You’ll love this quick, easy and economical homemade sloppy joe recipe. Brown sugar adds a touch of sweetness, both for traditional sandwiches on buns or as a down-home topping for rice, biscuits or baked potatoes. —Laurie Hauser, Rochester, New York

Sloppy Joes Sandwiches

beef

ketchup

water

brown sugar

Worcestershire sauce

mustard

garlic powder

onion powder

salt

hamburger buns, split

I have been making this recipe for almost 10 years and it is still a 5-star rating with my family!  To stretch this meal even farther (and add in some nutrition), I like to double the recipe and add in a can of drained and rinsed lentils.  They blend so well with the meat and sauce mixture, they practically go unnoticed.  Any leftover filling also freezes really well!  I use an ice cream scoop to scoop servings onto a parchment lined baking sheet and freeze.  Once frozen, transfer the scoops to a freezer bag and you have easy portioned sandwich filling for quick meals.

We absolutely love this recipe. Been using it now for about 7 years. I have a picky household (3 girls and a wife) and they won’t eat a lot of things. We have searched high and low for a sloppy Joe recipe and my wife found this one and she was in love at first taste. Even our girls love it!

So happy to have found this recipe!! We have tried the canned ones and the packet ones and had become so disappointed; but we are so happy with this recipe. It is perfect.  Thank you Taste of Home😊!!

My family enjoyed this dish! We found it just a touch sweet but I had everything on hand to make this easy tasty dish!

Great sloppy joe!
Though I find it has a tiny bit more ketchup then necessary, it left a slight ketchup after taste. And all this after already lowering the amount of ketchup.

New favorite sloppy Joes recipe. Quick and easy! Simple enough that my hubby usually makes it. Which makes it all the better!

Entirely too sweet!  If you make start with a teaspoon of the brown sugar.  Taste and add as you go if you feel you need more sugar.

This looks just as easy as using canned sloppy joe sauce, but, I don't have to go to the store- I have all of the ingredients necessary in my pantry!! Thank you for simplifying tonight's dinner!!!

Just like my mother's recipe, except hers calls for 3 tsp. cider vinegar.  It gives it a "tang" that makes a huge difference.

I've been sick a while, and had no energy for chopping anything like I usually do. I made it as is... Oh I did add a tiny bit of beefy onion mix.  It is perfect. Just perfect!   I can't wait till I feel better, and can chop all manner of yummy things to put in it!

Out of fear of being that guy, I'd like to mention that I adjusted this recipe ever so slightly and it still turned out fantastic. I substituted beef broth for the water and used 90/10 ground beef and didn't drain it. I also followed the note in the tips to add a small amount of corn starch. I feel like it could use a little more seasoning but I'm not sure what it's missing. I'd likely use something like Red Pepper Flakes if I weren't also cooking this for my 5 year old daughter. But solid recipe!

It’s yummy but just a little too sweet.  I think I will try with tomato sauce instead of ketchup next time (ketchup is sweet to begin with....)

we just love this recipe. The first time I made this, I had no leftovers.  Thanks to all the home cooks who share their recipes.

Very good! Also used tomato sauce instead of ketchup.

Very good.  I can see where some people think it is too sweet or too ketchupy, but as others have said,  it's a great base to make adjustments depending on your palate.  I like it well enough though, but might play around with the ingredients.

The best sloppy Joes ever!  I did add 1/4 c. chopped onion and 1/4 c. chopped green bell pepper and reduced the sugar.  Love, love this!

My husband said these were great! He loved that they weren't overly sloppy and were flavorful.

I prefer this by far over the name brand canned sloppy joe sauce I grew up with! It's quick and easy, using ingredients I always keep on hand. But best of all it can be made very LOW SODIUM by using no-salt-added ketchup and if you are careful of which brand of mustard and Worcestershire you use. Definitely a keeper for my husband who is on a sodium restricted diet. Hearty and full of flavor!

Following other comments, I eschewed ketchup and substituted an 8oz can of no-salt added tomato sauce instead. I added a pinch more salt than the recipe called for and it all was very good. A sweetness but not too sweet. Even letting it cook longer seemed to leave it saucy so perhaps next time I will reduce the water.

This was very good! Husband added 1/4 cup of salsa to it. Texture was good, and like someone else said, it's a good base. I'm sure he'll start experimenting, using some hints from the reviews. Thanks, all!

Very good recipe! My boyfriend loved it! I did chopped onions and green peppers plus I doubled the recipe... I thought a bit too sweet , however my taste tester loved it!  Thank you!

I was looking for a basic Sloppy Joe recipe and thought I would try this. The whole family loved it. It was easy and quick. I also doubled the recipe with no problems. It wasn't too sweet and had great flavor.

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sloppy joes sandwiches

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total: 30 minutes

Servings: 4

Cost: $7.93 /serving

Author : Taste of Home

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