Homemade Sloppy Joes recipe - the best Sloppy Joes made from scratch with just a few simple ingredients! Great with ground beef, ground turkey and even chicken!

2 Tablespoons olive oil

3/4 cup sweet yellow or red onion, chopped

3 cloves garlic, minced

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

3/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning

1 lb ground beef or turkey

1 medium red bell pepper, cored, seeds removed

1 cup crushed tomatoes

1 8oz. Can Tomato sauce

1 Tablespoon packed brown sugar

3 Tablespoons ketchup

Place peppers, crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, brown sugar and ketchup in a blender and blend for 20 seconds, scrape sides of blender, blend 20 more seconds. The sauce should be smooth.
Heat up oil in a large skillet.
Add garlic and onion and saute until onion is translucent.
Add ground beef and cook until done.
Add salt, pepper and Italian seasoni