The Best Sloppy Joe Recipe

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Sloppy Joe's bring me straight back to my 80's childhood. The lunch lady scooped them up in the cafeteria, a true sloppy mess. This is a quick and easy meal that my whole family will gobble up, and you can relive your lunchroom dreams with this over the top tasty treat. 

The Best Sloppy Joe Recipe

Chef Sarah Marshall

Servings

4

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Cuisine

Dinner

Category

Easy Meal

Sloppy Joe's bring me straight back to my 80's childhood. The lunch lady scooped them up in the cafeteria, steamy and overflowing onto our plastic trays, a true sloppy mess. This is a quick and easy meal that my whole family will gobble up. You can relive your lunchroom dreams with this over the top tasty treat. This is the easiest, quickest, most delicious sloppy joe recipe you will ever make!

The Best Sloppy Joe Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil

  • 1 pound 93% lean ground beef

  • salt and pepper to taste

  • 26 ounce can chopped tomatoes

  • ¾ cup Marshall’s Smoked Habanero Barbeque Sauce

  • 4 hamburger buns

  • 4 pickles, sliced

Directions

  1. In a large skillet over medium heat, add olive oil.

  2. When oil is hot, add ground beef, season with salt and pepper, break meat apart and stir as it cooks, until meat is browned.

  3. Pour tomatoes and Smoked Habanero Barbeque sauce over the meat, stir to combine, let simmer for 5-10 minutes, stir occasionally, until heated through.

  4. Serve warm on hamburger buns with sliced pickles.