I’ve got a fun and frugal dinner idea – Sloppy Joes. Now, this isn’t what you are thinking… this was not poured from a can. This is a much better version, but just as easy to make. In fact, I’m often asked how to make sloppy joes with ketchup and this is my super easy recipe.
Besides ground beef, you only need three ingredients to make this delicious Sloppy Joes recipe. How to make sloppy joes with ketchup:
- Mustard
- Ketchup
- Brown Sugar
Yep! That is it! Seriously… that is all you need to make a fast sloppy joes for your family. Oh my…. these are good. I even have one who doesn’t like traditional sloppy joes but he loves this recipe. 🙂
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How to make Sloppy Joes with Ketchup:
- Brown the ground beef in a skillet. You can use ground turkey too!
- Once browned, drain.
- Add in brown sugar, mustard, and ketchup. Stir to combine.
- Allow it to simmer on low for about 5 minutes to combine the flavors.
- Serve on buns and with your favorite sides.
- 1 pound ground beef
- ⅛ cup brown sugar
- ⅛ cup mustard
- ½ cup ketchup
- hamburger buns
- Brown the ground beef in a skillet.
- Once browned, drain.
- Add in brown sugar, mustard, and ketchup. Stir to combine.
- Allow it to simmer on low for about 5 minutes to combine the flavors.
- Serve on buns and with your favorite sides.
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Sloppy Joes Freeze great too!
Make a double or triple batch and freeze the left overs. You can freeze them in a freezer bag. Then reheat in a crockpot or in a pan for an even faster dinner idea! We also like to freeze them in silicone cupcake pans, Then pop them out and place in a freezer bag. Now you can have a lunch or dinner for 1 in no time! This is such an easy dinner idea, but when you freeze them it makes it an even faster dinner idea.
Frugal Tip:
Did you know that you can mix ground turkey in with your ground beef? With my big family of 8, this is is a nice money saver. Ground turkey is about half the cost of ground beef, but when you mix it with ground beef the turkey actually takes on the flavor.
Your family won’t even notice and you will have just easily saved your family money. 🙂
Here are some easy and delicious side dish ideas:
Cathleen Christ says
This is how I’ve been making my sloppy joes for years. Everyone loves it every time I make it. =)
Marcy says
My husband and I both agree this is the best sloppy joe recipe we have ever made! Yum!
Erica says
These were delicious, just like my mom used to make! My fiancé loved them! The only thing I added was a drizzle of honey bbq sauce.
Debbie says
made this tonight for dinner, was so easy. added chopped onion and green peppers to the ground beef. Much better then any can mix.
Janice says
Have made sloppy joes this way for over 50 years. This is the way my mom made it. Like any recipe, this can be altered and ingredients added. Try sauteing onions with ground beef. Green peppers are also good. But just making the basic recipe is what I use most of the time!
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Larry says
It’s a great place to start. We decided at the last minute to leave out the sugar add chopped green onions that we needed to use. Worked out beautifully. Next time we’ll use a tiny bit of garlic instead of the onions.
Carolyn says
These were excellent!
Carrie says
I’m so glad you liked them. We love this easy recipe.
Carrie says
Thanks Janice – We have done sauted onions too and love it!
Stephanie says
This is a great recipe. I have been using this for years. My mother taught me this one while I was still in school. The only difference is a teaspoon of pickle relish for ours.
Carrie says
Oh that is a great idea! 🙂
jess says
Sved my butt today with this recipe and it was awesome 🙂
Carrie says
That is awesome Jess!
Sue says
Just wanted to make sure, yellow mustard right?
Carrie says
Yes yellow mustard Sue, but you could probably try any kind for a slightly different flavor. 🙂
Cindy says
What a great recipe. I had left over meat from taco night and this was a great, easy, fun recipe. Everything I already had in my Kitchen. Thumbs up.
Kathy says
made this for years but used tomato soup instead of ketchup
Sherl says
I made this recipe tonight for dinner it was really easy my husband loves sloppy joe! But I’m not a big fan of a can or homemade. This recipe didn’t seem to make up a lot my husband liked it I did not but great recipes for quick dinner!