Today on Tasty Tuesday’s Tips and Recipes, I am sharing a yummy recipe for homemade Sloppy Joes. Sloppy Joes are a fun kid, friendly recipe. In addition, they are so simple to make and so much better for you than using the original sloppy sauce or package seasoning.
Leftovers
If you have any leftover, you can use it on baked potatoes, as a dip with some tortilla chips, or even on a hotdog. Yum! You can also cook up a couple of pounds of ground beef and divide it up to use for later.
When I was a kid, I lived in a small town, so we ate at home most of the time. For supper, my mom would fix us sloppy joes. They were yummy but I wanted to do a version of these that was a little healthier. In addition, you can make these even healthier, I add my homemade coleslaw and cheddar cheese as a topper. I wish I would have come up with this recipe when the boys were little but better late than never. One last thing, I have a couple of secret ingredients that I use in the sloppy joes that I will share with you.
Another tip: For this recipe, I used grass-fed beef. Also, you can use ground turkey because they turn out just as good.
INGREDIENTS YOU’LL NEED
(full amounts in the downloadable recipe below)
- Ground grass-fed beef (or ground turkey)
- Chopped onions and bell peppers
- Ketchup
- Spicy ketchup
- Water
- Red pepper flakes
- Ground mustard (secret ingredient #1)
- Worcestershire (secret ingredient #2)
- Chili powder
- Onion powder
- Salt
- Pepper
- Garlic powder
- Brown Sugar
HOW DO YOU MAKE THE EXTRA SLOPPY, SLOPPY JOES?
1. Brown the ground beef or turkey and add in the chopped bell peppers and onions. Drain!
2. After the ground beef or turkey mixture is browned and drained, put the meat mixture back into the pan.
3. Add the ketchups, water, seasonings, and brown sugar.
4. Bring to almost a boil and turn down the heat to let simmer.
5. Simmer the sloppy joe mix until slightly thickened.
Prep Time: 25 minutes and serves: 4
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