Crock Pot Sloppy Joes (+Video)

Name: Crock Pot Sloppy Joes (+Video) - The Country Cook
Uploaded: 2022-02-17
Duration: 1 min 29 s
Description: Skip the can with these homemade Crock Pot Sloppy Joes! Ground beef, tomato sauce and delicious seasonings make the best sloppy joes!

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Skip the can with these homemade Crock Pot Sloppy Joes! Ground beef, tomato sauce and delicious seasonings make the best sloppy joes!

A HOMEMADE SLOPPY JOE RECIPE

Is there any food better than the food from our childhood? I bet all of us can name at least 5 foods that we ate as a kid that we will always love and remember. This is definitely one of them for me! Now, I don't have any problem with good ole Manwich in a can. I like it. But Sloppy Joes are kinda like spaghetti sauce. Sometimes you want to make it up from scratch when you have time!

a spoon holding up slow sloppy Joe sandwich filling over a crock pot.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

Can sloppy joes be frozen?

Yes. The Sloppy Joe filling can be frozen. Place leftover filling in a freezer safe ziploc bag and remove as much air as possible. Flatten it out. Freeze for up to 3 months.

How do you make Sloppy Joes on the stove top?

The flavors really develop as this simmers gently in the crock pot but it can be made on the stovetop. Brown ground beef and onion in a large pot. Drain excess grease and return beef mixture to pot. Stir in the rest of the ingredients (omit the flour.) Bring mixture to a boil. Cover and reduce heat to medium low and allow it to simmer for about 30 minutes.

What goes with Sloppy Joes?

There are lots of options. Generally we eat them with a side French fries or potato chips. Other ideas included: baked beans, tater tots, potato salad, macaroni salad and macaroni and cheese.

How did Sloppy Joes originate?

As with many American invented foods, we don't really know for sure. We do know that loose meat sandwiches have been a staple in the Midwest for nearly 100 years. So a lot of folks seem to think that it was perhaps concocted in an Iowa diner. A man named Joe decided to add some tomato sauce to his loose meat sandwiches and the Sloppy Joe was born. Some think it was invented in a bar in Key West called "Sloppy Joes". We may never know the exact origins but we sure are glad it's here now!

How many Sloppy Joes can you get from a pound of meat?

In general, one pound of 80/20 ground beef should produce about eight standard Sloppy Joe sandwiches.

Closeup photo of the the side of a sloppy Joe sandwich on a round white plate.

INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)

ground beef
onion
tomato sauce
ketchup
water
light brown sugar
all-purpose flour
chili powder
garlic powder
apple cider vinegar
yellow mustard
Worcestershire sauce
salt and pepper

ground beef, onion, tomato sauce, mustard, worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, ketchup, seasoning.

HOW TO MAKE CROCK POT SLOPPY JOES:

In a large pan, brown ground beef with chopped onion. Crumble and cook until no longer pink. Drain excess grease.

browned ground beef and onions in a large skillet.

Put cooked ground beef mixture into your slow cooker. Add in the rest of your ingredients (except cheese and hamburger buns, obviously) 😉

sloppy Joe ingredients all added to the bottom of an oval slow cooker.

Give it all a good stir. Cover and cook on low for about 4-6 hours.

sloppy Joe mixture stirred together in a black oval crock pot.

When ready to serve, toast your hamburger buns. I usually just put a dab of butter in my cast iron skillet. Put the heat on medium. Then put in the buns. Put filling onto each of your buns and top with cheese (optional.)

A Sloppy Joe Sandwich shown on a small white plate with a slow cooker in the background.

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