Sloppy Joes

 One can of Sloppy Joe sandwich mix costs $1.50 to $1.99 in the store, (on sale you can sometimes find the store brand for $1.00).  Do you know that you can make it from scratch with a few ingredients for about 40 cents?  And in just a few minutes?  Let me show you how to feed the family cheaply.

This is all that's in a can of Sloppy Joe mix:
1 cup ketchup
4 Tabs water
2 Tabs brown sugar
2 teas Worcestershire sauce
2 teas prepared mustard
1/2 teas garlic powder
1/2 teas onion powder
1/2 teas salt

If you want your sauce a little more bolder, add more mustard and Worcestershire sauce, want it sweeter add more sugar, (just adjust to your family's taste)

 In a saucepan, over medium heat, cook 1 pound of ground beef, (or you can substitute ground turkey).

Once you've got the meat cooked, drain off any excess fat.

 Now add all your ingredients and stir them into the browned meat.

Bring it back to a boil.  See it already looks and smells just like the canned stuff from the store.

 Reduce the heat to simmer, cover and cook for 15 to 20 minutes.

Now the flavors have all come together, it's just like the store bought stuff, for a fraction of the cost.

Serve it on a bun, or over cooked noodles, rice, baked potatoes, or biscuits.  You will get 4 to 6 servings, (depending on how much meat you load on the bun).  Toast up your bun, add a slice of cheese, some onion and a side salad and a quarter of a kosher dill pickle - gosh this is a good meal.  My husband will easily eat two of these.

Enjoy, whether you like yours sweet or spicy.