My Take on the Classic Sloppy Joe
This simple and flavorful Sloppy Joe recipe combines ground meat (beef, chicken, or turkey) with chopped carrots and celery for a satisfying twist. The sauce—made from ketchup, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, and water—is sweet, tangy, and savory. After browning the meat and veggies, mix in the sauce and let it simmer until thick and rich. Serve the hearty mixture on hamburger buns and top with pickles if desired. Perfect for a quick, comforting meal!
Servings: 4 sandwich
Calories: 176kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pd ground meat beef, chicken, or turkey
- ½ cup celery chopped
- ½ cup carrots chopped
- 4 hamburg buns
- ½ cup ketchup
- 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
- 1 tablespoon Worcester
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar dark or light
- slice pickles optional garnish
Instructions
- Take a one cup measuring cup. Fill with ketchup half way add brown sugar, mustard, and Worcester in same measuring cup. Stir till mixed.
- Fill the measuring cup with water and mix again. Set aside
- In a frying pan add ground meat, carrots, and celery. Cook untilthe meat is brown. Once browned, strain extra juice. Once meat mixtureis strained, pour the cup of sauce on top of meat mixture and still until wellmixed.
- Let mixture simmer on low heat for 5 minutes till sauce is hotand most of the water is evaporated.
- Once hot place ½ cup of mixture on a hamburger bun andenjoy.
Nutrition
Calories: 176kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 0.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 0.2mg | Sodium: 603mg | Potassium: 265mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 2890IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 86mg | Iron: 2mg