Homemade Sloppy Joes

By Tracy

4 Person

30 Minutes

0 Calories

Homemade Sloppy Joes! Brimming with a hearty browned beef, hidden veggies and a rich, lightly sweet, lightly smokey tomato-based sauce. This recipe is fast, flavorful and sure to satisfy those old-time cravings! This recipe doesn’t take much more effort than a store-bought sauce and it’s seriously worth the few extra steps! Made from scratch is always better.

Ingredients

salt
black pepper
3/4 cup chopped red bell pepper
3/4 cup chopped yellow onion
1 tbsp. olive oil
4 hamburger buns
1/2 tsp. natural hickory smoke flavor
1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup ketchup
8 oz. tomato sauce
1/2 tsp. ground mustard
3/4 tsp. paprika
3/4 tsp. chili powder
2 cloves garlic
1 pound lean ground beef

Method

01

Heat olive oil in a 12-inch non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and bell pepper, saute until nearly tender, about 6 minutes. Scoot to one far side of the pan.
02

Crumble in beef, let sear until browned on bottom, about 2 - 3 minutes. Then turn and start to break up beef and toss with peppers and onions, continue to cook 2 - 3 minutes or until nearly cooked through.
03

Drain fat from beef. Add garlic, chili powder, paprika, mustard and season with salt and pepper to taste and cook beef through, about 1 minute, tossing occasionally.
04

Stir in tomato sauce, ketchup, Worcestershire, smoke flavor. Reduce heat and simmer until heated through, about 2 minutes (thin with a few tablespoons water or broth as needed).
05

Serve warm in hamburger buns.

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Homemade Sloppy Joes

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( By Tracy )

01 Information

Grade easy
Serving 4 servings
Prep Time 15 Mins
Cook Time 15 Mins
Total Time 30 Mins

02 Ingredients

salt

black pepper

3/4 cup chopped red bell pepper

3/4 cup chopped yellow onion

1 tbsp. olive oil

4 hamburger buns

1/2 tsp. natural hickory smoke flavor

1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

1/2 cup ketchup

8 oz. tomato sauce

1/2 tsp. ground mustard

3/4 tsp. paprika

3/4 tsp. chili powder

2 cloves garlic

1 pound lean ground beef

03 Method

Step 1

Heat olive oil in a 12-inch non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and bell pepper, saute until nearly tender, about 6 minutes. Scoot to one far side of the pan.

Step 2

Crumble in beef, let sear until browned on bottom, about 2 - 3 minutes. Then turn and start to break up beef and toss with peppers and onions, continue to cook 2 - 3 minutes or until nearly cooked through.

Step 3

Drain fat from beef. Add garlic, chili powder, paprika, mustard and season with salt and pepper to taste and cook beef through, about 1 minute, tossing occasionally.

Step 4

Stir in tomato sauce, ketchup, Worcestershire, smoke flavor. Reduce heat and simmer until heated through, about 2 minutes (thin with a few tablespoons water or broth as needed).

Step 5

Serve warm in hamburger buns.

04 Author