Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Homemade Veggie Packed Sloppy Joes

So growing up Sloppy Joes were pretty much a staple in our house and I was telling my boyfriend last night after making dinner that I didn't even know there was canned sloppy joe mix until I was 18 or older. My mom always made the sauce herself, not from scratch but just mixting BBQ sauce and ketchup. I think doing it yourself, especially with your favorite BBQ sauce makes it way better! 

So here is my super easy Sloppy Joe recipe and I like to fill it with lots of veggies


Ingredients 

  • 1 lb ground beef (I used 90/10)
  • 1/2 orange bell pepper
  • 1/2 green bell pepper (use whichever you like best)
  • 1/2 onion (red or white)
  • Ketchup (about 1/2 cup)
  • BBQ Sauce (about 1/2 cup)
  • Seasoning: salt, pepper, garlic powder, cayenne 

Directions

  • Chop veggies to the size of your liking. If you have little ones and are trying to disguise the veggies use a food processor 
  • Put meat and chopped veggies in pan on medium. You don't need to add oil because of the fat in the meat. 
  • Break apart ground beef, add a few pinches of each seasoning, and and stir often until meat is browned. About 15 minutes 
  • If you are using a lean meat you may not need to drain it and can keep the little bit of fat for flavor, if it is a higher fat percentage drain it and return to stove
  • Add ketchup and BBQ sauce, cover, and simmer on low for 10 minutes 
  • Add to bun or bread of choice and enjoy (with lots of napkins)


Super easy since it cooks all together


So tasty and so sloppy 
 


So ketchup is ketchup as I see it but I LOVE Kinder's BBQ Sauce. This one isn't very hot but has such a good flavor, if you see if in stores near you give it a try.


Thursday, August 8, 2013

My Edible Life Has Moved!!

So I have officially moved My Edible Life (or thisismyediblelife.com) from blog.com to Blogger. I had been having connectivity problems with blog.com for quite awhile so I just went through and moved pretty much all my posts and content over here. There will be some minor changes and adjustments. This also means that I will be able to start posting again and having my content actually work!

Please feel free to follow along and if you have pinned anything from the old website you can repin it from the new site or update your old pin (since it won't work being connected to the old side.)


Happy to Be Back!!

-P