Old Fashioned Sloppy Joes
This Old Fashioned Sloppy Joes recipe with tomato sauce is the best sloppy joe recipe! They are the Old-School Sloppy Joes you love!
Servings: 4 sloppy joes
Cost: $7
Equipment
- 1 saucepan
Ingredients
Sloppy Joes
- 1 pound ground beef
- ¼ medium onion
- ¼ bell pepper (green, red, yellow or orange)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 pinch black pepper
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon dry mustard powder
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- 1½ teaspoons brown sugar
- ¼ cup ketchup
- 1 cup tomato sauce (8 ounces)
To Assemble the Sloppy Joes
- 4 rolls/hamburger buns
- 2 tablespoons butter
Instructions
- Begin browning the ground beef in a medium saucepan on medium high heat.
- While the beef is browning, mince the onion and bell pepper into little pieces (I use my mini food processor).
- Once the ground beef is browned drain off the fat. Add the onions, peppers, garlic powder, salt, pepper and chili powder. Stir and cook for about 2-3 minutes.
- Add the brown sugar, ketchup and tomato sauce to the pot. Cook on low heat for 10 minutes stirring occasionally.
- Butter the cut side of the rolls/buns and toast them on heated sauté pan (I highly recommend you don't skip toasting the buns!). Spoon some of the Sloppy Joes onto the toasted buns and serve!
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Notes
- Storage: Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days.
- Reheating: You can reheat sloppy joe filling in a slow cooker or on the stovetop on medium heat until heated through.
- Freezing: After cooling, pour the sloppy joe mixture into a freezer bag. Flatten the bag and keep it in the freezer for up to 6 months. Thaw in the fridge for 24 hours and then follow reheating instructions.