Old Fashioned Sloppy Joes

Old Fashioned Sloppy Joes are easy to prepare, inexpensive, and quick, ready in just 25 minutes. Brown sugar adds a touch of sweetness.

In addition to enjoying it on sandwich rolls, the beef mixture is tasty over rice, pasta or baked potatoes. You can also use ground chicken or turkey instead of beef.

This homemade small batch recipe makes a great lunch, dinner, or game day meal for two.

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How to make Old Fashioned Sloppy Joes

On a small cutting board, dice the onion.

In a medium skillet over medium heat, brown the ground beef until no longer pink. Drain the grease and return the beef to the pan. Click for a medium non-stick skillet.

Add the diced onions until they start to soften.

Then add the minced garlic, tomato paste, water, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar and salt. Mix until combined well.

Allow to simmer on low for 20 minutes.

Serve the ground beef mixture on two soft sandwich buns.

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Old Fashioned Sloppy Joes

Zona House

Old Fashioned Sloppy Joes are easy to prepare, inexpensive, and quick, ready in just 25 minutes. Brown sugar adds a touch of sweetness. The beef mixture is tasty over rice, pasta, or baked potatoes. You can also use ground chicken or turkey instead of beef.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 25 minutes mins

Course Beef

Cuisine American

Servings 2

Calories 503 kcal

Equipment

• 10″ nonstick skillet

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Ingredients

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• ▢ ½ pound ground beef
• ▢ ¼ of an onion
• ▢ ½ teaspoon minced garlic
• ▢ 2 Tablespoons tomato paste
• ▢ ½ cup water
• ▢ 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• ▢ 1 Tablespoon brown sugar
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon table salt
• ▢ 2 soft sandwich buns

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Instructions

 

• On a small cutting board, dice the onion.
• In a medium skillet over medium heat, brown the ground beef until no longer pink. Drain the grease and return the beef to the pan. Click for a medium non-stick skillet.
• Add the diced onions until they start to soften.
• Then add the minced garlic, tomato paste, water, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar and salt. Mix until combined well.
• Allow to simmer on low for 20 minutes.
• Serve the ground beef mixture on two soft sandwich buns.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 503kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 26gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 81mgSodium: 887mgPotassium: 611mgFiber: 2gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 249IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 99mgIron: 5mg

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This recipe is also on my other site Zona’s Lazy Recipes and serves 4.