U.S. Janet B. > wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Dec 2018 10:11:35 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 12/17/2018 8:54 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> "Gary"Â* wrote in message ...
>>> Ophelia wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "jmcquown"Â* wrote:
>>>> I didn't use canned 'Manwich' although it doesn't surprise me that you
>>>> did.Â* Cheese?Â* No cheese came into play here.
>>>> ==
>>>>
>>>> What is 'Manwich'?
>>>
>>> Hi O. Manwich is a canned 'sloppy joe' mix...just add to one
>>> pound ground beef. Heat and serve on bread. I'll bet it tastes
>>> better than Jill's (or anyone else's) homemade mix. The
>>> 'original' is the best as that's what made them so popular in the
>>> first place.
>>>
>>> Others can criticize all they want but that product has made the
>>> company a fortune.Â*
>>>
>>> ==
>>>
>>> The sauce ... what is it made from?
>>>
>>>
>> Time for Bruce to chime in with an ingredients list! j/k
>>
>> I'll take it from here. Ingredients in Manwich Sloppy Joe sauce:
>>
>> tomato puree (water, tomato paste), high fructose corn syrup, distilled
>> vinegar, corn syrup, less than 2% of: salt, sugar, chili pepper,
>> dehydrated green and red bell peppers, tomato fiber, guar gum, spices,
>> xanthan gum, dehydrated garlic, natural flavors, citric acid.
>>
>> I just saute minced onion and garlic with ground beef, drain off the
>> fat, add a can of plain tomato sauce, about a tablespoon of
>> Worcestershire sauce and a few dashes of hot sauce (such as Tabasco).
>> Simmer until the sauce is reduced but still "sloppy".
>>
>> No salt, no weird ingredients and *definitely* no sugar. I'm guessing
>> it's the sweetness from the corn syrup that Gary likes about this canned
>> sauce. That's probably also why it's a best seller. Not my cuppa tea.
>>
>> Jill
>
> I do onion, bell pepper, ground beef, a can of tomato sauce (or tomato
> soup), salt and pepper. Simple, simple and done. ;-)
> Janet US
>

This is similar to mine as well. Sometimes I sneak in a bit of small diced
vegetables, both to stretch it and for the benefit of DD.