Friday, April 8, 2011

Foodie Friday- Sloppy Joes

I recently scored a super good deal on ground beef. I found the 93% lean stuff for .89/lb. I bought a lot. Like 20+ lbs, a lot. Here is one of our favorite ways to use it up.

Who doesn't like Sloppy Joes?? Well, I am sure some people don't (Let's pray for them, shall we?) , but I am sure they are in the minority. Right??? Well, we like Sloppy Joes around here. The medium & small boys like them with ketchup and cheese. I like mine off the bun, in a bowl, with cheese. The large boy & the hubby just like them. Here's the recipe I use.



Sloppy Joes


Here is a super easy, not from the can version ( well, not totally from a can. You know what I mean. ) that our whole family loves. It makes a lot, and we usually have leftovers. You can freezer the leftovers or use them in another meal. I'm working on a recipe for the leftovers. I'll post it when I've got it perfected.


2lbs ground beef

1/2 cup chopped onion

1 can condensed tomato soup

1- 8oz can tomato sauce

2 tbsp ketchup

1 1/2 tbsp worcestershire sauce

1 tbsp mustard (whatever you have on hand will work. I have use regular yellow and coarse ground with good results. )

1/4 tsp chili powder

1/4 tsp garlic powder


Hamburger buns


In a large pan, brown ground beef and onion.  Cook an additional 5 minutes or so until beef is cooked through and onions are soft. While the meat mixture is cooking. Put the tomato soup, tomato sauce, ketchup, worcestershire sauce, mustard, chili powder and garlic powder in a crockpot. Drain meat mixture and add it to the crockpot. Cook on low 3-4 hours. Serve over buns.


I have let this cook much longer with no problems. You could shift it to the "keep warm" setting on your crockpot, if you have one, at the 3-4 hour mark if you like.

You can also make this on the stove top. Brown the beef and onions with the chili & garlic powder then add the soup, tomato sauce, ketchup worcestershire sauce, and mustard to the beef after it is browned and let simmer for 20 min or so.

2 comments:

  1. Hmmm...I'm going to have to try this recipe instead of the stuff from the can! Sounds yummy!

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  2. I doubled it last night and after 3 people ate (I think 7 sandwiches) ended up with 3 containers left over. 2 I put in the freezer and 1 I left in the fridge for leftovers.

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