First of all, my witty-ness for the name of this post makes me laugh.
Second, it’s a really versatile dish and I’ve learned that throughout the last week!
Last week I made sloppy Joes and I haven’t had them in FOREVER! So I thought I’d post the recipe today because I ended up making a lot of meals out of it.
Sloppy Joes
I adapted the recipe from Rachael Ray
(Just because my picture was so horrible.. I took the picture from the website)
1 tbsp EVOO
1 1/4 lbs ground beef
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons-1tbsp steak seasoning blend (I didn’t have this so I used [approximately] 1/2 tsp salt, 1 tsp black pepper, 1/2 tsp onion powder, dried garlic, red pepper flakes, thyme, rosemary)
1 medium onion, chopped
1 jalapeno, diced (take some of the seeds out for less spice)
1 tbsp red wine vinegar
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
2 cups tomato sauce
2 tbsp tomato paste
4 rolls!
Directions
“Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add oil and meat to the pan. Spread the meat around the pan and begin to break it up. Combine brown sugar and steak seasoning. Add sugar and spice mixture to the skillet and combine. When the meat has browned, add onion and [jalapeno] peppers to the skillet. Reduce heat to medium and cook onions, peppers, red wine vinegar and Worcestershire sauce with meat for 5 minutes. Add tomato sauce and paste to pan. Stir to combine. Reduce heat to simmer and cook Sloppy Joe mixture 5 minutes longer. Using a large spoon or ice cream scoop, pile sloppy meat onto toasted, buttered bun bottoms and cover with bun tops.”
If you don’t want to use bread, pour the meat onto a sweet potato.
Or… Make stuffed peppers! Mix the sloppy joe mix with 1 cup of cooked white rice. Place the combination into a pepper that has the top chopped off and has been seeded. Pour a little sauce on the bottom of an oven safe pan, place the pepper in the pan, and pour a little sauce over the pepper. Place the pan in a 325 degree oven and cover with tinfoil. Bake for 1 hour.
And there ya go… 3 options for sloppy joes!
Do you like sloppy joes? Have you tried anything besides having it on a bun?
Yummy! I haven’t had sloppy joes in probably several years haha. This is really making me want one!
I hadn’t either but I was trying to think of stuff to do with all the 6 lbs of ground beef that I bought (club pack woo!) and I thought of sloppy joes! right now i’m making meatballs and sauce yumm
Mmmm! …My freezer & refrigerator is breaking as we speak so I neeeeed to use up some hamburger. Is this a sign?!
It’s most definitely a sign! I’m making meatballs right now… you could do that too
ummm and I hope your refrigerator is fixed asap!
I’ve never had sloppy joes before
Every time I hear the name, I think of being in summer camp all over again (not that I ever ate sloppy joes at summer camp, but I feel like I should have.)
Maybe I’ll sub turkey breast instead of beef
I meant ground turkey*
Obviously 7:31 is past my bed time.
hahahaha sooo true! Not that I ever went to summer camp. but it looks like nasty cafeteria food.. at least it tastes good
I’m sure you could use ground turkey… and I definitely knew what you mean. My brain is a little frazzled at this hour too 
I have not had sloppy joes in YEARS. Possibly a decade. I would totally jump right on that sweet potato option, myself. Or stuffed zucchini? Endless possibilities! Yummmmo!
I had never heard of stuffed zucchini until recently when my boyfriend’s mom made it! SO good! I’m sure it would be great with the sloppy joe filling!
Drool sloppy joes… wow when is the last time I had one?! The fact that I can’t remember means I need to have one soon
it had been years for me too! They’re so simple and yummy!
Did you make them extra sloppy? Bonus if you can guess the movie!
I made em extra sloppy for yous! (billy madison? am I guessing right? haha)
LOVE sloppy joes! One of my fav messy meals. I like the idea of putting it in a bell peppers. Thats a big step coming from a traditional put-it-on-the-bun type of gal!
I’m typically a traditional put-it-on-the-bun type of gal but I decided to mix it up!
I love sloppy joes! The messier the better
I always have mine on a bun…I like the pepper idea though.
I figured I should vary it up if I was going to be eating so many leftovers!
I love sloppy joes! I haven’t had ‘em in so long. I used to eat a manwich for dinner at least like a year ago. These look way better though! Especially stuffed in peppers.
they are so good! Definitely something I’ll make more often