{"id":28850,"date":"2015-09-17T18:00:45","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T23:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=28850"},"modified":"2018-09-08T08:28:23","modified_gmt":"2018-09-08T13:28:23","slug":"sloppy-joes-for-tailgating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=28850","title":{"rendered":"Sloppy Joes for Tailgating"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Have you thought much about sloppy Joes lately?\u00a0 I know&#8230;&#8230;.I haven&#8217;t either.\u00a0 I think they are sort of a 1960&#8217;s comfort food that most of us have just written off.\u00a0 That all changed this week, though, when I volunteered to make lunch for 16 staff members at our church.\u00a0 I needed foods that would be somewhat easy to make, feed a crowd, transport easily, and be tasty.\u00a0 Then I realized\u00a0 those are the same requirements for tailgating foods.\u00a0 So, I did some research and decided that the Pioneer Woman&#8217;s sloppy Joes recipe looked really good and easy to make.\u00a0 I made them and delivered them to the staff along with a big tossed salad, potato chips, and ended with <a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2011\/05\/20\/orange-brownies-recipe\/\">orange brownies<\/a> for dessert.\u00a0 When I went back to pick up the serving dishes, everyone said the food was really good, and they were all smiling.\u00a0 I take that as a good sign.\u00a0 Don&#8217;t you?\u00a0 If you like to have a stash of tailgating recipes that you know are trusted winners, then add this one to your list.\u00a0 Your friends and family will really appreciate it.<\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-28851\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Sloppy-Joes-751x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Sloppy Joes\" width=\"640\" height=\"872\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Sloppy-Joes-751x1024.jpg 751w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Sloppy-Joes-237x323.jpg 237w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Sloppy-Joes-300x409.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Sloppy-Joes-900x1227.jpg 900w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Sloppy-Joes.jpg 1815w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><em><strong>SLOPPY JOES<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(source &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/thepioneerwoman.com\/\">The Pioneer Woman<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list-ingredients\">\n<li>\n<h3>2 Tablespoons Butter<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>2-1\/2 pounds Ground Beef (I used ground turkey)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>1\/2 whole Large Onion, Diced<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>1 whole Large Green Bell Pepper, Diced<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>5 cloves Garlic, Minced<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>1-1\/2 cup Ketchup<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>1 cup Water<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>2 teaspoons Chili Powder (more To Taste)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>1 teaspoon Dry Mustard<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>1\/2 teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes (more To Taste)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Worcestershire Sauce, To Taste<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>2 Tablespoons Tomato Paste (optional)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Tabasco Sauce (optional; To Taste)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Salt To Taste<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Freshly Ground Black Pepper, To Taste<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Add butter to a large skillet or dutch oven over medium high heat. Add ground beef and cook until brown. Drain most of the fat and discard.<\/h3>\n<h3>Add onions, green pepper, and garlic. Cook for a few minutes, or until vegetables begin to get soft.<\/h3>\n<h3>Add ketchup, brown sugar, chili pepper, dry mustard, and water. Stir to combine and simmer for 15 minutes, adding salt and pepper to taste. Also add tomato paste, Worcestershire, and Tabasco if desired. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Are you going tailgating this week-end?\u00a0 If you are, stop by here first to see the Saturday Selections.\u00a0 I have done something a little different this week since Jordan is away.\u00a0 (You know&#8230;..while the cat&#8217;s away&#8230;..)\u00a0 Then we&#8217;re going tailgating before the UK vs. Florida game.\u00a0 And guess what I&#8217;m taking!!!<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Take care.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you thought much about sloppy Joes lately?\u00a0 I know&#8230;&#8230;.I haven&#8217;t either.\u00a0 I think they are sort of a 1960&#8217;s comfort food that most of us have just written off.\u00a0 That all changed this week, though, when I volunteered to make lunch for 16 staff members at our church.\u00a0 I needed foods that would be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":28852,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[18,29],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28850"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=28850"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28850\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39820,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28850\/revisions\/39820"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/28852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=28850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=28850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}