Sloppy Joes are a classic… and this recipe is the BEST. Made with just 4 ingredients, it comes together in no time and makes a delicious weeknight dinner. It’s also one of our favorite meals to serve at parties, and it definitely makes enough to feed a crowd. If you’re looking for a new EASY go to recipe that everyone will love, this one is a must try!

I don’t know about you, but I’m always on the lookout for new dinner recipes that my kids will actually eat. I know it sounds ridiculous, and I never intended to raise picky eaters, but somewhere along the line they got picky.

Which is why, when I find a recipe that everyone actually likes, I’m all about it!

I made these Sloppy Joes the other night, and every one of my kids LOVED them. Which makes sense. I grew up on them… and I always loved them too! It definitely made me wonder why I’ve never made them before, and definitely made me realize I need to make them again. Soon.

Best of all, they literally couldn’t be easier to make. Just brown the meat, add a few ingredients, and you’re good to go!

I love the fact that the recipe makes enough for leftovers… and that the leftovers taste just as good as the original. And I especially love the fact that they’re perfect for the slow cooker. A total win!

🥩 Ingredients

• 4 lbs. ground chuck
• 3 (8 oz.) cans tomato sauce
• 1 (8 oz.) can water
• 2 packages sloppy joe seasoning mix
• 3 cans chicken gumbo soup

📋 Instructions

1. Brown ground beef; drain.
2. Add tomato sauce, water, seasoning mix, and soup. Stir to combine.
3. Heat on the stovetop or transfer to a slow cooker and cook on low for 8-10 hours or on high for 5 hours.

❄️ Freezing

This recipe freezes very well. To freeze, transfer cooled sloppy joe mixture to airtight freezer containers. Freeze for up to 6 months. When ready to use, remove from freezer and thaw in the refrigerator.

♨️ Reheating

Sloppy Joes are easy to reheat on the stovetop or in the slow cooker. To reheat on the stovetop, transfer them to a saucepan and heat on medium until fully heated through. To reheat in the slow cooker, turn it to either low or high heat (depending on your time frame) and heat accordingly.

🍅 Recipe variations

• Use ground turkey instead of ground beef
• Add chopped onion or celery to the ground beef mixture
• Add chopped green pepper
• Add 1 can diced tomatoes
• Add brown sugar to the sauce for added sweetness

🥗 Side dishes

• Crab Salad
• Creamy Cucumber Salad
• Bacon Blue Cheese Corn Salad
• Mexican Coleslaw
• Strawberry Cucumber Salad
• Broccoli Salad
• Tomato Cucumber Feta Salad

🍔 Related recipes

• Slow Cooker Hawaiian Chicken
• Honey Orange Pulled Pork
• Queso Burgers
• Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Meatballs
• Guinness Beef Sliders
• Southwest Sloppy Joes
• Enchilada Meatball Subs

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📖 Recipe

Sloppy Joes

Yield: 16

Sloppy Joes are a classic... and this recipe is the BEST. Made with just 4 ingredients, it comes together in no time and makes a delicious weeknight meal. Just mix it up, throw it in the crock pot, and it's ready by the time you get home! It's also one of our favorite meals to serve at parties. Not only does it take ALL the stress out of meal prep, but it makes enough to feed a crowd (and then some)!

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Ingredients

• 4 lbs. ground chuck
• 3 (8 oz.) cans tomato sauce
• 1 (8 oz.) can water
• 2 packages sloppy joe seasoning mix
• 3 cans chicken gumbo soup

Instructions

1. Brown ground beef; drain.
2. Add tomato sauce, water, seasoning mix, and soup. Stir to combine.
3. Heat on the stovetop or transfer to a slow cooker and cook on low for 8-10 hours or on high for 5 hours.

Notes

If mixture is to liquid, remove slow cooker cover and heat on high for 30 minutes.