Lunch: Picky-Eater Sloppy Joes

Recipe by janine My oldest is extremely picky and has only ever eaten one vegetable willingly - the potato. I had to get creative in hiding them. This is my homemade sloppy joe recipe which she eats every time and still has no clue about the veggies in t

Ingredients

1 large red bell pepper, chopped
3/4 cup chopped carrots
1/2 cup diced onion
1 pound ground beef
1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons ketchup
1 tablespoon molasses
8 hamburger buns, split

Instructions

Place red bell pepper, carrots, and onion in a food processor and blend until smooth, scraping down the sides as needed.
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. Stir vegetable mixture into ground beef; cook and stir until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes.
Mix tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, and molasses into ground beef mixture; cook and stir until heated through and slightly thickened, 5 to 7 minutes. Spread sloppy joe mixture into each bun using a slotted spoon.

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