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This easy Homemade Sloppy Joe Recipe is done in 15 minutes! This simple recipe is one that most of us grew up with and is the perfect easy dinner for busy nights!
Sloppy Joes
Dinners from childhood have very fond memories attached to them. A favorite in our house was ALWAYS Sloppy Joes. Also Salisbury steak from Aldi, but you can go buy that in their frozen department. Dinners don’t have to be complicated to be delicious! This recipe for easy Sloppy Joes is so simple but is the best recipe out there.
>> WANT TO TRY ANOTHER CLASSIC I GREW UP WITH? TRY MY MAMA’S MEATLOAF RECIPE!
Now, to clarify, our mama cooked from scratch often. She didn’t subject us to frozen dinners that I can remember, except for those delicious Salisbury steak dinners from Aldi. BUT, pre-made food wasn’t her only go-to for a quick meal that none of us would complain about.
Ingredients
While you could just grab a can of sloppy joe mix from the store, this recipe uses ingredients you have on hand to create the perfect homemade sauce!
- Meat – Ground beef is traditional, but you could also use ground pork, chicken, or turkey instead if you prefer.
- Ketchup – I like to use the Organic Heitz ketchup, but use what you have on hand!
- Green Peppers and Onions – These are optional, but if you do have them, they will great a lovely depth of flavor and texture to the dish. Plus it’s a great way to sneak in some veggies 😉
- Worcestershire Sauce and Yellow Mustard – Again, these are optional, however, these two ingredients will help elevate this dish to the next level!
- Hamburger Buns – We eat these often on buns, but you can also serve the meat mixture over fries or tots with cheese sprinkled on top to mix it up. It’s good however you serve it!
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Homemade Sloppy Joes
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 ½ cups ketchup
- 1 small onion diced
- 1/2 small green bell pepper seeded and finely diced
- 1 tbsp worcestershire sauce
- 1 1/2 tsp yellow mustard
- 6 hamburger buns
Instructions
- Add the olive oil to a skillet and set it to medium heat. Once the pan is hot, brown your hamburger, onions, and green peppers in a skillet until the meat is thoroughly cooked.
- Drain the grease from the meat mix and leave the mixture in the pan.
- Add the remaining ingredients and stir.
- Over medium heat, allow the mixture to simmer for about 10 minutes.
- Spoon the finshed mixture onto buns and enjoy!
Nutrition
I dislike traditional sweet tasting sloppy Joe’s but this recipe is superb! Love the Worcester sauce in it!
I’m so glad you liked it!!
Yep! That is it! Seriously that is all you need to make a fast sloppy joes for your family. Oh my . these are good. I even have one who doesn t like traditional sloppy joes but he loves this recipe. ??
They’re so yummy! I need to add them to our dinner menu rotation this week!