Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Sloppy Joes (Edited)

This is easy. It's basically the chili recipe with a couple of changes.

Sloppy Joes

1 1/2 pound ground beef or turkey
1/2 chopped onion
1/2 chopped bell pepper
1/4 teaspoon chopped garlic
chili seasoning
Spaghetti sauce


Brown the meat with the onions and bell peppers. Drain well. Add remaining ingredients, spaghetti sauce last. The amount of sauce & chili seasoning is up to the individual, I'd suggest starting with about a cup of sauce and a teaspoon of chili powder and then adding more of each as you see fit. You can leave out the garlic if you want, or use garlic salt or powder. You can also add salt and/or pepper. Add sauce in small amounts and stir well - same thing applies to the chili powder. Remember, it's a whole lot easier to add more to it than it is to take it out if you use too much!


I usually let it simmer 5 - 10 minutes over a very low flame. Simmer time varies, depending on how much liquid I want.
The spaghetti sauce can be canned, from a jar or homemade. I tend to stick with Ragu brand, sometimes I'll use the kind with mushrooms in it but I usually use the plain kind. Use whatever kind you like.
I usually serve it over toast, sometimes I'll use hamburger buns.
Edit: I am probably going to retool this one, I have a few ideas I want to try with it. If I do, I'll post them as another recipe and leave this one posted.

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