Sloppy Joes


4.5 of 5 (34)
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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 261.3
  • Total Fat: 10.2 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 552.0 mg
  • Total Carbs: 21.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.9 g
  • Protein: 23.8 g

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Introduction

Step aside, Manwich! You've got nothing on these babies! *I typically use brown sugar instead of regular sugar, and I buy as lean of beef as I can find. My fiance won't eat anyone else's Sloppy Joes after he tried these! Also, these are really large servings, you could easily cut this in half for a smaller portion with fewer calories... Step aside, Manwich! You've got nothing on these babies! *I typically use brown sugar instead of regular sugar, and I buy as lean of beef as I can find. My fiance won't eat anyone else's Sloppy Joes after he tried these! Also, these are really large servings, you could easily cut this in half for a smaller portion with fewer calories...
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    1 lbs ground round
    1/2 cup catsup
    1/8 teaspoon salt
    1.33 tablespoons sugar
    1.33 tablespoons mustard
    1.33 tablespoons vinegar
    1.33 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
    1 small onion

Directions

1Cook meat slowly in skillet with salt and onion.
2Meanwhile, make sauce by mixing together all other ingredients and cooking slowly over low heat for 15 minutes.
3Drain (not much to drain if you use ground round) and add meat.
4Let simmer for at least an hour, stirring from time to time, to let meat absorb the sauce.
5Serve on toasted hamburger buns.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ALICIABH.

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    Very good.. recipe as shown doesn't make much sauce, basically doubled the sauce. I used no salt or mustard and added a little A1 and extra worcestershire, shredded carrots and zucchini. Yummy and easy to camoflage veggies for my kids. - 3/28/12


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    Very Good
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    Had a serious craving tonight, and searched for sloppy joe recipe. This one seemed simple enough for a weeknight, but I had no catsup! Used red chili sauce instead, did not simmer as long as recommended, served open faced on sandwich thins. It was fabulous! - 4/12/10


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    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I was delicious - 1/21/09


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    Great - 1/1/21


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    Incredible!
    We just had these tonight and my family loved them! This was a very filling main course, great paired with raw veggies from the garden, and I know I won't be going to bed hungry tonight, which is a major goal of mine! Thanks for sharing! - 8/10/13


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    Incredible!
    Absolutely delicious and my husband and children agree! Thanks for this one! It's the best I've ever eaten! - 3/28/13


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    Incredible!
    This is how I make my sloppy Joes to and I use Brown sugar also not regular sugar. I do add diced green peppers when I have them in the house. Latelty Ihave been throwing in a special touch that everyone is raving about. I add about 1tps or just a little more of Sundried Tomatoes in Olive oil. - 3/1/13


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    Incredible!
    Easy and delicious. I didn't simmer it very long, but it was still yummy! - 11/5/12


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    I have used this recipe for years! I've tripled the recipe and made it in a crock pot and served for a party - HUGE hit! - 1/31/12


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    Incredible!
    Very good! My kids loved it. going to add green peppers next times. - 1/25/12


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    Very Good
    I like my sloppy joes a little less sweet than most, so I added some extra Worcerstershire sauce. Made extra of the sauce in general per the recommendation of some of the other comments here. Good move. - 12/1/11


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    Very Good
    I used ground chicken and we loved it. - 10/10/11


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    Good
    Used ground beef we had cooked the night before and just mixed up the sauce and stirred it up in a skillet for 5-10 mins on low. I am veggie but my girls sure seemed to like it! - 9/15/11


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    This is one of the easy to make dinners, tripled everything and was able to feed 14 people with a side salad thanks! - 8/10/11


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    Very Good
    YUM! - 6/15/11


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    Incredible!
    We loved it! I too, used brown sugar instead of white. I also doubled the sauce part...we like it saucy! - 5/17/11


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    Incredible!
    Yummy!!! - 4/23/11


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    Good
    I don't know what I am missing here, tastes pretty good, but not enough liquid. next time I will try tomate soup - 2/13/11


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    Very Good
    Needed something fast & easy, this recipe was also very good. My family is not crazy about sloppy Joe's, but we all liked these. - 2/8/11


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    Made this tonight, great recipe! I love it. It will definately be a new favorite of mine. - 1/29/11


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    Very Good
    very good - 1/3/11


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    O.K.
    I don't know what I did wrong but there was not enough liquid in this recipe. i ended up throwing a cup of coca cola into it to save it, but there was not enough to simmer even close to the time mentioned. Tasted ok, but will not make again. - 10/27/10


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    Incredible!
    I make many different sloppy joe recipes, but this is definitely my favorite - especially for a quick, weeknight dinner! - 10/8/10


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    Incredible!
    Made this last night for supper. It is very good. - 8/1/10


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    Incredible!
    Made this tonight for my parents and we all loved it! Definitely a recipe I will be using again in the future! I did use less vinegar than it called for and think it worked out well. - 7/23/10


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    Incredible!
    It was very good. - 6/23/10


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    Incredible!
    These sloppy joes were so good! This is the first time I've made sloppy joes from Scratch and I am pretty sure I will do it again. I followed the recipe exactly how it is listed except I used ground turkey, because that's all I had. Definitely would recommend! - 5/4/10


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    Incredible!
    These are the best Sloppy Joes I have had! This is a wonderful recipe. I used 90% lean ground round....hardly any fat to drain and so flavorful. - 4/15/10


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    Incredible!
    Very good will make again. - 3/11/10


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    Incredible!
    We thought this recipe is very good. I did not use the vinegar and did add veggies. - 1/27/10


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    Incredible!
    This is now our favorite sloppy joe recipe. I've made it a couple times now. We had company last night that scarfed it all gone and now I will have to make more for tonight. They want the recipe. Needed a little more sauce and it definitely could use smaller servings. - 1/25/10


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    Incredible!
    Very good and easy to make! - 12/16/09


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    Incredible!
    Wonderful recipe and easy to make. Husband and sons loved it. Will make it again - 9/9/09


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    Very Good
    easy to prepare - 6/30/09


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    Very Good
    This was easy and delicious!! - 5/20/09


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    Good
    Good recipe. We needed to add a little liquid to keep it simmering over the course of the hour. I was a little put off by the mustard at first, but the flavor chilled out over the course of the simmering. I did find it to be a little vinegary. - 2/24/09


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    Incredible!
    This sloppy joe recipe is sooooo very good! And easy to prepare-- although we cut the sugar in half- it was awesome! - 2/19/09