I love slow cooker recipes. I mean how great is it to start a recipe when you’re not busy and be able to waltz on into the kitchen at dinner time and serve up a hot, home-cooked meal? Works for me! Here is my Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes recipe… Easy peasy people!
Ingredients:
1 lb lean ground beef (the leaner the better)
1/2 onion, chopped
1 tsp mustard
3/4 c ketchup
1/4 c bbq sauce
1/2 tsp garlic powder
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 Tbls cider vinegar
salt and pepper to taste
hamburger buns
Directions:
Yup, you guessed it – throw everything into your slow cooker!
Let your slow cooker work it’s magic for 3-4 hours on high, or 6-8 hours on low, stirring occasionally, and voila!
If your mixture starts looking dried out at any time, just add in 1-2 Tbls water to make it juicier. If it is too juicy, leave the lid off of your slow cooker for the last half hour and let some of the liquids evaporate to thicken it up. Serve up a healthy portion on a toasted hamburger bun and dinner is served my friends!
Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes
Ingredients
- 1 lb lean ground beef the leaner the better
- 1/2 onion chopped
- 1 tsp mustard
- 3/4 cup ketchup
- 1/4 cup bbq sauce
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tbsp cider vinegar
- salt and pepper to taste
- hamburger buns
Instructions
- Combine ingredients in slow cooker.
- Cook on high for 3-4 hours or low for 6-8 hours, stirring occasionally.
- If your mixture starts looking dried out at any time, just add in 1-2 Tbls water to make it juicier.
- If it is too juicy, leave the lid off of your slow cooker for the last half hour and let some of the liquids evaporate to thicken it up.
- Serve up a healthy portion on a toasted hamburger bun and dinner is served!
Nutrition
More slow cooker recipes we love:
Apricot-Orange Slow Cooker Chicken
Connect with me!
Emily says
Looks great! I’m making this for about 15 people – have you ever made this in bulk/do you know what that would do to the cook time?
Thanks!
Dee says
Don’t have cider vinegar can I just leave it out or should I replace it with something?
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
I would sub in another vinegar that you do have…you want that tang in there 🙂
Karyn says
This sounds yummy and so easy! Could you use ground turkey instead of ground beef? Thanks, can’t wait to make it!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Oh absolutely Karyn! Enjoy!
Kara says
So you DONT cook the meat first?!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Nope! Just put it in there with the rest of the ingredients 🙂
Tana says
I like the idea of no cooking before! Thanks for the recipe!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Me to Tana! Less work is always better 🙂
Melissa says
I’m pretty sure the “sweetness” would depend on what brand and flavor of BBQ sauce you use. Just saying. It’s not the recipe’s fault.
Also I doubt that I would use the cider vinegar because that adds a “sweet” flavor (to me) as well.
The great thing about this recipe is that you can tweak it to your taste.
Thanks for sharing! Will try soon!
keith says
Hey over here in the UK we just call that mince beef and onion gravy.. you should try it… fry your mince and onion until mince is sealed.. the add 1 pint of water, salt pepper, and bring to a simmer. add 2 oxo cubes. diced carrots and peas. cook through. add some more water depending on how you like your gravy..i use flour and water to thicken my gravy just the way i like it.. and some poured of a mountain of creamed potatoes.. yum yum.. a great family feeder..
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Sounds great Keith!
Lisa says
Will continue on for search of perfect recipe. This was too sweet and included too many processed ingredients for my taste
Lindsey says
Have you every tried doubling or tripling this recipe? I just wondered how much longer it might take.
JD says
Is there a printable version?
Stephanie @ It's not just about the recipe . . . . says
These sloppy joes look fantastic – I can’t wait to try them! I found you and your recipe at Gooseberry Patch’s Recipe Round-Up. Thanks for sharing.
Paula says
I just finished putting this in the crockpot! Looking forward to coming home to it after swimming lessons tonight! I will let you know how everyone like it! I doubled it for leftovers…counting on it being a hit1 🙂
Holly Lefevre says
We love sloppy joes…this recipe makes me hungry. I like all of the ingredients you have used…I need to spice up our sloppy joes and this may be the trick.
Anonymous says
Love that you don’t have to cook beef first as slow cooker does it for you. This is a keeper.
Not Your Ordinary Agent says
Sloppy Joes are a fave at our house! thanks for linking to Foodie Friday!
Anonymous says
This was AMAZING! thanks for sharing 🙂
Bonnie and Trish @ Uncommon says
Oh….so pinning this!! My son LOVES sloppy joes!!! Thx for the recipe! Stop by and link up!;)
http://www.uncommondesignsonline.com
Melanie @ bear rabbit bear says
The hubby was just talking last night about how we haven’t had sloppy joes in ages!! Thanks for sharing! Happy to have you at Things I’ve Done Thursday! http://www.bearrabbitbear.com
Cait says
I just made some Sloppy Joes tonight but this would have been so much faster and more fun! Next time!
mscandmisse.blogspot.com
Erika . . . with a K says
Sloppy Joes are my favorite and having dinner hot and ready when I get home is every better! I cant wait to try this recipie, it looks awesome!
Natasha Mairs says
Thanks for linking up to Serenity Saturday Link Party
Natasha xx
serenityyou.blogspot.com
Jill says
That looks really tasty Trish!
Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
Hope you have a fabulous week!
Jill @ Creating my way to Success
http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/
Good Time Charlie says
I LOVE slow cooker recipes too. It is the best invention for busy moms. I am so making these next week. We are huge Sloppy Joe fans. This recipe looks delicious.
Visiting from 504 Main. -K
PS Pinning this so I will know where to find it!
The Harried Mom says
I love sloppy joes, reminds me of being a kid again! You should come & link up on Thursdays to my Crock Pot Buddies Recipe Blog Hop at http://theharriedmom.com
I hope you’ll come by & link this one up!
The Crunchy Mamacita says
This looks so yummy! I would love for you to link up to my Recipe Party at The Sweet Spot.
Alison @ Oopsey Daisy says
I LOVE slow cooker recipes! I never would have thought to do this with sloppy joes, but I love it! Thanks for sharing at oopsey daisy!
This2That says
Yummy! I love crockpot recipes. Thanks for sharing!
Sugarr2518 says
Sloppy joes are the BEST! I will have to try these out sometime:)
Six Sisters says
We love sloppy joes! This looks so good and we can’t resist a good slow cooker recipe! Thanks for joining us on our “Strut Your Stuff Saturday.” We hope you come back next Saturday. We would love to have you share more wonderful recipes! -The Sisters
Shiloh says
That’s a winner for sure. I love the slow cooker and I love sloppy joes. Pretty sure you can’t go wrong.:)
JOY @ http://joysjotsshots.blogspot.com/ says
I know I’m going to enJOY this recipe. Don’t you just love crock pots? You can put something in it before you go work on a project and you don’t have to stop in the middle of your work to fix something to eat.
I’ve been seeing this post at a bunch of linky parties where I’ve posted. Hope you come and visit my blog. I’ve become your latest “Linky Follower.”
PitterAndGlink says
Seems easy and yummy!!! 🙂
Heidi @ CrockPotLadies.com says
Those look great!
Sally says
These look and sound really delicious! My husband loves sloppy joes, so I will definitely have to try these in the slow cooker.
Tina @ Babycakes Blog says
Those look really good, I have been on the hunt for a new sloppy joe recipe. I used to use campbell’s chicken gumbo, but they changed to a light version that doesn’t work at all for sloppy joes.
Drea says
Yum so making these sometime!
Drea
babiesnbargains.blogspot.com
Heather Painchaud says
Wow! These look great! I love that you dont have to cook the meat first. Pinned and am now following! Please stop by to say hi sometime! 🙂
Charley says
Yum! I have used a recipe similar to this and everyone loves it, but I never thought about the slow cooker. Thanks for the inspiration, I am always looking for easy on ball practice nights.