Slow Cooker Sunday: Slow-Cooker Sloppy Joes

Ingredients:

1.5 Lb Lean Ground Beef

1 (16oz) package ground pork sausage

1 small onion, chopped

1/2 medium-size green bell pepper, chopped

1 (8oz) can tomato sauce

1/2 cup water

1/2 cup ketchup

1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar

2 tbsp cider vinegar

2 tbsp yellow mustard

1 tbsp chili powder

1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

8 hamburger buns, toasted

Directions:

1. Brown beef and sausage with onion and bell pepper in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat, stirring 10 minutes or until beef and sausage crumble and are no longer pink. Drain well.
2. Place beef mixture in a 4.5 qt slow cooker. Stir in tomato sauce and next 9 ingredients. Cover and cook on HIGH 4 hours. Serve on hamburger buns. Servings: 8

**Can cook on stovetop as well by returning drained beef mixture from step 1 into the Dutch oven. Stir in tomato sauce and next 8 ingredients, omitting flour. Bring mixture to a boil over medium-high heat. Cover, reduce heat to medium, and simmer, stirring occasionally, 30 minutes. Prep: 15 minutes, Cook: 45 minutes.

Nutrition Facts:

Calories 530; Fat 26g (sat 9g, mono 10g, poly 3g); Protein 32g; Carb 39g; Fiber 3g; Chol 94mg; Iron 3mg; Sodium 787mg; Calc 55mg.