Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes

Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes are a grown up version of your childhood favorite.

Do you have certain childhood food memories?  Certain foods that remind you of growing up and dinner time as a kid?  Sloppy Joes is one of those for me.  

My mom’s version included hamburger and the sloppy joe seasoning mix from the store that comes in the little envelope.  But my slow cooker sloppy joe recipe is a bit more sophisticated.  But it still has that familiar sloppy joe tang.  I think you will love it and I think your kids will love it too.

Instead of hamburger I used a chuck roast and I cooked it in the slow cooker.  And I added in a few carrots and green peppers which gives the sloppy joe some extra flavor and texture. 

In addition to the traditional ketchup I add in a can of tomato paste to thicken the mixture up a bit. The sweetness of the sloppy joe comes from some brown sugar and the tang from worcestershire sauce, dijon mustard and some apple cider vinegar.

Ingredients Needed

• Boneless Chuck Roast
• Onions
• Green Bell Pepper
• Carrots
• Garlic
• Ketchup
• Tomato Paste
• Dijon Mustard
• Worcestershire Sauce
• Bown Sugar
• Apple Cider Vinegar

How To Make Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes

• Cook for an additional 30 minutes to allow sauce to thicken.
• Cut roast into 1 – 1 1/2 inch pieces and place in slow cooker.
• Add carrots and green peppers.
• Combine onions, garlic, ketchup, tomato paste, mustard, worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, and vinegar
• Pour sauce mixture over the top and stir to combine.

• Cook on high for 5 hours or low for 6-8 or until meat shreds easily.
• Shred meat.
• Cook for an additional 30 minutes to allow suace to thicken.

Check out more of my family favorite recipes:

• Taco Bake
• Cashew Chicken
• Chicken Enchiladas

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Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes

Recipe From: Leigh Anne Wilkes

A grown up version of a childhood favorite, Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes are made from shredded beef, cooked with carrots, green peppers, and a delicious homemade sloppy joe sauce.

serves: 8 servings

Prep:25 minutes minutes

Cook:5 hours hours

Total:5 hours hours 25 minutes minutes

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Ingredients

• ▢ 3 lbs. boneless chuck roast
• ▢ 1 C onions chopped
• ▢ 1 C carrots diced
• ▢ 1 C green pepper diced
• ▢ 2 tsp fresh garlic minced
• ▢ 1 1/2 C ketchup
• ▢ 1 small can tomato paste
• ▢ 1/3 C dijon mustard
• ▢ 2 Tbsps Worcestershire Sauce
• ▢ 4 Tbsps. brown sugar
• ▢ 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar

Instructions

• Cut roast into 1 – 1 1/2 inch pieces.
• Combine onions, garlic, ketchup, tomato paste, mustard, worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, and vinegar
• Place roast, carrots and green peppers into slow cooker.
• Pour sauce mixture over the top and stir to combine.
• Cook on high for 5 hours or low for 6-8 or until meat shreds easily.
• After shredding meat allow to sit and thicken in the slow cooker for 30 minutes or so.

Nutrition Facts:

Calories: 414kcal (21%) Carbohydrates: 24g (8%) Protein: 34g (68%) Fat: 20g (31%) Saturated Fat: 8g (50%) Cholesterol: 117mg (39%) Sodium: 721mg (31%) Potassium: 877mg (25%) Fiber: 1g (4%) Sugar: 19g (21%) Vitamin A: 3000IU (60%) Vitamin C: 20.1mg (24%) Calcium: 66mg (7%) Iron: 4.3mg (24%)

* Disclaimer: All nutrition information are estimates only. Read full disclosure here.

Course:Main Dish

Cuisine:American

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