Sloppy Joes
 
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No sugar and no fat added Sloppy Joes are the perfect sloppy indulgence. Ground meat mixed with onion, garlic, sweet bell peppers, tomato sauce and bbq sauce, with a hit of heat from some hot sauce makes for "eatin' shirt" food at its best.
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Recipe type: Entree
Serves: 6-8
Ingredients
  • 2 pounds ground meat
  • 1 cup diced onion
  • 1 cup diced red bell pepper
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2- 8 ounces cans tomato sauce
  • 3 tablespoons tomato paste
  • ½ cup barbecue sauce (I have used my own recipe, and I have also used some Stubbs brand, neither of which contain high fructose corn syrup)
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tablespoon Tabasco (or your favourite hot sauce - this seems like a lot, but it isn't too hot at all)
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • sprinkle of crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
  • Hamburger buns
Instructions
  1. In a large skillet, over medium heat, add the ground meat.
  2. Using a spatula, break the ground meat up.
  3. Add the onion, red bell pepper and garlic.
  4. Cover and allow the meat to brown and the onions, peppers and garlic to soften, about 8 minutes or until the meat is no longer pink.
  5. Drain off any excess fat, either by using the lid as a strainer, or by dumping the meat mixture into a colander and returning the mixture to the pan.
  6. Once the fat has been drained off, add the tomato sauce, tomato paste, barbecue sauce, Worcestershire and Tabasco.
  7. Stir to combine.
  8. Add salt and ground black pepper, to taste
  9. Simmer to thicken, about 10 minutes.
  10. Serve hot on hamburger buns.
Recipe by The Saucy Southerner at http://www.thesaucysoutherner.com/sloppy-joes/