Slow Cooker Ground Beef Barbecue

Serve this classic sloppy joe over hot dogs and piled onto hamburger buns. Everyone will love it, and you'll love that it cooks in the slow cooker while you do other things.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 6 hr
• Total Time: 6 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 188 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
• ¼ cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 pounds lean ground beef
• 2 tablespoons prepared mustard
• 5 stalks celery, finely chopped
• 3 ½ cups ketchup

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place ground beef in a large skillet over medium heat, and cook until brown, breaking up the meat as it cooks, about 15 minutes. Drain excess grease.

Step 2

Place the cooked meat, onion, garlic, celery, salt, black pepper, cider vinegar, mustard, brown sugar, and ketchup into a slow cooker, and stir to combine. Set the cooker on Low, and cook for 6 to 8 hours.