Spicy Slow Cooker Tailgater Sloppy Joes
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These Spicy Slow Cooker Tailgater Sloppy Joes are awesome!
Ingredients
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 pounds ground beef I use 90% lean
  • ½ cup onion finely diced
  • 1½ 8 ounce cans tomato sauce
  • ⅓ cup ketchup
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tsp red pepper flakes
  • ½ tsp cayenne pepper
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • 6 hamburger buns - I used sweet Hawaiian
  • salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Heat the oil in a large pan over medium high heat.
  2. Place the ground beef in the pan and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook for 6-8 minutes, breaking up the meat with a spatula.
  3. Add the onion and cook for an addition 4-5 minutes.
  4. Place the beef and onion mixture in the slow cooker along with the tomato sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, red pepper flakes, cayenne pepper and ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper.
  5. Stir to combine the ingredients.
  6. Cook on HIGH for 3 hours or LOW for 6 hours.
  7. Spoon the meat onto the hamburger buns then serve.
Recipe by A Day in Motherhood at https://www.adayinmotherhood.com/spicy-slow-cooker-tailgater-sloppy-joes/