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Two sesame seed buns filled with seasoned ground beef mixture, one sandwich open-faced, sitting on a wooden board.
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Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes

Slow cooker Sloppy Joes simmer into a thick, scoopable filling with smoky bacon flavor and enough sauce to stay messy without making the buns soggy.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time3 hours
Total Time3 hours 5 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings (Adjustable): 2
Calories: 578kcal
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Ingredients

  • 2 strips bacon
  • ½ pound ground beef
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon vinegar
  • ¼ cup ketchup
  • ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 burger buns

Instructions

  • In a medium skillet over medium heat, cook the strips of bacon until crispy.
    Two raw bacon strips in a light-colored frying pan placed on a pink textured towel on a white marble surface.
  • Remove it from the pan, let it cool slightly, then chop it into small pieces.
    Chopped cooked bacon pieces arranged on a wooden cutting board placed on a textured beige cloth over a light-colored marble surface.
  • In the same skillet (using the bacon drippings for flavor), brown the ground beef until fully cooked. Break it up into small pieces as it cooks.
    Ground beef cooking in a light-colored frying pan placed on a pink kitchen towel on a white countertop.
  • Add the browned beef and chopped bacon into the slow cooker.
  • Stir in the brown sugar, vinegar, ketchup, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
    A crockpot filled with cooked ground beef, chopped bacon, tomato sauce, brown sugar, and seasonings, resting on a beige kitchen towel on a marble surface.
  • Stir everything together until evenly combined.
  • Cook on LOW for 6 hours, or HIGH for 3 hours until the mixture is hot, thick, and flavorful.
    Overhead view of cooked ground meat in a black slow cooker, placed on a beige kitchen towel on a light countertop.
  • Spoon onto hamburger buns.
    Spoonful of cooked ground meat mixture being placed onto an open sesame seed hamburger bun, with a slow cooker and another bun nearby.

Notes

The Sloppy Joe mixture should look thick enough to mound onto a spoon without excess liquid pooling at the bottom of the slow cooker. The sauce will continue to thicken slightly as it sits before serving.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Nutrition

Calories: 578kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 95mg | Sodium: 1001mg | Potassium: 507mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 162IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 99mg | Iron: 4mg

Equipment

slow cooker

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