BBQ Sloppy Joes Recipe
- by Chef David Rose
- Last updated Aug 6, 2024
Are you ready to make your nightly what’s-for-dinner dilemma a thing of the past? This delicious BBQ Sloppy Joes recipe is ready in just under 30 minutes! And when you’re short on time, there’s nothing better than this simple-to-prepare dish with out-of-this-world flavor that will have everyone saying “mmmm” after one bite. So get ready to go from “OMG… Dinner” to “OMG DINNER!”
Why We Love This BBQ Sloppy Joes Recipe
With this BBQ Sloppy Joe recipe, dinner is a breeze. The dish only needs one bowl and saucepan, and cleanup is easy. The combination of savory ground beef, tangy barbeque sauce, and creamy coleslaw will surely delight your taste buds.
Tools You’ll Need Before You Start
- 1 Small Bowl
- 1 Whisk
- 1 Medium Pan
How to Make BBQ Sloppy Joes
There’s no shortage of sloppy joe recipes, but the Omaha Steaks Ultra-Premium Ground Beef sets this dish apart. This ground beef is made from the real trimmings of steak, and with an 80/20 lean-to-fat ratio, you’re getting the most flavorful and juicy ground beef for your sloppy joes. It’s time to get started!
1. Let’s Mix Up Some Coleslaw
This coleslaw is simple to make and delivers a delicious creamy crunch to the top of your sloppy joes. To make this coleslaw, add smooth mayonnaise, mild rice vinegar, sweet sugar, piquant hot sauce, and savory Worcestershire sauce to a small bowl. Whisk ingredients together until well incorporated. Then fold in the coleslaw mix and season to taste with salt and pepper. Refrigerate until the sloppy joes are ready.
2. Cook Up the Beef
To brown your ground beef, either thaw your Omaha Steaks Ultra-Premium Ground Beef in the refrigerator overnight or use our quick-thaw method.
Let’s get the pan ready! Preheat the pan over medium-high heat and add the olive oil. Once the pan is hot, add the ground beef, pungent garlic cloves and powder, and smoky Spanish paprika, cooking until browned, about six to seven minutes.
Next, remove the ground beef mixture from the pan and add the diced yellow onions, red bell pepper, and sauté until tender, about three to four minutes. Then, put the meat back into the pan and add your favorite barbeque sauce, condensed tomato soup, savory Worcestershire sauce, tangy hot sauce, and water. Bring everything to a boil and then simmer for 12 to 14 minutes; season to taste with salt and pepper.
3. Assemble Your BBQ Sloppy Joes
Now for the fun part! Add mayonnaise to each side of the bun, and toast on medium-high heat. Then spread the sloppy joe mixture on one side of each bun, top with the coleslaw, finish with the other bun, and dig in!
BBQ Sloppy Joes
Ingredients
Coleslaw
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 2 dashes hot sauce
- 2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
- 3 cups coleslaw mix
- Salt
- Pepper
Sloppy Joes
- 1 lb. Omaha Steaks Ultra-Premium Ground Beef
- 1/2 cup yellow onion, small diced
- 1 red bell pepper, small diced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon Spanish paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 cup condensed tomato soup
- 1/3 cup barbeque sauce
- 1/4 cup water
- 4 dashes Worcestershire sauce
- 1 dash hot sauce
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Coleslaw
- 4 to 6 burger buns, toasted
Instructions
Coleslaw
- In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, rice wine vinegar, sugar, hot sauce, and Worcestershire sauce until well incorporated.
- Fold in the coleslaw mix and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Sloppy Joes
- Thaw ground beef in refrigerator overnight.
- Bring a medium pan to medium-high heat. Add olive oil, ground beef, garlic cloves and powder, and Spanish paprika. Brown the beef until fully cooked, about 6 to 7 minutes.
- Remove beef and add yellow onion and red bell pepper to the pan; sauté until tender, about 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add beef back to the pan, the add the barbeque sauce, condensed tomato soup, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, and water; bring to a boil, then simmer for 12 to 14 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- To toast the buns, add mayonnaise to each side of the bun, and toast on medium-high heat.
- Spread the sloppy joe mixture on the bottom bun, top with the coleslaw mixture and the top bun.
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