Canning Homemade Sloppy Joe Sauce...A Quick, Easy Meal to Have in Your Pantry-Preserving the Harvest

Chop up the onions and peppers finely using a chopper with a small grid.

Preheat the oven to 375°F.

Line baking pans with aluminum foil and spray with pan spray.

Place the chopped onions and peppers on the lined baking pans.

Bake the onions and peppers in the oven for 20 minutes until very tender.

Prepare the homemade tomato sauce by running fresh tomatoes through a strainer to remove seeds and cooking it down until thicker.

Combine the baked onions and peppers with the homemade tomato sauce, tomato paste, and apple cider vinegar in a large pot.

Mix all ingredients thoroughly and heat through before canning.

Use a steam canner or water bath method for canning the sauce, ensuring to follow the acidity guidelines for safe canning.

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