Famous Sloppy Joes Recipes

With the Christmas and New Year's feasts behind us and everyone looking for a change from turkey and roast beef, now is the time to cook up a hearty and healthy winter meal with one of our famous Sloppy Joes recipes from Kraft Kitchens.

The original and now famous sloppy joes recipes were invented at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West and consisted of ground beef in a sweet rich tomato sauce with onions, peppers and spices.

This easy to make rendition of the original recipe for homemade sloppy joes is quick to prepare and can be doubled or tripled if you are making sloppy joes for a crowd.

Famous Sloppy Joes Recipes

Ingredients:
1 lb. (450 g) extra lean ground beef
1/4 cup chopped onions
1 red pepper, chopped
2 carrots, shredded
1/4 cup BarBQ Sauce
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
4 whole wheat hamburger buns, split, toasted

Directions:

BROWN meat with onions, peppers and carrots in large nonstick skillet on medium heat, stirring frequently.

ADD barbecue sauce; cook 5 min. or until mixture is heated through and peppers are tender, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; stir in cheese.

SPOON evenly into buns.

Substitute ground turkey for the ground beef.

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