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sloppy joe

KristinK avatar
Recipe by
Kristin Kiel
@KristinK
Prévost, QC

I grew up on Sloppy Joe's. I think my mom usually made them on Monday nights. I took her recipe and just changed it a little. My kids love it! Last time I used plain tomato soup, and added 1/4 cup Tostitos Roasted Red Pepper salsa instead of the chili sauce, and added a squirt of Sriracha chili sauce. Also, mixed half and half mayo and sour cream for the tortillas.

yield 4 -6
prep time 30 Min
cook time 20 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For sloppy joe

  • 1 lb
    ground beef (or a mix of beef, pork and veal)
  • 2-3 stalk
    celery (chopped)
  • 1 sm
    red onion (chopped)
  • 8 oz
    can of tomato soup (i use campbell's basil & oregano)
  • 1/4 c
    chili sauce
  • 1 Tbsp
    brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 1 tsp
    dried mustard
  • 1 Tbsp
    worcestershire sauce
  • 1 Tbsp
    white vinegar
  • salt and pepper to taste

How To Make sloppy joe

  • 1
    Chop celery and onion
  • 2
    Start browning the beef, and add celery and onion after a few minutes
  • 3
    Mix together the rest of the ingredients to make the sauce
  • 4
    Once the meat is browned and the celery and onion are tender or almost tender, add the sauce to the pan and mix well
  • 5
    Heat for about 20 minutes and stir occasionally. Serve on buns, hamburger or hard-roll.
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