This Darn Good Sloppy Joe Homemade Recipe is EASY with some SIMPLE ingredients that nearly everyone has all the time. And it cooks right in a skillet for 20 minutes. Also, this is part of our Sandwiches, Fast Food, Main Courses, and Game Day Categories.
How To Make A Sloppy Joe Homemade Recipe
It’s too simple to imagine when you want to have a homemade sloppy Joe. I learned this recipe decades ago. So, start by browning your ground beef and onions.
Then, whisk together the other ingredients like the tomato sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, mustard, vinegar, and Worcestershire sauce. Then, add it to the browned meat and simmer for 20 minutes, covered.
It’s ready to on a hamburger bun! Or, you can serve it open-faced.
Next, keep reading to see about the sloppy Joe sides.
Sides for Sloppy Joe
There are some good sides for sloppy joe sandwiches. Firstly, French fries from the Air Fryer are perfect. Another good sloppy joe side is coleslaw.
Good side dishes for Sloppy Joe’s are French Fries, Baked Beans, and Coleslaw.
How To Make A Healthy Sloppy Joe Recipe
Overall, when you want to have a healthy sloppy Joe recipe, this regular recipe is a good start already. The sandwich itself is already below 300 calories and that includes the bun. However, there’s more to it than just having lower calories so, keep reading to make it much more healthy.
How To Make A Sloppy Joe Homemade Recipe More Healthy
There are several ways to make changes to have a healthy Sloppy Joe Recipe. And, since this is homemade, it’s extremely easy. So, keep reading to see these healthy ideas.
Changing Ground Beef for a More Healthy Sloppy Joe Homemade Recipe
It’s easy to make ground beef changes to make this a more healthy Sloppy Joe recipe. Here are some ideas.
- Firstly, you can use a more lean ground beef. Also, here’s some info on understanding further about lean ground beef labeling of percentages involved.
- You could even use ground turkey or ground chicken, or a mixture of ground beef with either of the others.
- Another idea is to change the meat out to be a non-meat such as Fake Meats or Beyond Meat.
Changing Sugar & Ketchup
Easily, you can change out the brown sugar for a plant-based sugar alternative. Also, dropping the ketchup is okay too. That’s because of its usual high sugar content. Although they do now make a low sugar ketchup.
Calories in Sloppy Joe with Bun
There are about 295 calories in a sloppy joe homemade sandwich, which includes the bun. More nutritional values are shown in the <Print Recipe> option.
Why do they call it Sloppy Joe’s?
There aren’t any known “official” single documented verifications of one single source. The earliest began around the late 1800s. Here are some of the more valid collected stories.
So many stories; so little time… In the mid-1900s, loose meat was popular as were any kind of fast food sandwiches. One source says it’s believed to be a cook named “Joe” who began adding a tomato sauce to his ground beef sandwiches. Another story is from an old restaurant’s messy floors due to the melted ice from their seafood they cooked and sold. And another story was about a Cuban named Jose’, who began to make a sandwich based on another type of sandwich, thus the Sloppy Jose’.
Conclusion of Sloppy Joe Homemade Recipe
This Sloppy Joe homemade sandwich is a classic to make in less than 30 minutes. You’ve seen how you just brown the ground beef and diced onions. Then, you just whisk together the remaining ingredients and pour them in. Stir, and cover to cook for 20 minutes. Done!
You probably have everything already but check and then plan to make it! Also, you can make the Sloppy Joe sauce itself ahead of time and keep in the fridge. Finally, this is a great game day idea like other Good Super Bowl Food Ideas
Easy Sloppy Joe Homemade Recipe
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Ingredients
- ¾ lb ground beef
- ½ large onion finely chopped
- 6 ozs tomato sauce
- ⅓ cup ketchup
- ½ Tbsp brown sugar
- 1½ tsp mustard
- ½ Tbsp white vinegar
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 6 servings hamburger buns or sandwich bread
Instructions
- In a saucepan or skillet, on medium heat, cook ground beef and onions until browned. Drain it well.¾ lb ground beef, ½ large onion
- Make the darn good Sloppy Joe Sauce: Whisk together in a small bowl the tomato sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, mustard, vinegar, and Worcestershire sauce.6 ozs tomato sauce, ⅓ cup ketchup, ½ Tbsp brown sugar, 1½ tsp mustard, ½ Tbsp white vinegar, 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- Pour and mix sauce into ground beef and onions.
- Cover and simmer 20 minutes stirring occasionally. Serve on hamburger buns or toast. Also, can be served open faced.6 servings hamburger buns