Crock-Pot Sloppy Joe Sandwiches

Fall is here and everyone is busy with school, work & activities! To ease families back into their routines, sometimes the best thing ever is to come home to dinner already cooked up in your slow cooker or Crock-Pot. Sloppy Joes are a definite kid-pleaser, and this easy recipe is a busy-cook-pleaser! You can see from the photos this is a small family recipe. A small amount of ingredients like this can burn in a large crock-pot. So instead, put the ingredients in a small crock that fits inside your crock-pot’s cooking area, then top as usual. Now that said, this recipe would feed a crowd very well, just double, triple or even quadruple the ingredients and add a few hours to the cook time.

Ingredients

• 1 pound

  browned ground beef

• 6 ounce can

  tomato paste

• 1/4 cup

  apple cider vinegar

• 1 cup

  water

• 1/2 teaspoon

  garlic powder

• 1/2 teaspoon

  dried toasted onions

• 1/4 teaspoon

  celery salt

• 1 teaspoon

  cumin

• 1 teaspoon

  paprika

• 1/2 tablespoon

  ground mustard

• 1/2 tablespoon

  light brown sugar

• 1 teaspoon

  cornstarch

• serve with hamburger buns, mustard, and sliced cheddar

Directions

Brown your ground beef, then drain and rinse off the extra grease. Place in your crock. Add the remaining ingredients, and then stir well to combine. Add the lid and cook on high for 6-8 hours, or low for 8-10 hours.

You can stir periodically, or leave it alone all day.

Serve on toasted hamburger buns. Top with mustard and sliced cheddar. Store leftovers in the fridge for up to four days. This recipe freezes very well too, for up to 4 months. You can easily double the recipe, serve half immediately and freeze the other half to serve later-a great idea for busy families. Thaw overnight in the fridge, then re-heat on the stovetop or in the microwave.