Best Sloppy Joes
Easy, kid-friendly, weeknight dinner! This can be made with either ground beef or ground turkey. It makes a lot, so use it for leftovers or freeze for an easy dinner down the road.
Cuisine
American
Servings
Prep Time
4-6
people
5
minutes
Cook Time
Passive Time
5-10
minutes
4-5
hours
Servings
Prep Time
4-6
people
5
minutes
Cook Time
Passive Time
5-10
minutes
4-5
hours
Ingredients
2
lbs
ground turkey
1
sm
onion, minced
2
stalks
celery, minced
1
tbsp
light olive oil
2
cloves
garlic, minced
1
16oz can
tomato sauce
1/2
cup
ketchup
2
Tbsp
sweet pickle relish
1-2
tsp
Worchestershire sauce
3
Tbsp
brown sugar
1
Tbsp
apple cider vinegar
1
tsp
prepared yellow mustard
Instructions
Brown ground turkey with onion and celery with olive oil in a skillet on the stove, over medium-high heat.
Meanwhile, spray the inside of your crock pot with cooking spray. Add remaining ingredients to crock pot.
Once turkey is browned, add turkey, onion and celery to the other ingredients in the slow cooker.
Turn slow cooker on low for 8-9 hours or on high for 4-5 hours.
Serve on toast or whole wheat hamburger buns. Refrigerate any leftovers for up to 1 week.
Recipe Notes
Alternatively, if you want a quick version on the stove top here is what you do:
Brown the turkey with onion and celery with olive oil in a skillet on the stove over medium-high heat.
Once meat is browned, add remaining ingredients. Cook 20-25 minutes, until all the flavors are married and everything is cooked through.
Serve on toast or whole wheat hamburger buns.
Refrigerate any leftovers for up to 1 week, or freeze any leftovers.