Good ol' fashioned sloppy joes

When I was waiting for the bus after work, my co-worker and I were talking about dinner. She suggested making sloppy joes because it was a cold night. Sloppy joes it was! I know there are a ton of different versions of sloppy joes sauce out there, but because I didn't want to spend a lot of time on dinner, I ended up using a packet of seasoning from the store. This is a quick and easy meal to make if you are short on time as it is simple and yummy!  

I bought a little over 2 pounds of ground beef , 2 15. oz cans of tomato sauce, and 2 packets of the sloppy joes seasoning mix. 

The back of the package suggests

1 package sloppy joe mix
1 lb. ground beef or turkey
1 6 oz. can tomato paste
1 1/4 C. water
8 hamburger buns
Substitute: Use 1 15 oz. can tomato sauce instead of the water and paste

Directions

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Brown the meat in a large skillet over medium high. Drain excess fat.

Stir in seasoning mix, tomato paste and water (depending if you are substituting the paste with the sauce) Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Served on hamburger buns.



My version of the sloppy joes was... Using two pounds of ground beef, cooked until no longer pink. Then I added chopped onions. I love to cook with onions and needed to use it up. After letting the onions cook for about 5 minutes I took out part of the cooked meat and onions to use for another time. 





Leaving less than two pounds in my skillet, I added two packages of the seasoning mix to one 15 oz. can of tomato sauce. I let this boil for about 8 to 10 minutes.



While the meat was cooking with all the sauces, I warmed my rolls up in the oven. 

I served this dinner with a side spinach salad and an apple cider!










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