Adventures in Cooking:: Homemade Crockpot Sloppy Joes

I hadn't had Sloppy Joes in a long time, but last week, I had a craving (even though it wasn't on my Meal Plan).  A while back (like, a year or two ago) I had made Sloppy Joes from scratch and they were soooo yummy, but I couldn't find the recipe, so I set out to find another one! 

Here's what I came up with:

Crock Pot Sloppy Joes

• 1.5 – 2 lbs. lean ground beef
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup chopped bell pepper
• 3-4 cloves minced garlic
• 1 tbsp. yellow mustard (like French's)
• 1.5 cups ketchup
• ½ cup brown sugar
• salt to taste
• ground black pepper to taste
• Buns (I don't do homemade buns...yet.  But they're on my list of things to learn to do!)

Here's how I made my  sloppy joe meat.  First, brown the ground beef in a skillet.   Drain (reserve 1-2 tbsp. of drippings) and put the meat in your crockpot.

With the drippings in the skillet, add the chopped onion, bell peppers (I had a mix of yellow and green in my freezer) and garlic.  Saute until tender.

Add the sauteed veggies to the crockpot, along with the ketchup, brown sugar, mustard, salt & pepper.

Stir it all up and let it simmer on low for 3-4 hours. 

Serve hot on buns... it's SO delicious!  Way better than anything you'll get out of a can!

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