Super Simple Sloppy Joes
Ingredients
- 1 red bell pepper deseeded cored, and roughly chopped
- 1 cup can of crushed tomatoes
- 8 oz tomato sauce
- 3 tbsp ketchup
- 1 tbsp packed brown sugar
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- ¾ cup yellow onion chopped
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 lb ground beef
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
- ¾ tsp Italian seasoning
- 4 burger buns
Instructions
- Add the bell pepper, crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, ketchup, and brown sugar into a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth.
- Heat the oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Add in the onion and garlic. Sauté until the onion turns translucent.
- Then add the ground beef into the pan. Cook and crumble the beef until it has browned and fully cooked. Mix in the salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning.
- Pour the blended sauce into the pan and mix it together with the beef. When the mixture starts to bubble, reduce the heat and simmer for 3-4 minutes.
- Remove the pan from heat and let it cool for 10 minutes. Serve the meat mixture with buns and enjoy!
