Sloppy Joe Recipe

I grew up thinking sloppy joes were to be made with glop in a can. Looking back now, I can't believe I ate those sloppy joes. I found this great recipe a few years ago, and I have been using it ever since. I am not sure where I found it and I have tweaked it a bit to make it mine. Additionally, I just started using ground turkey instead of ground beef. I was surprised at how much we liked it. 

Sloppy Joes

1 lb ground beef (I used the Jenny-O Ground turkey which is 20 oz and it worked great)

3/4 cup ketchup

1/4 cup honey barbecue sauce

1/4 cup water

2 Tbs brown sugar

2 tsp Worcestershire sauce

2 tsp mustard

1 tsp garlic powder

1/2 tsp onion powder

Fry up the ground turkey and drain (if needed).

(There are times I will add dried minced onion in with the meat while it fries. If I do that, I delete the onion powder.)

The original recipe called for 1 cup of ketchup. I decreased it to 3/4 of a cup and added 1/4 cup of honey barbecue sauce.

 Add the ketchup/barbecue sauce plus the remaining ingredients and stir. Heat for about 5 minutes on low to thicken the sauce. 

I have also substituted the onion powder for dried minced onion on occasion. I will add the minced onion to the meat while it is frying up. I have not measured to know the amount though. I always shake until it covers the meat pretty well. I have also been known to chop up some green pepper to the meat and fried it up. 

Serve on a hamburger bun.

Also linking to:

Melt in Your Mouth Monday
Try a New Recipe Tuesday at Home to Four Kiddos
The Gathering Spot at Mamal Diane
Tempt My Tummy at Blessed with Grace
Friday Food Frenzy at Close to Home