Crockpot Hot and Spicy Sloppy Joes

• 1-1/2 lbs (.7 kg). ground beef
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) Spicy V8 juice
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) water
• 1 tbsp (15 ml). brown sugar
• 2 tbsp (30 ml). jalapeno peppers; chopped
• 3 tsp (15 ml). chili powder
• 1 tsp (5 ml). Louisiana hot sauce
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml). oregano, dried
• salt and pepper to taste
• 8 hamburger buns
• shredded mozzarella or Monterey Jack cheese

1. In a large skillet cook ground beef, onion, and garlic until meat is brown and onion is translucent; drain off fat.
2. Meanwhile, in a 4 quarts (3775 ml) crockpot or slow cooker combine V8 juice, tomato sauce, water, brown sugar, jalapeno peppers, chili powder, hot sauce, bay leaves and oregano.
3. Stir in meat mixture.
4. Cover; cook on low heat setting for 8 hours or high heat setting for 4 hours.
5. Toast buns; spoon meat mixture over buns and sprinkle with cheese.

ground beef, onion, clove garlic, tomato sauce, water, brown sugar, jalapeno peppers, chili powder, hot sauce, bay leaves, oregano, salt, buns, mozzarella

Taken from online-cookbook.com/goto/cook/rpage/000EF7 (may not work)