Sloppy Joe Casserole

Sloppy Joe Casserole

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, chopped
• 1 (14.5 ounces) can petite diced tomatoes
• 1 cup ketchup

• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon yellow mustard
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 cups frozen whole-kernel corn
• 1 (16 ounces) package penne pasta 

• 1 1/2 cups shredded Colby-Jack 
• Optional: Substitute tatter tots for pasta 

Directions

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees 

1. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef, onion, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, and garlic in the hot skillet until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease.
2. Stir tomatoes, corn, ketchup, brown sugar, mustard, salt, and pepper into ground beef mixture; reduce heat and simmer until heated through about 10 minutes.


3. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; add penne and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Drain.
4. Mix corn, pasta, and Colby-Jack cheese into ground beef mixture; pour into a 9x13-inch baking dish.
5. Optional:  Substitute tater tots for the pasta. Mix in 1 package frozen tater tots 
6. Bake in the preheated oven until heated through and cheese is melted, about 40 minutes.  if using tater tots increase baking time to 45 minutes.