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Sloppy Joes for a Crowd Recipe

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My mother-in-law created this recipe in the early 1950s. She prepared it many, many times before she was happy with the end result. Our family likes these satisfying sandwiches served with pickles and potato chips. -Sharon McKee, Denton, Texas

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Sloppy Joes for a Crowd Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Cook: 1 hour

Yield: 16 Servings

15 60 75

Ingredients

2 pounds lean ground beef (90% lean)
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1 large green pepper, chopped
2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) diced tomatoes, undrained
2 cans (8 ounces each) tomato sauce
1 can (6 ounces) tomato paste
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons celery salt or celery seed
2 teaspoons onion salt or onion powder
1 teaspoon paprika
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
3 bay leaves
16 hamburger buns, split

Directions

In a Dutch oven, cook beef and green pepper over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook over low heat for 30 minutes.
Cook, uncovered, 30-40 minutes longer or until thickened. Discard bay leaves. Serve 1/2 cup of meat mixture on each bun. Yield: 16 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One sloppy joe (prepared with lean ground beef, celery seed and onion powder) equals 249 calories, 6 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 28 mg cholesterol, 547 mg sodium, 31 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 16 g protein.

Originally published as Zesty Sloppy Joes in Taste of Home August/September 2003, p37

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Reviewed on Feb. 20, 2008 by justmbeth

With all of the good ratings, I was very surprised to find I did not care for these. With the tomatoes and spices, it had more of an Italian sauce feel than I prefer for my sloppy joes.