Sloppy Joes for dinner!

My kids really like sloppy joes, and it seems that by the time 3:00pm rolls around, I just usually don't have much energy left for dinner.  So here is a tasty slow cooker recipe that you can toss in and it will be ready by dinner time!

Gluten-Free Sloppy Joes

Ingredients:

30 ounces tomato sauce
15 ounces diced tomatoes
6 ounces tomato paste
2 pounds ground meat (turkey, beef, pork - it doesn't matter)
1 green bell pepper, diced
2 medium onions, diced
3 ribs of celery, chopped
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon granulated garlic
1 teaspoon turmeric
Burger Bun (about 1 per person, 2 for the bigger eaters, we usually use 9 buns)
Sliced Cheese (optional, we like many different cheeses, and the type of cheese will vary each time we serve this meal)

The meat mixture will serve about 16 sloppy joes, depending on how much meat you like in your bread.

Instructions:

In a large skillet over medium heat brown ground meat, add in onions, celery and bell pepper.  Continue to cook about 10 minutes, or until veggies are soft.  Add into slow cooker.

Add all ingredients into 6 quart slow cooker, stir everything together, cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours.  Serve between split bun (like a hamburger bun, open the bun and put meat inside) and top with cheese if desired.

Enjoy!

Do you need a good bun recipe that is Gluten-Free?   Try this one:

Ingredients:

3 cups gluten-free flour mix (I use a mix of White rice flour, potato starch and tapioca flour)
1/2 cup flax seed meal
1/4 cup sugar
1 rounded tablespoon xanthan gum (or guar gum)
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
1 rounded tablespoon active dry yeast
2 cups warm water
1/4 cup olive oil
1 teaspoon rice vinegar
3 large eggs

Instructions:

In the bowl of a stand mixer (using dough hooks) mix first 5 ingredients together.  Pour yeast on top of flour mixture - DO NOT MIX IN.   In a separate bowl combine water, oil, and vinegar, mix well.  Pour water mixture on top of yeast, DO NOT MIX IN, let stand for 5 minutes.   Start the mixer on low speed and mix the liquid w/the flour mixture.  When you have most of the flour mixed in, start adding the eggs, one at a time, and mix on high speed for 5 minutes, scraping sides as needed.

Allow dough to rise in mixing bowl for 25 minutes.

While dough is rising, grease two large cookie sheets.  After dough has risen, using water to keep hands moist so dough will not stick, for dough into bun shapes (you should get 10-12 hamburger size buns) and place them on the greased cookie sheets.  Allow to rise for another 20-25 minutes.

While dough is rising again, preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Bake buns for 35 minutes, or until done (golden brown all around, no longer doughy).