Claire's Not-so-sloppy Joe's

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 37
• 3 1/4 lbs lean hamburger
• 12 ounces v 8 juice
• 16 ounces reduced-sodium campbell's tomato soup
• 1 tablespoon mustard
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1 onion
• 1 green pepper
• 4 celery ribs
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper

Recipe

• 1 brown hamburger over medium high heat for 5 minutes.
• 2 add diced onions, green peppers, celery and garlic.
• 3 brown for an additional 5 minutes.
• 4 drain.
• 5 stir in v8, tomato soup, ketchup, mustard and brown sugar.
• 6 season with pepper (and salt if desired) to taste.
• 7 bring to light simmer for 30 minutes uncovered.
• 8 ready to eat.
• 9 placing in refrigerator overnight and reheating tends to make the flavor "pop" a bit more.