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Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes

Easy, homemade Sloppy Joes made in the slow cooker!
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword Sloppy Joes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours 20 minutes
Total Time 4 hours 25 minutes
Servings 5 servings
Author Jayme

Ingredients

  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1/2 onion, diced
  • 1/2 green pepper, diced very small (optional)
  • 8 ounces tomato sauce
  • 1/2 cup ketchup
  • 1 teaspoon mustard
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
  • salt & pepper, to taste
  • 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes(optional)
  • Hamburger buns

Instructions

  • Brown beef with garlic and onion. Add in the green pepper, if using. Cook until beef is done and drain grease. (Or grab a pound of already cooked beef from the freezer!)
  • In slow cooker, combine the beef/onion/green pepper mixture with the tomato sauce, ketchup, mustard, brown sugar, Worcerstershire sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, salt & pepper. Add in the red pepper flakes, if using.
  • Cook on low for 2-4 hours, stirring every once in a while.
  • Serve on hamburger buns.
  • To freeze, put into individual freezer-friendly bags and let cool. Once cool, lay them flat in a freezer until frozen, then you can stack them. Make sure you label them!