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
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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 🙂
Cait says
I just made some Sloppy Joes tonight but this would have been so much faster and more fun! Next time!
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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!