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This easy Sloppy Joes recipe is a go-to meal in my family’s home. Not only do the meat-eaters and lovers enjoy this recipe, but it’s packed with healthy veggies such as carrots and red peppers.

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Freezer instructions are also included at the bottom of this recipe.

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Amazing & Easy Sloppy Joes Recipe

Ingredients Needed:

• 3 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 2 teaspoons steak seasoning (or sloppy joe seasoning)
• 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
• 1/2 onion, finely chopped
• 1 carrot, grated (or finely diced)
• 1 red pepper, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 Tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 2 – 8-ounce cans tomato sauce
• 2 Tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 Tablespoon maple syrup
• Salt to Taste

Instructions:

Place a large skillet on the stove. Add 1 teaspoon of olive oil and ground beef to the skillet. Cook the beef over medium-high heat until no pink remains.

Drain the excess fat and add the brown sugar and steak seasoning to the ground beef.

Mix well.

In a separate pan add remaining 2 teaspoons of olive oil. Add prepared carrot, onion, red pepper, garlic, red wine vinegar, and Worcestershire sauce. Cook for about 5 minutes, or until the veggies are tender.

Add the cooked meat, tomato sauce, tomato paste, and maple syrup to the veggie pan. Stir to combine. Reduce heat to simmer and cook for an additional 5 minutes. Add salt to taste (as needed).

Place this wonderful mixture between two hamburger buns, eat, and enjoy.

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Yield: 6 people

Amazing & Easy Sloppy Joes

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes

Even your pickiest eaters will love this easy Sloppy Joes recipe. Loaded with healthy veggies such as carrots and red peppers, this recipe will quickly become a family favorite.

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Ingredients

• 3 tsp olive oil, separated (1 + 2)
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 2 tsp steak seasoning, (or Sloppy Joe seasoning)
• 2 Tbsp brown sugar
• 1/2 onion, finely chopped
• 1 carrot, grated (or finely diced)
• 1 red pepper, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 Tbsp red wine vinegar
• 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 2 8-ounce cans tomato sauce
• 2 Tbsp tomato paste
• 1 Tbsp maple syrup
• salt, to taste

Instructions

1. Place a large skillet on the stove. Add 1 teaspoon of olive oil and ground beef to the skillet. Cook the beef over medium-high heat until no pink remains.
2. Drain the excess fat and add the brown sugar and steak seasoning to the ground beef.
3. Mix well.
4. In a separate pan add remaining 2 teaspoons of olive oil. Add prepared carrot, onion, red pepper, garlic, red wine vinegar, and Worcestershire sauce. Cook for about 5 minutes, or until the veggies are tender.
5. Add the cooked meat, tomato sauce, tomato paste, and maple syrup to the veggie pan. Stir to combine. Reduce heat to simmer and cook for an additional 5 minutes. Add salt to taste (as needed).
6. Place this wonderful mixture between two hamburger buns, eat, and enjoy.

Notes

Freezer Instructions:

If you are wanting to make this meal to freeze for a future time, then you're reading the right instructions! Prepare and cook this meal according to the recipe's instructions. Allow the meal to cool to room temperature. On a freezer-safe gallon-sized plastic bag, write the expiration date (3 months from the day the meal is being made), reheating/cooking instructions, and the name of the recipe. Place the mixture in the freezer bag and remove as much air as possible. Place in the freezer to enjoy at a future time. When you're ready to eat this freezer meal, take the freezer-safe bag out of the freezer the night prior to cooking. Allow this bag to thaw in the refrigerator. After the ingredients have thawed, warm the mixture in a saucepan over low-medium heat until warmed through. Serve between two hamburger buns, eat, and enjoy!

Micah Klug

Micah Klug is a wife, homeschooling mother to five children, and author. She teaches time-tested solutions to help parents remember what matters most in life, including strengthening their home, faith, and family relationships. To learn how a child who grew up in an authoritarian home is now creating an environment of peace and joy in her own home visit this page. If you want to contact Micah, send her an email here or email [email protected].

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