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Easy 5 Ingredient Sloppy Joes Recipe for a Delicious Meal

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Enjoy a quick and tasty dinner with this Easy 5 Ingredient Sloppy Joes recipe. Perfect for busy nights, this easy sloppy joe recipe uses only a few ingredients for a flavorful homemade sloppy joe dinner. It’s a great take on classic sloppy joe ingredients and includes techniques suitable for any home cook.

Ingredients

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  • 1 lb ground beef
  • ¾ cup ketchup
  • ¼ cup mustard
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
  • 1 8 count package hamburger buns
  • 8 slices cheddar cheese

Instructions

  1. Heat a large skillet and cook the ground beef until fully browned, then drain off the excess fat.
  2. Stir in ketchup, mustard, brown sugar, and Worcestershire Sauce with the cooked beef.
  3. Allow the mixture to gently cook and thicken for about five minutes.
  4. Toast the hamburger buns and assemble the sandwiches by spooning the beef mixture onto the buns, then add cheddar cheese slices if you wish.

Notes

  • While this recipe is really good using only five ingredients, you may want to add diced bell pepper, diced onion or dice tomatoes while cooking to bulk it up and add more flavor
  • You may cook the mixture (after the ground beef is fully cooked) in the slow cooker on low for 4-6 hours
  • Alternatively, you can cook the beef in the Instant Pot on Saute and then add all other ingredients and set it to slow cooker for 4-6 hours

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