Instant Pot Sloppy Joes (Freezer Friendly)
This Sloppy Joe recipe is easy to prepare and wonderful in the Instant Pot!
Servings 6 servings
Ingredients
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1/2 onion, diced
- 1/2 bell pepper, diced very small (optional) green is typical, but any color works
- 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
- Set Instant Pot to Saute. Brown beef with garlic, onion and green pepper. Cook until beef is done and drain grease.
- In the Instant Pot, add in the tomato sauce, ketchup, mustard, brown sugar, Worcerstershire sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, salt & pepper. Add in the red pepper flakes, if using. Stir.
- Seal the pot. Set to High for 5 minutes.
- When done, let it naturally release pressure for 10 minutes. Then manually release the rest of the pressure.
- 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!
Notes
To freeze, let the sloppy joes cool. Then place in a freezer-friendly safe container and freeze. Be sure to label!