09/03/2026
Sloppy Joe's were always on our Labor Day menu growing up, along with macaroni salad, and carrot sticks.
I still make the same meal today and it is the only sloppy Joe's recipe you'll ever need!
Here's my recipe:
Homemade Sloppy Joes
Ingredients:
1 Tablespoon olive oil
1 yellow onion, diced
1 large red bell pepper, diced
¼ cup brown sugar
1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
¼ cup ketchup
1 Tablespoon yellow mustard
1 teaspoon hot sauce (I always prefer Frank's Hot Sauce)
2 cups crushed tomatoes
1 pound ground sirloin
1 pound ground pork
Seasoned salt and black pepper to taste
1. Saute onion and bell pepper in olive oil until onion starts to become translucent, 2-3 minutes. Add meat and sprinkle over seasoned salt and pepper. Cook until no pink remains. Drain fat.
2. Add brown sugar over meat and stir. Add crushed tomatoes, ketchup, yellow mustard, Worcestershire sauce and hot sauce. Stir to combine.
3. Let simmer for 10 minutes. Add more seasoned salt and pepper if needed.
