Recipe: Appetizing Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes

Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes. Sloppy joes are easy to prepare and budget-friendly. This is our A+ recipe--just like the one's your mom used to make. To freeze leftover Sloppy Joe mixture, let cool completely.

Sloppy Joes are as nostalgic to me as just about any food, reminding me of easy dinners with dad, complete with folding TV dinner tables and M*A*S*H on the screen. While it doesn't get simpler than sweet and tangy tomato sauce mixed with ground beef, using the slow cooker certainly makes it more versatile, and results in a more flavorful. Kid-friendly and simple to make, our Slow-Cooker Sloppy Joes recipe is the best for busy weeknights. You can have Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes using 17 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes

1. It's of Skillet.
2. It's 3 lb of ground beef or turkey.
3. You need 2 cup of onion, chopped (2 large).
4. Prepare 4 clove of garlic, minced.
5. Prepare of Slow Cooker.
6. Prepare 2 1/2 cup of chopped sweet peppers (about 2-3 medium).
7. Prepare 2 cup of chopped celery.
8. It's 12 oz of beer.
9. You need 1 cup of ketchup.
10. Prepare 2 tbsp of molasses.
11. Prepare 2 tbsp of yellow mustard.
12. Prepare 4 tsp of chili powder.
13. You need 2 tsp of cider vinegar.
14. You need 1 dash of hot pepper sauce.
15. You need 12 of buns.
16. Prepare 1 of dill pickle slices (optional).
17. You need 1 slice of pickled peppers (optional).

This classic sandwich is a go-to in many Southern homes, and our Crock Pot Sloppy Joes are the easiest way to get your kids' favorite dish on the table. Ground beef and peppers are cooked in the Crock Pot in a quick zesty sauce. Sloppy Joes are perfect for busy-day meals and casual dinner parties because the filling is easily prepared ahead. Flavors improve while the filling rests in the refrigerator for up to a day.

Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes instructions

1. In a large skillet cook ground beef, onions, and garlic over medium heat until may is brown and onion are tender, using a wooden spoon to break up meat as it cooks. Drain off fat. (I have to do this in two steps because I need a larger skillet)..
2. In a 3.5 or 4 quart slow cooker combine meat mixture, sweet peppers, celery, beer, ketchup, molasses, yellow mustard, chili powder, vinegar, and a dash of hot pepper sauce..
3. Cover and cook on low-heat seeing for 6 to 8 hours on high-heat setting fire 3 to 4 hours.
4. To serve, use a slotted spoon to soon meat mixture onto roll bottoms. If desired, add assorted toppers ( pickles, peppers, extra mustard). Personally I usually eat these open faced because they're pretty sloppy..

Notes on Homemade Sloppy Joes (Slow Cooker) We used our Ninja to cook up this recipe to keep the cooking all to one pot. These slow cooker sloppy joes are made with ground beef, tomato sauce, brown sugar and spices, all cooked to savory perfection. An easy crock pot meal that's kid friendly and perfect for serving a crowd. These sloppy joes are made extra delicious by using the Crock-Pot Slow Cooker. The ground beef and onion get browned in a dutch oven beforehand and then you dump those ingredients into the Crock-Pot Slow Cooker with the rest of the ingredients and let it simmer for a few hours.