Best Ever Sloppy Joes

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• 1 lb breakfast sausage
• 1 bell pepper, seeded and chopped
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 2 tablespoons prepared mustard
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup flour

Recipe

• 1 in large pan, i use a large electric skillet, brown the ground beef and sausage. drain off the fat.
• 2 add remaining ingredients to the pan except for the flour and mix well.
• 3 cook on low heat, stirring occasionally breaking up any large chunks of meat.
• 4 once mixture has cooked through (approximately 60 mins) and is slightly thickend sift flour over the top and mix in well to further thicken.
• 5 note: this can also be made in a crockpot, simply put the browned meats in the crock pot - add the remaining ingredients except for flour, cook on low 6-8 hours and then turn to high and stir in the flour to thicken.