Sloppy Jo Jo's

My friend Jo Jo is a great go to girl for deceptively healthy recipes. Her Sloppy Joe recipe didn't disappoint. A whole bag of carrots slyly included!

Sloppy Jo Jo's

1 TBSP Vegetable Oil
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup green bell pepper
1/2 cup carrots
1 1/4 pounds ground beef
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 cup water
1 TBSP chili powder
1/2 salt
1/4 tsp. black pepper
dash hot pepper sauce

Heat Crisco in large skillet on medium heat. Add onion, celery, green peppers and carrots. Cook & stir until tender.

Add meat, cook until browned, stirring occasionally. Drain. Stir in ketchup, water, chili powder, salt, black pepper & hot pepper sauce. Reduce heat to low.

My notes
That's how the original recipe reads. I used olive oil to cook the veggies. I made a huge batch like 3 lbs. of ground of beef, an entire pound bag of carrots (I shredded it into oblivion in the food processor). Add a whole stalk of celery. I loaded up with a whoe lot of ketchup - for 3 lbs of meat about 2 1/4 cups of ketchup. I also added about 1/4 of brown sugar to take the zing out of the ketchup. I cooked over high heat in the crockpot for 3-4 hours. Then lowered on low for a couple hours.