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
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
We like using ground turkey too. Sometimes we make our own sloppy joe sauce, sometimes we use the can
ReplyDeleteI am so glad you shared this. We have been using the glop in a can and I haven't been able to find a recipe I liked. I am definitely going to try this one! Thanks for linking up with "Try a New Recipe Tuesday." Hope you will be able to join us again this week. :-)
ReplyDeleteI would think if you're trying to go "healthier" then use raw onion and cook it up with your meat, much better flavor than onion powder or minced onion.
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