Mom's Sloppy Joes

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Prep: 10 mins Cook: 30 mins Yields: 6 servings

We ate a lot of this as a kid. I didn't know that Sloppy Joes normally have bell peppers until I left home.

Ingredients

• 1 ½ pounds ground beef
• 1 onion, chopped
• ½ c ketchup
• 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
• 1 can chicken gumbo soup
• 1 cup water
• 3-ounce can mushroom bits and pieces, drained
• salt and pepper
• optional, 6 sandwich rolls, toasted

Instructions

• Cook the beef and onions together until lightly browned, breaking up the meat.
• Add the remaining ingredients, except rolls.
• Cover, bring to a boil, drop temperature to simmer about 30 minutes.
• Serve on toasted rolls or other bread.

Chef's Notes

Source

This is a recipe my mom Gracia Willis made a lot when we were little kids. I don't remember using the mushrooms when I made it as a later as a teen.