Sloppy Joe's On Cornbread

Total Time: 1 hr 12 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 57 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb ground beef
• 3/4 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup chopped sweet pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1 grated carrot (about 3/4 cup)
• 2 1/2 cups canned whole tomatoes, undrained (about one and one-quarter 16oz-ounce cans)
• 16 ounces tomato puree
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 3/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 brown ground beef in big iron skillet, about 4 minutes. stir in onion, green pepper and celery and fry until brown, about 8 minutes. add carrot, tomatoes and tomato puree. stir mixture well and season with pepper and salt. simmer 45 minutes.
• 2 serve over hot buttered corn bread.