HOMEMADE COPYCAT MANWICH MIX

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For some unknown reason, I have been craving beef.  Well even more weird I have been wanting stuff with ground beef.  I am not a huge meat eater but when I want beef I just about have to have it.  So, when I was at Lidi's yesterday I was thrilled to see that they had 30% off of 5 pounds of 80/20 ground beef.  My mind literally has been running all day on recipes to use.  Been doing tons of research but I have had a migraine so I have not felt like running out to the store to get anything.  

 I really wanted sloppy joes or manwiches.  Again I did not feel like going out to get anything so I rummaged through my pantry to find some ingredients and came up with this simple recipe.  I love it when a plan comes together and I did not have to go anywhere.

 I have canned manwich mixture before so I kind of went on that recipe to make dinner tonight.  However, I thought it was a bit sweet when I canned it so instead of using all ketchup I used some tomato sauce.  

 I use 8 ounces of tomato sauce and 8 ounces of ketchup and pour both into a saucepan.

From there I added dried onions, fresh chopped red pepper, garlic powder, celery seed, chili powder, and mustard.

I allowed this to warm so the flavors would blend together.  BUT when I tasted it I added some fresh coarse ground black pepper and some Texas Pete hot sauce.  I like a bit of spice and heat to my sloppy joes.  

 Of course, I browned a pound of ground beef, thus the entire reason I wanted to make this recipe.



Added my manwich mix to my ground beef and I had some dang good sloppy joes.  


I do believe this is def a keeper recipe.


COPYCAT MANWICH SLOPPY JOE SAUCE

 Ingredients
  • 8 ounces tomato sauce
  • 8 ounces ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon dried chopped onion
  • 2 tablespoons diced red bell pepper
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon celery seed
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon prepared mustard
  • 2 teaspoons Texas Pete Hot Sauce (optional)
  • 1/2 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
  • 1 lb ground beef (I used 80/20)
Directions
  • Pour tomato sauce and ketchup into a saucepan.  
  • Add dried onion, diced red pepper, garlic powder, celery seed, chili powder, prepared mustard, Texas Pete Hot Sauce and black pepper to saucepan.  
  • Allow to gently simmer to warm.  
  • Brown ground beef, drain grease and put the manwich mix into the frying pan with the beef.  Cook for 15 minutes and serve.
I love to eat mine on a toasted bun or bread with a slice of cheese.  Tator tots are really good with it too.  Wonder if I have any in the freezer?  If not that is fine too.  

ENJOYY!!

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