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Homemade Sloppy Joe Recipe
This homemade sloppy joe recipe is much easier to make than you may have thought, so learn how simple it is to do right from your kitchen.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Servings: 10
Calories: 702 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Lunch
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
For the Sloppy Joe:
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil
- 2 each seeded and small diced red and yellow bell peppers
- 6 finely minced cloves of garlic
- 4 pounds ground beef
- 2 cups tomato puree
- 3 tablespoons yellow mustard
- ¼ heaping cup light brown sugar
- 4 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 4 tablespoons distilled vinegar
- 3-4 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- sea salt and cracked pepper
- 10 Buns
For the Toppings:
- caramelized onions
- Dill or bread and butter pickles
- Colby jack cheese
- pepper jack cheese
Instructions
- Add oil to a large pan over low to medium heat and sweat the peppers and garlic for 5-7 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Add in the ground beef, turn the heat to medium and cook until all of the pink is gone, about 7-9 minutes.
- Next, pour the tomato puree, mustard, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, vinegar, tomato paste, and chili powder and simmer over low heat for 25-30 minutes.
- Finish by stirring in salt and pepper and serve on buns with optional toppings.
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Notes
- Make-Ahead: This is meant to be eaten when it's done cooking. However, keep it warm and covered over low heat for up to 30 minutes before serving.
- How to Store: Keep covered in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Keep it covered in the freezer for up to 2 months. Thaw for 1 day in the refrigerator before reheating it.
- How to Reheat: Add the desired amount of sloppy joe into a saucepan and cook over low heat until hot. You can also heat it in the microwave until hot.
- This recipe makes a lot of sloppy joes, so please scale down or up to fit your needs. Place your cursor over the serving amount in the recipe card and slide up or down to scale.
- Try serving this with Southern Potato Salad or Pasta Salad.
- Manwich is a processed and canned sauce that has attempted to replicate the original sauce with its take. It can be purchased from the grocery store, but I can promise you the homemade version is far superior to this.
Nutrition Information
Calories
702kcal
(35%)
Carbohydrates
42g
(14%)
Protein
38g
(76%)
Fat
42g
(65%)
Saturated Fat
14g
(70%)
Cholesterol
129mg
(43%)
Sodium
574mg
(24%)
Potassium
869mg
(25%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
795IU
(16%)
Vitamin C
51mg
(57%)
Calcium
70mg
(7%)
Iron
16mg
(89%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 702
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 702kcal | 35% |
| Carbohydrates | 42g | 14% |
| Protein | 38g | 76% |
| Fat | 42g | 65% |
| Saturated Fat | 14g | 70% |
| Cholesterol | 129mg | 43% |
| Sodium | 574mg | 24% |
| Potassium | 869mg | 18% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 795IU | 16% |
| Vitamin C | 51mg | 57% |
| Calcium | 70mg | 7% |
| Iron | 16mg | 89% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.