American · easy
Homemade Sloppy Joes
Ground beef cooked with onion, bell pepper, tomato sauce, ketchup, Worcestershire, and brown sugar until thick and savory. This is the from-scratch version that takes 25 minutes and tastes better than any can. The sauce is sweet, tangy, and slightly smoky. Served on toasted buns, it's one of the most beloved weeknight dinners for families with kids.
- 27 min
- Total
- 4
- Serves
- $7.00
- Est. cost
- 460
- Cal/serving
Dietary, as tagged
- Kid-friendly
- Dairy-free
Parent noteSweet, savory, and familiar. This is one of the most reliable kid dinners in American cooking. Serve on soft buns. For very young kids, remove most of the bell pepper. Contains gluten from buns.
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Ingredients
- Ground Beef (80/20)1 1/4 lbs
- Yellow Onion, finely diced1/2 medium
- Green Bell Pepper, finely diced1/2 medium
- Ketchup3/4 cup
- Tomato Sauce (8 oz can)1 can
- Brown Sugar2 tbsp
- Worcestershire Sauce1 tbsp
- Hamburger Buns, toasted4
Method
- 01
Brown ground beef in a skillet over medium-high heat. Drain fat.
- 02
Add diced onion and bell pepper. Cook 4 minutes until softened.
- 03
Add garlic and cook 1 minute.
- 04
Stir in ketchup, tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, mustard, and salt.
- 05
Reduce heat to low and simmer 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sauce thickens.
- 06
Serve on toasted hamburger buns.
- 460
- Calories
- 26g
- Protein
- 48g
- Carbs
- 16g
- Fat
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