Maid-Rite is an iconic restaurant name in the midwest. Their loose meat sandwich is a favorite (that you can make at home with this highly rated recipe!)
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Sloppy Joes Sandwiches
Simple sandwiches that eat like a meal - always a family favorite
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Copycat Maid-Rite Loose Meat Sandwiches
Sloppy Joes for 100
Need to serve a large group (or a gaggle of teenagers)? These sloppy joes are tasty AND easy to make and work well made in a large batch.
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Homemade BBQ Sloppy Joes
Sloppy joes make a quick, easy dinner. Try this popular tangy bbq version.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Wimpies
These wimpies are anything but. Wimpies are sloppy Joes common in the Pennsylvania area. Call them whatever you like, they are still some good home-cooked comfort food.
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Tomato Soup Sloppy Joes
This version of sloppy joes is made with browned ground beef, tomato soup, black pepper, and Worcestershire sauce and served on hamburger buns.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
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Slow Cooker Deluxe Corned Beef Sloppy Joes
A zestier version of sloppy joes that combines ground beef and canned corned beef and slow cooks them in a tangy barbecue-style sauce. Serve on hamburger...
Method: crock pot, stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Basic Sloppy Joes From Scratch
Making sloppy joes from scratch is a breeze and tastes so much better than using a canned sauce like Manwich. If you prefer a less sweet sauce, omit the brown sugar.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Slow Cooker Tavern Beef
Tavern beef is like a classier name for a sloppy Joe. Ground beef cooked with onion, ketchup, and spices in the crockpot makes a yummy topping for toasted burger buns.
Method: stovetop, crock pot
Time: over 5 hours
Pressure Cooker Shredded Beef Sloppy Joes
Sloppy Joes never go out of style for feeding a crowd. This pressure cooker recipe makes a bun-ready Joe that you can make ahead of time so you can enjoy the...
Method: pressure cooker
Time: 1-2 hours
Midwestern Slushburgers
The key ingredient in these midwestern-style sloppy joes is a can of chicken gumbo soup. Try different varieties of the soup to change things up a bit.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Slow Cooker Barbecue Spoon Burgers (Sloppy Joes)
No more sub-par sloppy Joes. This "spoon burger" mix upgrades basic beef with a thick and pungent barbecue sauce.
Method: crock pot, stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Slow Cooker Chicken Sloppy Joes
Change up your sloppy joes with this chicken-based crock pot recipe. These joes are tender and tangy and are sure to be a hit.
Method: crock pot, stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Manwich Sloppy Joes
Recipes don't get much easier than this, folks. Ground beef with sloppy joe sauce makes a simple and classic topping for burger buns. Ever seen an unhappy kid with a sloppy Joe?
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Texas Style Sloppy Joes
Sloppy Joes done the Texas way - piled high with ground beef, pinto beans, and green chiles.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Cuban Sloppy Joe
The beautiful lovechild of a cuban sandwich and a sloppy Joe. Pork mixed with homemade BBQ sauce, pickles, and brown mustard on toasted buns.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Slow Cooker Sloppy Jane Sandwiches
The sloppy Jane is lesser known, but no less of a party favorite. Hot dogs, slow-cooked with baked beans and chili sauce make up the sloppy favorite of those who pick...
Method: crock pot
Time: 2-5 hours
Slow Cooker Venison Sloppy Joes
Sloppy Joes may be simple, but that doesn't mean they need to be boring. This slow-cooker venison recipe has an arsenal of flavors like dijon, cumin, and chili powder...
Method: stovetop, crock pot
Time: over 5 hours
Hot And Spicy Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes
This spicy version of the classic sloppy joes sandwich is made with ground beef and is simmered in the crock pot. It gets its heat from spicy V8 juice, chili...
Method: stovetop, crock pot
Time: over 5 hours
Sloppy Joe Freezer Mix
What is easier than sloppy joes? Sloppy joes made ahead of time. Freeze the saucy ground beef mixture, and when ready to cook just heat, and eat.
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Beef 'n' Bean Sloppy Joes
It's time to step up your sloppy joe game, and this super easy recipe will do the trick with just five ingredients. Beef with onions, beans, and BBQ sauce makes for a...
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Easy Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes
Sloppy Joes don't get much easier than this. Ready in as little as an hour but also can simmer all day if desired.
Method: crock pot
Time: 1-2 hours
Sloppy Pedros With Spicy Beans
Kidney beans give these Pedros a leg up on the classic sloppy Joe. Perfect recipe to double or triple and serve to a hungry crowd with some sides like slaw or potato...
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Crescent Joes
Crescent rolls baked with sloppy Joe filling make a great lunch, appetizer, or late night snack food.
Method: oven
Time: under 30 minutes
Sloppy Josephines
Josephine is Joe's vegetarian cousin. This recipe is made with crumbled veggie burgers and lots of fresh vegetables in a seasoned tomato sauce
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Slow Cooker Turkey Sloppy Joes
These sloppy joes have two twists to them. First, they are made with turkey instead of beef. And second, they are made in the crock pot.
Method: crock pot
Time: 2-5 hours
Pumpkin Sloppy Joes
Pumpkin adds a little touch of Halloween to these yummy sloppy joes.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
White Sloppy Joes
Made with hamburger buns, salt and pepper, ground beef, cream of mushroom soup, milk, sour cream, liquid smoke
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Pizza Burgers For 50
Made with ham luncheon meat, mozzarella cheese, hamburger buns, oregano, ground beef, spaghetti sauce, dried parsley, garlic salt
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Ground Beef Stroganoff Sandwiches
Made with cream of mushroom soup, butter or margarine, onion, garlic, ground beef, flour, salt, paprika, nutmeg, mushrooms
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Cranberry Sloppy Joes
Made with hamburger buns, ground beef, celery, onion, tomato soup, cranberry sauce, salt, chili powder, hot pepper sauce
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Vegetarian Brown Rice Sloppy Joes
Made with barbecue sauce, vegetable oil, onion, green bell pepper, brown rice, beans
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
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