Homemade Sloppy Joes

By Addie

I loved sloppy joes as a kid but I don’t know if my mom made them from the canned sauce, a sauce packet or from scratch. I tried the canned stuff once and it was awful! I’ve tried making up recipes a couple of times with mild success but they just didn’t taste right to me. So, I gave up and didn’t think much about it for the last year or two. But recently I’ve run across a couple of homemade sloppy joe recipes that made me want to try again! The first was at Something So Clever. The photo is what made me start craving them again! Then I ran across another recipe in Real Simple’s cookbook. I don’t own the book but was able to browse through it online and saw the recipe. This recipe is loosely based on the Real Simple version but I added ketchup and brown sugar to sweeten it up a bit.

Ingredients

• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 Tablespoon Olive Oil
• 1 pound ground beef
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 small can tomato paste
• 1 Tablespoon brown sugar
• 1/4 Cup ketchup
• 1/2 Cup water

Details

Adapted from pinchmysalt.com

Preparation

Step 1

Saute onions, peppers and garlic in olive oil until softened.

Add ground beef and cook until no longer pink. Drain fat.

Add all other ingredients to the ground beef mixture and cook, stirring, over low heat for a few minutes until thickened. Add more water if it gets too thick.

Serve in hamburger buns and try not to make a mess!
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REVIEWS:

If you’ve never tried it, next time you make sloppy joes, put plain potato chips on the sandwich, too… It adds a texture that’s irresistable!

Thank you so much for this recipe. My daughter loves sloppy joes and for some reason (who coulda guessed) I was unable to find a decent one…so I gave up…until this came so lovingly free in my email. It’s just right!

My boys love sloppy joes…Manwich…ewwwwwwwwww…I do not! Now we all love this healthier version much better! Thank you!!

Made this tonight- very awesome- I added a little bit more brown sugar and threw in 2 tablespoons of dill relish! Yum.

Love this Sloppy Joe.It was funny that Stacey brought up "Spaghetti O’s." I can't see how people can open up a can of that stuff and still be breathing.The rancid sauce alone would knock a prize fighter out. Anyway, good sloppy joe.

Awsome recipe and very simple to prepare, I’ve even got the kids in my corner when it comes to who makes them. Yeah my wife is a lill peeved....

I made this and i loved it. both on plain buns and the way i love my “joes” with hoffmans super sharp cheese melted on the bun and hamburger (sweet) pickle chips, and some extra mustard.

I followed the recipe as is, but the next time I make them I think I will leave out the cinnamon.

I made these sloppy Joes tonight and they are very tasty. Have a little bit of a bite and a keeper of a recipe for me. Thank you

I made these today and they are delish! No cinnamon added though.

I tried this recipe last night – it was totally perfect! Thanks for a great recipe!