Traditional Sloppy Joes
Traditional Sloppy Joes is the best go-to dinner for those nights when you just aren't sure what you want for dinner.
Equipment
- 1 Frying pan
Ingredients
- 8 Hamburger Buns You can also toast the buns told hold more moisture from the meat
- 15 oz Manwhich Sloppy Joe Sauce
- 1 lb Ground Beef
- 8 slices Cheese Optional
- Seasoning Base*
Make your own sloppy joe sauce!
McCormick Sloppy Joe Sauce
- 1 packet McCormick Sloppy Joe seasoning
- 1¼ cup water
- 6 oz tomato paste
Sloppy Joe sauce from scratch
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
- ¼ tsp red pepper flakes optional
- dash Tabasco sauce optional
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp Worcestershire sauce
- ¾ tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp mustard
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- ⅓ cup water
- ⅔ cup ketchup
- 1 tsp garlic paste or 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
Instructions
- In a non-stick frying pan cook ground beef until browned or internal temperature of 160° F is reached1 lb Ground Beef
- Add Manwhich sloppy joe sauce or make your own sloppy joe sauce.15 oz Manwhich Sloppy Joe Sauce, Seasoning Base*
McCormick Sloppy Joe Sauce
- After meat has browned add McCormick Sloppy Joe Seasoning packet1 packet McCormick Sloppy Joe seasoning
- Add water and tomato paste1¼ cup water, 6 oz tomato paste
Sloppy Joe Sauce from Scratch
- After meat has browned add tomato paste and garlic paste, stir1 tbsp tomato paste, 1 tsp garlic paste
- Now add ketchup, water, brown sugar, mustard, chili powder, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, salt, red pepper flakes and ground black pepper. Stir until well combined.¼ tsp ground black pepper, ¼ tsp red pepper flakes, ½ tsp salt, ½ tsp Worcestershire sauce, ¾ tsp chili powder, 1 tsp mustard, 1 tbsp brown sugar, ⅓ cup water, ⅔ cup ketchup
Continue to next steps......
- Get out hamburger buns, add additional toppings as desired.8 Hamburger Buns
- Add sloppy joe meat and sliced cheese8 slices Cheese
Notes
Optional Ingredients
- black olives
- diced chili peppers
- diced onions
- diced bell peppers
- Mayonnaise
Nutrition Facts | % Daily Value * Calories 374 | Total Fat 14.7g – 19% | Saturated Fat 7.7g – 39% | Cholesterol 80mg –27% | Sodium 745mg – 32% | Total Carbohydrate 29.6g – 11% | Dietary Fiber 0.9g – 3% | Total Sugars 9.6g | Protein 28.9g | Vitamin D 3mcg – 17% | Calcium 276mg – 21% | Iron 13mg – 73% | Potassium 296mg – 6% *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calorie a day is used for general nutrition advice These nutrition facts are an approximate only, as ingredients can differ in nutrition facts based off of the brand purchased, and how many servings.
Nutrition
Calories: 374kcal
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