Sloppy Joes

I've decided to start sharing some recipes online from my freezer meals.  Freezer meals have been such a blessing for us.  It is always nice to go to the freezer and have the main dish prepped.

I don't normally like sloppy joes but these are GREAT!  Lucy ate almost half a sandwich last night which is saying a lot!  (She has never been a huge meat fan :( )





Ingredients:
6 cups All-Purpose Ground Meat Mixture (see below)
3 cans tomato soup
6 Tbsp brown sugar
3 tsp prepared mustard
hamburger buns

On cooking day:
Place meat mix in a large skillet
Add tomato soup, brown sugar, and mustard; stir
Cover and simmer 10 minutes
Divide in half and place in 2 gallon size zip top freezer bags
Label and freeze

To Serve:
Thaw or 24+ hours in fridge or in a sink of warm water
Heat in skillet
Serve ladled on hamburger buns

Makes 8-10 servings

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All-Purpose Ground Meat Mixture

Ingredients:
5 lbs ground meat (the recipe calls for beef, but pork works too!)
2 cups celery, chopped
1 tsp garlic, minced
2 cups onion, chopped
1 cup green peppers, diced
1 tsp salt (optional)
1/2 tsp pepper

On cooking day:
In a large pot, brown ground beef.  Drain.
Stir in celery, garlic, onion, green pepper, salt & pepper
Cover & simmer about 10 minutes until veggies are tender but not soft
Use immediately during cooking session or freeze in 2 cup portions for later use

Suggested uses:
Tacos (use 2 cups with a packet of Taco seasoning)
Taco salad
Chili
Stuffed peppers
Sloppy Joes (see above)