The VERY BEST Sloppy Joe Recipe

The VERY BEST Sloppy Joe Recipe

Main Course
20 min
258 kcal / serving

The VERY BEST Sloppy Joe recipe is delicious, quick, and easy to make. A scrumptious homemade sloppy joe sauce made with real ingredients puts it over the top. Hundreds of rave reviews agree that these Homemade Sloppy Joes are fantastic!

Ingredients

  • 2 clovesgarlic (minced)
  • 1 poundground beef (or turkey)
  • 8 ouncestomato sauce
  • ½ cupketchup
  • 1 tablespoonsbrown sugar
  • 2 tablespoonsworcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoonprepared mustard
  • ½ teaspoongarlic powder
  • ¼ teaspoononion powder
  • freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
  • hamburger buns
  • sliced pickles

Directions

  1. 1

    Make the sauce in a 2-cup glass measuring cup (or a medium bowl). Stir together the tomato sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, garlic powder, onion powder, and freshly ground black pepper until well combined; set aside.

  2. 2

    Set a large pot over medium-low heat. Add a few drops of extra-virgin olive oil, and saute the garlic for a minute or two until just fragrant and very light golden brown. Add ground beef, increase heat to medium/medium high, and cook until nicely browned with no pink remaining, breaking apart and stirring as the meat cooks. Drain the grease.

  3. 3

    Pour the sauce over the browned meat, stir to combine, and simmer for at least 10 minutes until heated through, stirring occasionally.

  4. 4

    Serve warm on hamburger buns or rolls with sliced pickles on top.