• 3 garlic cloves , minced
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon vinegar
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons cumin
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• 8 large buns

Directions:

1. In a large frying pan over med. heat, brown the beef until done.
2. Add the chopped onion/pepper and saute until just done.
3. In a bowl, mix remaining ingredients together and pour over the beef/veg. mixture.
4. Stir until combined.
5. Cook until desired consistancy is reached.
6. Aprox. 20 minutes.
7. Serve on toasted buns of your choice.

Reviews

[Boomette]

The only thing I changed was to use less cumin as it's a spice we like a bit less. The seasonings are perfect. It was very easy to do. I had mine with monterey jack cheese and mustard. Thanks Lori Mama :) Made for Photo tag game

[linguinelisa]

This is a really good sloppy joe recipe. I do like to add chopped mushrooms to this........I saw that in the Joy of Cooking joe recipe and always have added it ever since.

[CoffeeB]

A great recipe that took no time to make but still packed a punch in flavor. Since I don't eat meat, DS was here to give it the nod that yes, this didn't need any other additions/deletions. An easy meal for work-nights and the perfect sloppyjoe recipe Lori. :-)