Homemade Sloppy Joes

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Homemade Sloppy Joes are so easy and delicious! You will wonder why you haven't been making them all along! One pan and on the table in less than 30 minutes!

Course entree, Sandwich

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 20

Total Time 25

Servings servings

Calories 346kcal

Author Beth Neels

Cost $4

Equipment

cast iron frying pan 8"

Ingredients

2 pounds lean ground beef
1 medium onion, diced
2 celery stalks, diced
1 clove garlic
3-4 baby bell peppers, any color, diced optional
2 15 oz can tomato sauce
½ cup water eliminate for slow cooker
4 heaping tablespoons dry mustard
3 teaspoon worchestershire sauce
1 teaspoon Pepper
1 teaspoon Salt
2-3 tablespoon sugar or honey, to taste
8 sandwich buns

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

For Instant pot

Set IP to sauté mode. Break up ground beef and add to pot (brown meat in two batches.).
Brown beef, turn and brown the other side. Remove from pot and brown remaining meat. Remove from pot.
Add a splash of olive oil to pot. Add vegetables. (I do my peppers in strips so that people who are intolerant can easily take them out.)
Just sauté them briefly. Scrape the bottom of the instant pot to remove any stuck bits, to avoid a burn notice.
Add remaining ingredients. (eliminate water if using slow cooker.) Set Instant pot to pressure cook, manual, high pressure for 10 minutes. Let pressure naturally release (leave it alone) for 5 minutes. Then manually release the rest of the pressure by turning the venting knob. Let the float valve drops back into pot, release remaining pressure by opening the lid away from your face.

For stovetop

Place beef in hot, heavy bottom pan. Brown beef in two batches. Breaking up beef as it browns. Set aside.
Once beef is browned add onions, garlic, celery and peppers, if using, to the same pan over low heat to soften.
Add the remaining ingredients. Turn heat to medium and heat through. Can be simmered on low for a long time, if desired. Add water if sauce becomes too thick, and then cook some of the water out of it.
Serve on toasted buns.

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Notes

Refrigerate leftover meat for 3-4 days.

Can be frozen, in bags for up to 6 months.

Thaw completely in refrigerator and reheat in pot on stove top or in microwave.

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