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Slow Cooker Mississippi Sloppy Joes

🍔🎉🫑 Seasoned ground beef, onions, pepperoncini peppers, and more simmer together in your Crock-Pot to create Mississippi sloppy Joes with the perfect amount of tangy heat that's balanced with a bit of sweetness! EASY, picky-eater approved, and perfect for busy weeknights, game day parties, graduations, Father's Day, or casual events! Please note you can halve the recipe if you prefer. Cook time will reduce by about 25%.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
2 hrs
Servings: 8
Calories: 440 kcal
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American , International

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds lean ground beef (I recommend 90/10 ground beef)
  • 1 large yellow onion finely diced
  • ⅓ cup ketchup
  • 1.5 ounce packet ranch dressing seasoning mix
  • 1 ounce packet au jus gravy mix
  • 3 tablespoon pepperoncini juice (plus more if desired with the cornstarch, if using)
  • 2 tablespoons light brown sugar packed
  • ¾ cup Pepperoncini peppers drained and sliced
  • ⅓ cup unsalted butter sliced into pats
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch optional to thicken juices; mixed with either 1 tbsp water OR 1 tbsp pepperoncini juice
  • 8 Buns for serving (or mashed potatoes)

Instructions

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  1. To a large skillet, add the ground beef, onions, and cook over medium-high heat for about 8 minutes, or until the ground beef is browned and the onions are soft and translucent. If necessary, add a tablespoon olive oil if the mixture seems dry. Stir and crumble the beef as it cooks to ensure even browning.
  2. Transfer the beef and onion mixture to the sprayed insert of a 6-quart (or 7-quart slow cooker).
  3. Add the ketchup, ranch mix, au jus gravy mix, pepperoncini juice, brown sugar, and stir well to combine and distribute evenly.
  4. Evenly top with the sliced pepperoncini peppers, pats of butter, place the lid on your slow cooker and cook on HIGH for 1-2 hours, or on LOW for 3-4 hours. Stir once or twice during the cooking process. Cook time is approximate and will depend on your slow cooker and how hot (or not hot) it runs as well as ambient kitchen temperature. Cook until done, whatever that means on the clock given your slow cooker.
  5. Optional - If during the last 30 minutes or so of cooking, the meat mixture and sauce is not as thick as you'd like, you can help it tighten up by mixing 1 tablespoon cornstarch with 1 tablespoon water (or pepperoncini juice if you want more of that flavor/heat), add that slurry to the slow cooker, stir to combine, place the lid back on, and continue slow cooking for another 20-30 minutes, or as necessary. Tip - Everything always looks wetter/more soupy while it's hot and in the slow cooker. When it cools, and as time passes, it will dry out; keep that in mind when you're letting it simmer to not allow the meat mixture to get too dry. After all, these are sloppy Joes.
  6. Serve in buns or as desired.

Notes

  • Storage: Leftover sloppy Joe meat will keep airtight in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 4-5 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months. Reheat in the microwave for about 30 seconds, or as needed.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1serving Calories 440kcal (22%) Carbohydrates 43g (14%) Protein 30g (60%) Fat 16g (25%) Saturated Fat 7g (35%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Monounsaturated Fat 4g Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 91mg (30%) Sodium 877mg (37%) Potassium 457mg (13%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 10g (20%) Vitamin A 327IU (7%) Vitamin C 10mg (11%) Calcium 25mg (3%) Iron 13mg (72%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 440

% Daily Value*

Serving 1serving
Calories 440kcal 22%
Carbohydrates 43g 14%
Protein 30g 60%
Fat 16g 25%
Saturated Fat 7g 35%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 4g 20%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 91mg 30%
Sodium 877mg 37%
Potassium 457mg 10%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 10g 20%
Vitamin A 327IU 7%
Vitamin C 10mg 11%
Calcium 25mg 3%
Iron 13mg 72%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.