Sloppy Joes

Homemade Sloppy Joes, from scratch, made with ground beef and pork breakfast sausage ~ like mom made growing up but even better.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword classic sloppy joes, sloppy joes

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes

Total Time 1 hour

Servings servings

Calories 173kcal

Author Kelly Wildenhaus | the hungry bluebird

Ingredients

1½ pounds lean ground beef (I like ground sirloin)
1 16-ounce package ground pork sausage, breakfast-style
1 small onion, chopped
½ green pepper, chopped
1 8-ounce can tomato sauce
½ cup water
½ cup catsup
¼ cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
2 tablespoons yellow mustard
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
½ teaspoon salt

Instructions

In a large pot, crumble ground beef and sausage, add chopped onion and green pepper. Turn heat on to medium high and brown well, breaking up meat with a wooden spoon, about 10 minutes. Drain grease well and return meat mixture to pot.
Stir in remaining ingredients, bring to a boil and then turn down to low and cover pot. Simmer for 30 minutes, covered, stirring occasionally. Taste for salt.
Serve on sesame seed hamburger buns, or better yet, toasted brioche buns. And potato chips.

Notes

For Sloppy Joe Macaroni Casserole:

Reserve 1½ cups sloppy joe mixture for another use (sandwiches!). Add 12 ounces cooked elbow macaroni to the pot and combine. Pour sloppy joe/mac mixture into 9" X 13" baking dish. Top with 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese and bake in 400º oven for 15 - 20 minutes, until cheese is melted and lightly browned and casserole is bubbly hot.

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