Easy Dinner Recipe: Homemade Sloppy Joes

Last Updated on December 18, 2020 by

I am not a huge fan of buying things premade.  I much prefer to start my meals from actual food ingredients...meat, veggies, spices.  That, to me, is real food.  Of course, real food isn't always as quick as processed food but just because it is made from scratch doesn't mean it has to be hard or time consuming.  Yes, you will need to do more than just open a can but you will not need to spend all day in the kitchen, either.  This homemade Sloppy Joes recipe starts with a few basic ingredients but does not require that you be a skilled chef in order to get dinner in front of your kids.  My husband LOVES Sloppy Joes but grew up thinking they came only from a can.  Oh, how wrong he is!  Hope you enjoy these homemade sloppy joes and you can be happy knowing exactly what is in them. Serve this easy dinner recipe with a side of raw veggies and you can have a healthy meal from scratch and on the table in 15 minutes!

Homemade Sloppy Joes

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Easy Homemade Sloppy Joes

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Easy homemade sloppy joe recipe that is perfect for a busy night!

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 pound extra-lean ground meat (I used ground pork)
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 bell pepper, diced
• 1 can red beans, drained and rinsed
• 2 cups tomato sauce
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• ½ teaspoon garlic salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• Rolls for serving

Instructions

2. In a large saute pan over medium high heat, brown the ground meat. If it is particularly greasy, drain and rinse.
3. With the browned meat in the saute pan, add the onions, bell pepper and garlic. Cook 3 to 4 minutes or veggies are almost tender.
4. Add the remaining ingredients into the pan and stir until well mixed.
5. Simmer 5 minutes over medium heat to blend flavors
6. Serve on rolls

What's your family's favorite easy dinner recipe for a busy weeknight?

Diane Hoffmaster

Diane is a professional blogger and nationally certified pharmacy technician at Good Pill Pharmacy.  She has two college aged kids, one husband and more pets than she will admit to. She earned her BS in Microbiology at the University of New Hampshire  but left her career in science to become a stay at home mom. Years of playing with LEGO and coloring with crayons had her craving a more grown up purpose to her life and she began blogging and freelance writing full time.  You can learn more about her HERE.