Crock Pot Sloppy Joes (+Video) (2024)

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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 likespaghetti sauce.Sometimes you want to make it up from scratch when you have time!

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.

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 do you make Sloppy Joes on the stovetop?

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.

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.

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

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.

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

Give it all a good stir.

Cover and cook on low for about 4-6 hours.

Optional: 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 enjoy! Optional: Top with a slice of American cheese.

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Originally posted: September 2012
Updated & republished: January 2023

Crock Pot Sloppy Joes (+Video)

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

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Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 6 hours hours

Total Time: 6 hours hours 20 minutes minutes

Servings: 8

Author: Brandie @ The Country Cook

Ingredients

▢ 2 pounds ground beef
▢ 1 small onion, finely chopped
▢ 8 ounce can tomato sauce
▢ ½ cup ketchup
▢ ½ cup water
▢ ¼ cup light brown sugar, packed
▢ ¼ cup all-purpose flour
▢ 1 Tablespoon chili powder
▢ ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
▢ 1 Tablespoon cider vinegar
▢ 2 Tablespoon yellow mustard
▢ 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
▢ salt and pepper, to taste
▢ 8 hamburger buns, to serve

Instructions

In a large pan, brown ground beef with chopped onion.
Cook and crumble until no longer pink. Drain excess grease.
Put ground beef mixture into your slow cooker.
Add in the rest of your ingredients (except hamburger buns and cheese)
Give it all a good stir.
Cover and cook on low for about 4-6 hours.
When ready to serve, place filling on buns. If you like, top with a slice of American cheese.

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Notes

To make this on the stove top, 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 (over medium high heat) Cover, reduce heat to medium low and allow it to simmer for about 30 minutes.
To Toast Buns – put a dab of butter in a cast iron skillet. Put the heat on medium.
Then put in the buns and toast until golden brown.

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Nutrition

Nutritional Disclaimer

“The Country Cook” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and other nutritional values can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.

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