Sloppy Joes

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1 medium tomato, chopped (optional)
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 4 ounces v 8 vegetable juice (tomato juice or water can be used)
• 2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper (spicy optional)
• 1/8 teaspoon chili powder (spicy optional)

Recipe

• 1 spray cooking spray in medium skillet.
• 2 brown ground beef.
• 3 remove ground beef, drain, and set aside.
• 4 in same skillet, cook onion until soft.
• 5 add chopped tomato, and cook until soft.
• 6 add garlic, salt, and pepper to cooked onions and tomato stirring for 30 seconds.
• 7 add tomato sauce, ketchup, v-8, worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, and lemon juice to skillet with onion and tomato heating through until bubbly.
• 8 return ground beef to this skillet with sloppy sauce.
• 9 mix well, and heat through.
• 10 add optional spicy seasonings to taste.
• 11 spoon on warmed buns.