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Slow Cooker Sloppy Joe Recipe

Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes

These Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes are homemade from scratch using ground beef, tomato sauce, ketchup, coconut sugar, and the perfect combination of seasonings to create a delicious sloppy joe sandwich that everyone loves! Make this family favorite for an easy weeknight dinner or feed a crowd. And don't worry about leftover sloppy joes because it freezes perfectly.
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Course: dinner, dinner recipe
Cuisine: American
Keyword: crockpot sloppy joes, homemade sloppy joes, slow cooker sloppy joes, slow cooker sloppy joes recipe
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 7 hours
Total Time: 7 hours 25 minutes
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 474kcal

Equipment

  • Large skillet
  • 5 1/2 quart slow cooker

Ingredients

  • 2 slices whole wheat bread
  • ¼ cup 1 % milk
  • 2 pounds lean ground beef
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 chopped white onion about 1 large onion
  • 4 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 15-once can tomato sauce
  • 1 cup ketchup
  • 2 teaspoons coconut sugar can use light or dark brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon hot sauce I like Frank's hot sauce
  • 10 hamburger buns I like kaiser rolls

Instructions

  • Place the bread and milk into a large mixing bowl. Using a fork, mash together until the bread and milk form a paste. 
  • Use your hands to mix the ground beef into the bread mixture until combined. Set aside for a moment.
  • In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat and then cook the onions until translucent, about 5 minutes.
  • Add the garlic and chili powder and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
  • Add the ground beef into the skillet with the onion mixture .Break the ground beef up into small pieces as it cooks. Continue cooking until the meat is no longer pink.
  • Transfer browned ground beef and onion mixture to the slow cooker and stir in tomato sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, and hot sauce.
  • Cover and set the slow cooker to cook on low for 5-7 hours, or until beef is tender.
  • Season with salt and pepper.
  • Serve hot on a hamburger bun or Kaiser roll and enjoy with your favorite condiments.

Notes

**The nutritional information includes a hamburger bun.
Storage tips
You can make ahead these Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes a few different ways.
Assemble the ingredients into the slow cooker insert and store in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. This is the method I often use when I want to cook sloppy joes during the week.
Cook the recipe entirely and then store in the fridge for up to 5 days or freeze for three months. Heat on the stovetop or in the microwave when you're ready to eat.
Prepare a slow cooker freezer kit. Assemble all of the ingredients (brown ground beef and cook onions) into a freezer bag and freeze for up to 3 months. On cooking day, place the frozen sloppy joes mixture into the crockpot and cook low for 7-9 hours. Or thaw completely in the refrigerator and continue with cooking instructions.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 474kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 14g