The BEST recipe for homemade Sloppy Joes
When I was five, my mom had a night shift job. Since she worked nights, her sister Ignatia aka my auntie Nisha, watched me.
Nisha & I in 1986 or 1987
I loved going to Nisha’s house. I remember it like it was yesterday- My aunt nisha would pick me up from school, if she had choir practice- we’d go to church. After choir practice, We’d go home, WE ( yup Nisha too… even though she won’t admit to it) would watch the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and eat sloppy joes. I’m not sure how my aunt made her sloppy joes, but I can tell you that they were ALWAYS on point! She always made them just right.
No matter what, whenever I make sloppy joes, I always think of my aunt Nisha! Nisha ( I called her naynay when I was little) is also one of my aunts who taught me how to bake… I just love my Nay Nay!
Nisha and I in 2014 at a family gathering. I wish someone had told me that I had a napkin stuck to the bottom of my shoe! LMAO!
Anyways, in this post I’m going to show you how to make Easy Homemade Sloppy Joes. No need for the premade sauce. You can make your very own sloppy joes completely from scratch!
For my sloppy joes recipe I use ground beef. You can use ground turkey, or ground chicken if you choose! I suggest sticking to the other ingredients used for best results.
Here’s the recipe
Homemade Sloppy Joe Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb ground beef
- 1 yellow onion diced
- 1 cup green & red bell peppers diced
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- 2 tsp salt or salt free seasoning
- 1/2 tsp ground chili powder
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp dijon mustard
- 12 ounces tomato sauce
- 1 tbsp white distilled vinegar
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
Instructions
- Brown the meat over medium heat, and drain the fat.
- Add in the onions and peppers, and cook until they soften.
- Sprinkle in the seasonings, and add in the dijon mustard.
- Stir all of the ingredients then add in the distilled vinegar, followed by the tomato sauce.
- Next stir the ingredients until everything is nice and combined, then let it simmer over low-medium heat for about 15 minutes.
- Serve on a bun.
- Enjoy!
Nothing like homemade Sloppy Joe’s. These look yummy, can’t wait to try. Thanks for another awesome recipe!!
Thank you for coming by! XXO
Hi Rosie,
This is comfort food at its best! One of my favs. I will most definitely be trying your homemade recipe tomorrow. Thanks!!!
Thanks for coming by Theresa!
I absolutely love your recipes. I did this one today. All I can say is Wow!!! Yummmmm Thank u for all u do
Thanks for trying my recipe! XOXO
Made your sloppy joe and my husband really liked it.
I’m glad that he liked it!
Tried it twice absolutely delicious!!
This looks really good, cuz. I’ve never made homemade sloppy Joe’s before, but I knew you would have a good recipe for it. I’m gonna try it this week!
This is delicious! I just made it tonight before sending my kiddies off the college . Everyone loved it and maybe they will come home often for more delicious homemade meals! I also have so many memories of this meal from growing up..:this was just as I remember it! Thank you!!!!
Hi Rosie,
Love this recipe! Brings me back to my childhood! And I love the Nay nay story! I think we all had that one special aunt that helped make us what we are today! Many blessings!
This is a great recipe. I really love sloppy joe’s. I went to high school in Georgia in the mid 60’s and when it was sloppy joe’s
day I skipped the bagged lunch from home. At that time they actually had ladies cooking real food in the lunchroom, and I think their recipe was close to this one,
Thanks for sharing your loving memory with your aunt Nay Nay as it was a joy to read! This recipe sounds amazing and I’ve saved it on my phone so I can make it soon. Sadly, I’ve always purchased the store bought canned stuff so I’m looking forward to making my own! We can never go wrong with sloppy joes for dinner! Thanks for sharing this!
Tried this recipe today. My grandkids loved it. Will definitely cook these sloppy joes again. Very delicious.