Sloppy Joes

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 151.

	this recipe	typical
fat	3%	1%
aromatics	28%	22%
sweetener	30%	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)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

14 g	1 Tbsp olive oil
120 g	3/4 cup chopped yellow onion
112 g	3/4 cup chopped red bell pepper
454 g	1 lb lean ground beef*
6 g	2 garlic cloves, (minced (2 tsp))
3 g	1 tsp chili powder ((regular or Ancho))
2 g	1 tsp paprika ((sweet or smoked))
2 g	1/2 tsp ground mustard
	Salt and freshly ground black pepper
227 g	1 (8 oz) can tomato sauce
136 g	1/2 cup ketchup**
16 g	1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
	1 tsp natural hickory smoke flavor
	Water (or broth, for thinning as needed)
208 g	4 hamburger buns, (homemade or bakery fresh)

Method: 5 steps, published by www.cookingclassy.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“Just made this and it’s absolutely delicious! I was out of ground mustard, used Dijon, used smoked paprika instead of liquid smoke. I have been using your recipes for years and they are so easy to follow and always incredible! Thank you so much for sharing you” — a cook, 5★

“These are delicious! I made it a crockpot meal. Sautéed the hamburger and onions on stovetop, added the rest of the ingredients together in the crockpot on low for 4 hrs. We love green pepper 🫑 added 1 along with the red. Doubled the recipe to make 2 meals. Th” — a cook, 5★