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Sloppy Joes
This homemade Sloppy Joes recipe is easy, inexpensive, and ready in just 30 minutes. It's a kid-favorite, and packed with flavor.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 5
Calories: 344 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup yellow onion , chopped
- 2 cloves garlic , minced
- 8 ounces tomato sauce
- 1/3 cup ketchup , or more, to taste
- 1/4 cup barbecue sauce
- 1 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon prepared yellow mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 5 hamburger buns
Instructions
- Add beef to a large pan over medium heat. Season with salt and pepper. Cook, crumbling and stirring, until browned. Remove grease.
- Add onion and garlic and cook for a few minutes. Stir in remaining ingredients.
- Simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Serve warm, inside a toasted hamburger bun.
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Notes
- Make Ahead Instructions: The sloppy joe meat filling can be made up to 2 days ahead of time, depending on the freshness of the beef. Store in the refrigerator and reheat and serve on toasted buns when ready to eat.
- Freezing Instructions: Allow the mixture to cool completely and store it in an air-tight, freezer safe container for up to 3 months. Thaw in the fridge overnight and reheat on the stove.
- Variations:
- Serve with:
- Add Veggies: Diced bell peppers, zucchini, spinach, or shredded carrot, can easily be added to this recipe and your kids won’t even notice a difference.
- Hawaiian Sloppy Joes: Substitute more BBQ sauce for the ketchup and add 8 oz., drained crushed pineapple.
- Asian Sloppy Joes: Add 1 tablespoon ground ginger and substitute 1 tablespoons hoisin sauce for the Worcestershire sauce. If desired mix in thinly sliced cucumber slices, chopped water chestnuts or shredded carrot.
- Turkey Sloppy Joes: Substitute ground turkey in place of ground beef and add chopped veggies.
- Low Carb Sloppy Joes: Serve in a lettuce leaf, or serve open-face on a low-carb bun, with a piece of cheese placed on top, and broiled in the oven for 2 minutes.
- Green Salad, Cucumber Onion Salad, or Fresh Corn Salad
- Cold Cut Veggies and dip, Roasted Vegetables or Corn on the Cob
- Baked Beans or Potato Salad
- Mac and Cheese or Macaroni Salad
- French Fries, Potato Wedges or Sweet Potato Fries
- Potato Chips
Nutrition Information
Calories
344kcal
(17%)
Carbohydrates
37g
(12%)
Protein
24g
(48%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
59mg
(20%)
Sodium
836mg
(35%)
Potassium
617mg
(18%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
14g
(28%)
Vitamin A
315IU
(6%)
Vitamin C
6mg
(7%)
Calcium
97mg
(10%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 5Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 344
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 344kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 37g | 12% |
| Protein | 24g | 48% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 59mg | 20% |
| Sodium | 836mg | 35% |
| Potassium | 617mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 14g | 28% |
| Vitamin A | 315IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 6mg | 7% |
| Calcium | 97mg | 10% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.