Grammy's Kitchen · Sloppy Joes · Sloppy Joe Orzo
One of 151 sloppy joes recipes we measured
from www.delish.com
11 cooks on www.delish.com rate it 4.2★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 151.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 71% | 0% |
| fat | 8% | 1% |
| aromatics | 31% | 22% |
| acid | 2% | 0% |
| sweetener | 4% | 23% |
| vegetables and beans | 75% | 34% |
| collagen idx | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| marbling idx | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 54 g | 4 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil, divided |
| 680 g | 1 1/2 lb. lean ground beef |
| Kosher salt | |
| Freshly ground black pepper | |
| 150 g | 1 medium yellow onion, finely chopped |
| 340 g | 12 oz. orzo (about 2 cups) |
| 9 g | 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped |
| 480 g | 2 c. low-sodium beef broth |
| 425 g | 1 (15-oz.) can tomato sauce |
| 49 g | 3 tbsp. tomato paste |
| 27 g | 2 tbsp. packed light brown sugar |
| 15 g | 1 tbsp. apple cider vinegar |
| 16 g | 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce |
| 85 g | 3 c. packed baby spinach (about 3 oz.) |
Method: 4 steps, published by www.delish.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“<p>So I goofed on this.. I didn't trust my instincts about the water and added it. I do think I managed to save it though, by cooking it a little extra long and then stirring constantly after adding the beef for a few minutes to release as much of the liquid a” — a cook, 4★
“<p>We love orzo and also sloppy Joes, so this sounded great, but it didn't turn out as well as we had hoped. I only used a pound of 90 percent hamburger, which was more than enough, but I couldn't understand why I needed to cook it in 2 tbsp. of oil since grou” — a cook, 3★