I’ve been wanting to make homemade sloppy joes for a while. Today was the day. BUT I made the mistake of starting to make them without making sure I had all of the ingredients first. After I browned the ground beef, I realized we had no barbeque sauce or worcestershire sauce and one or both were required for the recipes I had saved. We always have these! I decided to improvise (with frozen pizza in mind in case it didn’t work out). This is what I came up with instead and Scott said it was great. So, it’s an accidental keeper!
If I wasn’t making this for the kids, I would probably add diced green peppers and onions but I thought they’d eat them better plain. It’s hard to say what I’ll do next time though because Scott told me not to change a thing! 🙂
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 8 ounces tomato sauce
- 1/4 cup chili sauce
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1/8 cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon onion flakes
- dash of steak seasoning
- salt and pepper, to taste
- hamburger buns
Directions
Brown ground beef and drain. Add remaining ingredients, mix well, simmer on low for about 15 minutes. Serve on hamburger buns.
Inspired by: Taste of Home and Food Network
