Four Nights A Week

What says I grew up in the 1960s more than a Sloppy Joe dinner? This recipe comes from my Mom’s recipe collection, although the ingredient list calling for Hunt’s tomato sauce seems to hint of at the origins.

Feel free to substitute lower fat meat options like turkey or experiment with meatless proteins. The secret to this recipe’s appeal is definitely the sauce – a sweet and pungent mix of tomato, mustard and a hit of vinegar. 

Ingredients & Method:

Chop: 1 onion and 1/2 green bell pepper. Saute in fat/oil for a “short time”

Add: 2 lbs ground beef. Brown the meat with the onions & peppers.

Add:

• 2 tsp salt
• 2 TBSP dry mustard
• 2 8-oz. cans tomato sauce (Hunts)
• 1/4 cup vinegar (apple cider vinegar was recommended)
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup tomato catsup

Simmer for 45 minutes. Serve on toasted hamburger buns.