This recipe is sure to become your family’s favorite sloppy joes recipe! It is full of flavor and doesn’t leave your buns soggy.
I love sloppy joes. I always have and I always will. So, when I came across this recipe years ago, I knew I had to make them for dinner ASAP! And I’m so glad I did because they have become my family’s favorite sloppy joes recipe!
The first time I made these, I decided I would half the ingredients {There’s no need to make enough food for an army when it’s just the two of us at home} and I went ahead and got all the stuff for it. So there I am, cooking the hamburger, chopping the onions, etc. and I get it all finished, take one bite, and…what the crap?? It tasted good, but was extremely strong! I tried retracing my steps and couldn’t figure out what the heck happened and was completely lost until I realized…my plan was to half the ingredients and the only thing I halved was the beef. Hello little dumb girl! I won’t make that mistake again. They were much better the next go around. 🙂
Favorite Sloppy Joes Recipe
This recipe is sure to become your family's favorite sloppy joes recipe! It is full of flavor and doesn't leave your buns soggy.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. ground beef
- 1 lg. onion diced
- 1 & 1/4 cups ketchup
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 Tbsp. brown sugar
- 1 Tbsp. white vinegar
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. ground mustard
- 1/2 tsp. chili powder
- 1/4 tsp. ground allspice
- 8 hamburger buns
Instructions
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In a large frying pan, cook the beef and onion together over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Drain the fat.
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Stir in the ketchup, water, brown sugar, vinegar, salt, mustard, chili powder, and allspice and bring to a boil.
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Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for about 5 minutes or until thickened and heated through.
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Spoon 1/2 cup meat mixture onto each bun.
Serve with fries, chips, or another side of your liking. Hopefully this will become a family favorite recipe for you, just like it has for us!
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Love that you only halved the hamburger. Sounds like something I would have done too! This sounds like how my grandma used to make sloppy joe’s. Ive served them for both my kids graduation party’s. Always a hit!
I looooove sloppy joes! I’ll have to try these!
Really classic sloppy joe recipe. I like the seasoning. Please share this recipe on my foodie friday party today.
I already did, but thanks for the invite.
Thanks for bringing this to Foodie Friends Friday @ http://www.foodiefriendsfriday.com
This recipe looks wonderful!
YUM!!! I LOVE Sloppy Joes!
Thanks so much for sharing this at The DIY Dreamer.. From Dream To Reality!
I tried this recipe using 1 lb of organic grass fed beef. Now..,the beef was not tender (and that’s not your fault) but the flavor was good just not enough flavor. I used your measurements but still had to add more. I decided to let it slow cook for a while to soften the ground beef. I think next time I make this dish I will use beef broth instead of water and regular mustard instead of ground mustard. I can’t eat this just because it’s sloppy joe, I must have as much flavor as possible. I will try again, Thanks.
Tried this for supper last night and it was so good! Only thing I did different was I added a small zucchini diced small with the onions. I use that in my homemade spaghetti sauce too. It’s a great way to hide a bit of extra nutrition. I really wasn’t sure about the allspice but I did have some so I used it. Really glad I did. Delicious and easy dinner. Thanks so much for the recipe.