Sloppy Joe Mamas

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Rating
Published Mar 5th
Prep 15m Cook 2h 15m Additional - Ready In 2h 30m
Servings 6 servings Calories 374.4

I grew up a Manwich® kid, thinking they were the same as sloppy joes. I was dead wrong. This is the real deal. Messy, yummy, kid-friendly perfection especially on a cold night.

Recipe Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil, or more if needed
  • ½ onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 pounds lean ground beef
  • ½ cup Mexican-style hot tomato sauce (such as El Pato Salsa de Chile Fresco®)
  • ½ cup ketchup
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tablespoons mustard
  • 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
  • ½ teaspoon chili powder

Cooking Directions

  1. 1 Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onion and garlic in hot oil until browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Add ground beef; cook and stir until the beef is completely browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Drain and discard grease from the skillet. Transfer beef mixture to a slow cooker.
  2. 2 Stir Mexican-style hot tomato sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, cider vinegar, and chili powder into the beef mixture.
  3. 3 Cook on Low for 2 hours (or on High for 1 hour).

Nutrition Facts

  • Calories 374.4
  • Carbohydrate 15.6 g
  • Cholesterol 99.1 mg
  • Fat 21 g
  • Fiber 0.5 g
  • Protein 29.5 g
  • Saturated Fat 7.6 g
  • Sodium 550.2 mg
  • Sugar 13.1 g

Chef's Notes

Cook's Notes:; Butter your sandwich rolls and sprinkle garlic salt onto the butter; toast under broiler until just crispy. Assemble sandwiches and be thankful you're alive for this moment.

Reviews

  1. Walt Nov 11, 2021 07:42 AM
    Delicious! I’ll make it again! Used Herdez salsa, otherwise followed the recipe.
  2. Jennifer Jul 11, 2018 11:21 AM
    Best sloppy joes I've ever had. Just the right combination of ingredients and a slight kick.
  3. weeat Jul 1, 2018 05:39 AM
    Needed a little more spice for us...but was very good.
  4. AJW Jan 7, 2018 04:13 AM
    Easy to make and everybody at home loved it. I need it exactly the way the recipe said but added diced red bell pepper. toasted the buns with butter and garlic salt. this was definitely the best sloppy joe/manwich I've ever had the pleasure of eating.
  5. Jimmie Souza Mar 25, 2017 06:41 AM
    This was awesome! It tasted soooo much better than the canned stuff. I added a half a chopped bell pepper to get more veggies in the boys but it will be on our rotation from now on
  6. Shelley Ruelle Jan 12, 2017 08:29 PM
    Good recipe but I made some modifications that I liked. Instead of the Mexican style tomato sauce I used tomato paste (140 g) and instead of the ketchup (sugar!) I used 330 g of plain canned tomato sauce.
  7. Sandy Dec 21, 2016 06:28 PM
    Made this and loved it. I didn't have cider vinegar so used red wine vinegar instead. And used Kroger brand fire roasted tomatoes -- DELICIOUS. The next day I added elbow macaroni and ate it on a plate instead of a bun --- might do that from now on with the leftovers. Looking forward to - Read more ...
  8. GammomN Sep 15, 2015 01:08 AM
    After tasting the original recipe I found that it needed more of a tomato flavor and tweaked it to our liking. I did not have the Mexican tomato sauce so I substituted it with 8 ounces of canned tomato sauce and 8 slices of pickled jalapeno slices (chopped). I added 4 tablespoons of tomato paste - Read more ...
  9. TRACY Apr 11, 2015 07:23 PM
    I give this recipe a 5 because it was simple and delicious. I didn't have all the ingredients on hand so i improvised. I only used ketchup, mustard, sugar in the raw, vinegar and chili powder and it still turned out delicous. A lot healthier plus it does not disappoint on flavor. Just double or - Read more ...
  10. lutzflcat Mar 15, 2014 09:39 PM
    I think this may be one of those recipes that needs to be tweaked to your own personal tastes. When I saw El Pato I thought Y-E-S this is going to be a different sloppy joe and it was. El Pato is available in my area in the spicy Salsa de Jalapeno (green can) and - Read more ...
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