Grammy's Kitchen · Sloppy Joes · Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes
One of 151 sloppy joes recipes we measured
from www.averiecooks.com
It ranks #1 of 151 for gravy quality among the sloppy joes recipes we compared. 7 cooks on www.averiecooks.com rate it 4.6★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 151.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 0% | 1% |
| aromatics | 11% | 22% |
| acid | 4% | 0% |
| sweetener | 39% | 23% |
| salt | 0% | 0% |
| vegetables and beans | 64% | 34% |
| collagen idx | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| marbling idx | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 680 g | 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef (85 to 93% lean recommended*) |
| 454 g | 1 pound pork sausage* |
| 80 g | 1/2 cup onion (chopped) |
| 12 g | 3 to 5 cloves garlic (finely minced) |
| 120 g | 1 small green bell pepper (seeded and diced small (red bell pepper may be substituted)) |
| 425 g | 15 ounces canned tomato sauce |
| 136 g | 1/2 cup ketchup |
| 142 g | 1/2 cup barbecue sauce |
| 53 g | 1/4 cup light brown sugar (packed) |
| 30 g | 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar |
| 26 g | 2 tablespoons yellow mustard (Dijon may be substituted) |
| 16 g | 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste) |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon pepper (or to taste) |
| 15 g | 2 tablespoons canned pickled jalapeño peppers (optional for spiciness) |
| 170 g | 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese (divided or as desired*) |
| Hamburger buns (Texas toast, hotdog buns, etc., for serving) |
Method: 8 steps, published by www.averiecooks.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Step 3: Transfer the mixture to a large 7 to 8-quart slow cooker and add the tomato sauce, ketchup, BBQ sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, Worcestershire, salt, pepper, optional jalapenos, stir and cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 6 hours. 1. How much salt and” — a cook
“Made this for a family game day for the AFC Championship game. Very tasty and will make again even if our team didn't make it to the big game. Go Bills.” — a cook, 5★