Did you ever eat Sloppy Joes’ when you were a kid? You know, the stuff from a can? Well this recipe from my friend MamaJJ is so much better. Plus, you’re kids will be able to pronounce all the ingredients. Which is pretty important if you ask me. Unless of course you are eating Oreo’s, then really, who cares?
Easy Weeknight Meals – Homemade Sloppy Joes
Ingredients
1.5 pounds ground hamburger {I used buffalo}
1 medium onion, minced
6 cloves garlic, minced
4 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon dry mustard
½ teaspoon smoked paprika
½ teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
2/3 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup water
Instructions
- Saute the onion, hamburger and garlic in a large skillet until browned.
- Stir in the rest of the ingredients, reduce heat to a simmer and cook until almost all of the fluid is gone {about 15 minutes}.
- Serve on warm sweet buns.
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Karol says
At first glance, I thought…..I make mine homemade…..but that is where the comparison ended. Mine are grade school compared to these. I use tomato sauce, brown sugar, mustard, vinegar and ground turkey. I will be trying these soon! And you are so right about the Oreos. And now you have flung a craving on me for both Sloppy Joes and Oreos. Off to the store!!
Kat D says
We do these with local ground beef and/or black beans and use homemade biscuits for buns. Super yummy!
Robin Welch says
Wow we had sloppy joe’s this week too. I make mine very similar mixture of ground turkey and beef and always dice up very fine pieces of some vegetable. It’s so small the kids can’t tell it’s in the mixture but I hope it gives and extra nutritional punch to the meal and another way to get rid of all those zucchini’s. Yours looks super yummy.
Jennifer Jo says
Recently, when given a choice, the kids requested sloppy joes over hamburgers. They love ’em.
Teresa Yb. says
Shredded zucchini works great in sloppy joes. I add about a cup per lb. of meat and cook it as a the meat cooks. I’ve added shredded carrots and chopped green peppers before, too.
Maegen says
Have you done any posts on buffalo?
I like the taste; I’m just wondering if buffalo is healthier (I think it’s leaner, maybe)?
Are buffalo treated more humanely? I mean, they’re too big to be on a crowded ranch, right? or wrong?
Hmmm…
Recipe looks great! Thanks for sharing.
Mavis says
Yes buffalo is very lean. The buffalo meat we eat is from totally free range buffy’s. 🙂
Elizabeth F says
Sloppy Joe in a can? I have never heard of such a thing. Now a days I make Sloppy joes with vegetarian crumbles, either Morning STar or BOCA. I used to use tofu. I remember taking them to work to share back in the early 80’s and one guy said these are good, but I thought you didn’t eat meat. The seasoning is all important and you have a fantastic blend of flavors there.
I think I will try her homemade hamburger bun recipe.
Judy Kay says
Great recipe, my third time making it. You may want to correct the directions by eliminating the second mention of onions and insert garlic. Love the smoked paprika!