Sloppy Joes

Submitted by One Little Deer

"My friend gave this recipe to me. It was her father's. It's really good and simple to make."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs ground beef
• 14 ounces tomato paste
• 8 ounces tomato sauce
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 pinch garlic powder
• 1⁄2 cup chopped green pepper
• 1⁄2 cup chopped onion
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

directions

1. Brown ground beef, onions and green peppers; drain.
2. Add remaining ingredients; simmer 10-15 minutes, stirring often.
3. Serve on hamburger buns.

Reviews

[Creation In Hope]

I made this for the 2012 Pick A Chef in the Contest forums. I wanted to try this since I am looking for ways to satisfy my daughters cravings for this type of food. I refuse to buy the canned junk of this like Manwich which is disgusting personally. I did not put all of the green pepper in it since I am trying to sneak it into her food without her realizing exactly what she is eating. I thought that it was a bit bland, I think it needed more of something. However my daughter ate two helping of it and declared its the best she has ever eaten. So it is a plus in my books. I think this would be a good recipe to sneak other vegetables into your kids food without them even knowing it.

 

[Boomette]

I liked the texture of the meat. It was not falling apart. But it was a little bit too tomato-taste for us. Next time I'll use less tomato paste or sauce and maybe add ketchup in it for the sweetness. It was great with some cheese and a little bit of mustard for me. Thanks One Little Deer :) Made for PAC Fall 2011

 

[Tinkerbell]

We really enjoyed this recipe. My family loves sloppy joes and this recipe had a nice balance of spices. My only question was on the amounts of tomato sauce (8oz) & tomato paste (14oz). I wonder if they didn't get switched. I followed my instincts & used a 15oz can of sauce & a 6oz can of paste instead. I was only using 1 lb of ground beef, but I still had to add about 3/4 cup of beef broth in order to incorporate the paste & have something leftover to simmer. Aside from that, these were delicious sloppy joes. I served them with Recipe #183081. Thanks for sharing another great recipe, One Little Deer! Made & enjoyed for Spring 2010 Pick A Chef. You've been adopted! :) http://www.recipezaar.com/bb/viewtopic.zsp?t=327498&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0