Looking for a fast and easy family dinner that’s made from scratch and easy on the budget? This Easy Sloppy Joes Recipe is better than anything from a package and you’ll even have a few bucks leftover for dessert. And as a bonus, this is another one-pot wonder that make clean up easier and faster. Win. Win. Win.

Easy Sloppy Joes Recipe

I don’t know of many kids who don’t like a good helping of Sloppy Joe, or, if  you prefer, Sloppy Joes. Singular or plural, it’s the same delicious meal when it comes to making this Easy Sloppy Joes Recipe. Legend has it that the sloppy joe sandwich as we know it has it origins in Sioux City, Iowa.  It seems there that back in the 1930’s,  a local cook named Joe came up with the template of this taste of Americana with his tomato-based “loose meet” sandwich. Talk about humble beginnings. Surely Joe had no idea that his kitchen creation would be destined to become ubiquitous with classic American cuisine. Interestingly enough, in America’s heartland of Wisconsin, Sloppy Joes are often referred to as Spanish hamburger. This fact was made known to me tonight and after asking a couple of cheesehead friends, I was told that this indeed the case.

Essentially, all this Easy Sloppy Joes Recipe takes for ingredients:

• Ground beef

• Sweet onion

• Ketchup

• Mustard

• Brown sugar

• Garlic or garlic powder (or both)

• Sweet bell pepper (Optional)

Coming off the recent flavor high that was provided by our Simple Goulash Recipe just a few days ago, I was generous with the amount of onions that I added to this one pot wonder. I have had sloppy Joes, made from a seasoning packet, numerous times. There is no comparison, in taste or flavor, of those processed envelopes of seasoning and this made from scratch Easy Sloppy Joes Recipe. We served these beauties with slices of Provolone cheese, bread and butter pickles, and chips and salad. Give this simple and flavorful recipe a try. You won ‘t believe how delicious it is to enjoy!

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Easy Sloppy Joes Recipe

A delicious, made from scratch version of a true taste of Americana.

Servings 6

Calories 695 kcal

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 sweet onions medium-size, coarse chop
• 3 cloves garlic coarse chop
• 1/2 bell pepper fine chop
• 1 tbsp garlic powder
• 2 lbs ground beef lean
• 1.5 cups ketchup
• 2 tbsp mustard
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 6 hamburgr buns toasted lightly in oven.
• 2 tbsp butter

Instructions

1. In a large skillet over medium heat, sautée onions and stir until wilted and light brown, about 5 minutes. Add diced pepper and garlic and continue to saute until pepper is softened. Add the ground beef and brown, drain off liquid from pain.
   

2. Stir in the mustard, garlic powder, brown sugar and  ketchup,  mix thoroughly. Reduce heat, and then  simmer for 30 or until ready to serve.
   

3. Butter the hamburger buns and place under oven broiler for 2 minutes, just before serving.
   

Nutrition Facts

Easy Sloppy Joes Recipe

Amount Per Serving

Calories 695 Calories from Fat 360

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 40g 62%

Saturated Fat 15g 75%

Cholesterol 117mg 39%

Sodium 961mg 40%

Potassium 836mg 24%

Total Carbohydrates 48g 16%

Dietary Fiber 2g 8%

Sugars 21g

Protein 32g 64%

Vitamin A 14.7%

Vitamin C 26%

Calcium 13.9%

Iron 28.6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.