We all know how to make sloppy joes using canned sauce and ground beef, but it’s easier than you think to make homemade sloppy joes. Use these simple recipes and watch our how-to video for great tips and tricks for making sloppy joes.
If you’ve never made your own sloppy joes, you probably have no idea how easy it really is! Canned sloppy joe sauce is typically a combination of tomato sauce, onions, Worcestershire sauce, seasonings, and a few other ingredients. Many of the items you use to make homemade sloppy joe sauce are probably already in your pantry right now—and if they aren’t, they are generally cheap ingredients that you won’t mind having around. Homemade sloppy joe sauces often use tomato sauce and/or paste, onions, peppers, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, vinegar and seasonings. Try the recipe below for a traditional, home-style sloppy joe sauce that the whole family will love.
Home-Style Sloppy Joes
This classic sloppy joe recipe uses ground beef and tomato sauce. The simple combination of every day ingredients will make this a quick weeknight meal for the whole family.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped
- 2 15-oz cans tomato sauce or more
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 8 hamburger buns, split
Instructions
- In a large skillet, cook ground beef, onion, and bell pepper over medium-high heat until beef is brown and vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally; drain.
- Stir in tomato sauce, brown sugar, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Spoon onto buns and serve.
Sloppy Joe Recipe Variations
There are, of course, thousands of combinations of ingredients that will produce delicious sloppy joes. Try some of the variations below.
- Spicy food lovers will go crazy for Hot and Spicy Sloppy Joes
- Don’t eat beef? No problem. Garden Sloppy Joes are veg-friendly, as are Tofu Sloppy Joes. Turkey Joes are perfect for those who prefer poultry to red meat.
- Slow Cooker Barbecue Sloppy Joes are great for cooking novices, or those with busy schedules. Also try Slow Cooker Tomato Sauce Sloppy Joes.
Originally published on RecipeLion
