Easy Sloppy Joes
Easy Sloppy Joes
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1/2 yellow onion, chopped
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 pound ground beef, or ground turkey
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon mustard
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon adobo seasoning, or any all-purpose seasoning
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 cup shredded cheese, Mexican blend or any preferred shredded cheese, as needed
- 6 slider buns, potato slider buns recommended
Instructions
- 1
Heat 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil in a large pan or skillet over medium-high heat.
⏱️ 1 min
- 2
Add the 1/2 chopped yellow onion and 5 cloves of minced garlic to the pan. Sauté for 2-3 minutes until the onion begins to soften and become fragrant.
⏱️ 3 min
- 3
Add 1 pound of ground beef (or ground turkey) to the pan with the onions and garlic. Break down the ground beef using a meat chopper or a wooden spoon, ensuring no large clumps remain.
⏱️ 2 min
- 4
Cook the ground beef until it is fully browned, about 5 minutes. Drain any excess grease from the pan.
⏱️ 5 min
- 5
While the beef is browning, prepare the seasoning sauce: In a medium bowl, combine 1/2 cup ketchup, 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, 1 tablespoon mustard, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, 1 tablespoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon black pepper, 1 tablespoon adobo seasoning, and 1 teaspoon chili powder. Mix well until all ingredients are thoroughly combined and the sauce is smooth.
⏱️ 3 min
- 6
Pour the prepared seasoning sauce over the browned ground beef mixture in the pan. Stir well to ensure the meat is evenly coated with the sauce.
⏱️ 1 min
- 7
Reduce the heat to low. Add 1/3 cup of water to the mixture and stir again to incorporate.
⏱️ 1 min
- 8
Let the sloppy joe mixture simmer on low heat for 10 minutes, allowing the flavors to meld and the sauce to thicken slightly.
⏱️ 10 min
- 9
Once simmered, create 6 separate mounds of the sloppy joe mixture in the pan. Top each mound generously with shredded cheese.
⏱️ 1 min
- 10
Cover the pan with a lid and let it sit for 2 minutes, or until the cheese is completely melted and bubbly.
⏱️ 2 min
- 11
Scoop the cheesy sloppy joe mixture directly from the pan into slider buns. Serve immediately and enjoy your easy sloppy joes!
⏱️ 1 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Easy Sloppy Joes
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1/2 yellow onion, chopped
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 pound ground beef, or ground turkey
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon mustard
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon adobo seasoning, or any all-purpose seasoning
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 cup shredded cheese, Mexican blend or any preferred shredded cheese, as needed
- 6 slider buns, potato slider buns recommended
Instructions
- 1
Heat 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil in a large pan or skillet over medium-high heat.
⏱️ 1 min - 2
Add the 1/2 chopped yellow onion and 5 cloves of minced garlic to the pan. Sauté for 2-3 minutes until the onion begins to soften and become fragrant.
⏱️ 3 min - 3
Add 1 pound of ground beef (or ground turkey) to the pan with the onions and garlic. Break down the ground beef using a meat chopper or a wooden spoon, ensuring no large clumps remain.
⏱️ 2 min - 4
Cook the ground beef until it is fully browned, about 5 minutes. Drain any excess grease from the pan.
⏱️ 5 min - 5
While the beef is browning, prepare the seasoning sauce: In a medium bowl, combine 1/2 cup ketchup, 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, 1 tablespoon mustard, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, 1 tablespoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon black pepper, 1 tablespoon adobo seasoning, and 1 teaspoon chili powder. Mix well until all ingredients are thoroughly combined and the sauce is smooth.
⏱️ 3 min - 6
Pour the prepared seasoning sauce over the browned ground beef mixture in the pan. Stir well to ensure the meat is evenly coated with the sauce.
⏱️ 1 min - 7
Reduce the heat to low. Add 1/3 cup of water to the mixture and stir again to incorporate.
⏱️ 1 min - 8
Let the sloppy joe mixture simmer on low heat for 10 minutes, allowing the flavors to meld and the sauce to thicken slightly.
⏱️ 10 min - 9
Once simmered, create 6 separate mounds of the sloppy joe mixture in the pan. Top each mound generously with shredded cheese.
⏱️ 1 min - 10
Cover the pan with a lid and let it sit for 2 minutes, or until the cheese is completely melted and bubbly.
⏱️ 2 min - 11
Scoop the cheesy sloppy joe mixture directly from the pan into slider buns. Serve immediately and enjoy your easy sloppy joes!
⏱️ 1 min