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by Stacy  28 Comments

Crock Pot Sloppy Joes

These sloppy joes are so easy to throw together, and the taste is far better than any sauce that you could buy from the store!

Fix and Forget Friday is brought to you today by Mindy from The Purposed Heart. All of Mindy’s recipes rock my face off, so I know you’re going to LOVE these!

We love sloppy joes at our house. They’re such an easy and economical meal, and they also happen to be delicious! Well, except for that time that I thought I would be sneaky and use half ground beef and half ground liver – they weren’t so delicious that time.

I know that liver is good for you and all, but I just can’t get past the taste or the smell of it. Yuck! If you like liver – go you! Eat it up, because it is super nutritious and good for you. 

These sloppy joes are so easy to throw together, and the taste is far better than any sauce that you could buy from the store!

So besides the sneaky liver sloppy joes, I’ve never had a sloppy joe that I didn’t like. And this recipe is no exeption! It’s so easy to throw together, and the taste is far better than any sauce that you could buy from the store.

If you have time, you should also try making some homemade buns to go with your homemade sloppy joes! Stacy has a great recipe for homemade buns that I highly recommend – they’re awesome! They’ll take your sandwiches from yum to YUM!

Print Recipe

Crock Pot Sloppy Joes

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs ground beef
  • 1 small onion chopped
  • 1 green pepper chopped
  • 1 ½ cups ketchup
  • ¼ cup sucanat or brown sugar
  • ¼ cup apple cider vinegar white vinegar would work too
  • ¼ cup mustard
  • 1 tsp Worchestershire sauce
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp salt

Instructions

  • Brown ground beef in a large skillet with the onion and green pepper.
  • Add browned ground beef mixture along with the remaining ingredients to the crock pot. Mix well to combine.
  • Cook on low for at least 3 hours, but up to 6 hours.

Mindy is a wife and mama who loves everything about experimenting in the kitchen (except for the dishes part!). You can find more of her favorite recipes on her blog, The Purposed Heart.

These sloppy joes are so easy to throw together, and the taste is far better than any sauce that you could buy from the store!

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Stacy is a Homemaking and Business Mom Mentor, the author of two cookbooks, creator of multiple e-courses, seasoned life coach, and comedian extraordinaire. Her first priority is her husband and her children - family first. She presses on each day because her calling is to teach, train, and mentor other ladies to have their dreams. She believes if it’s not easy, you won’t do it – because she’s lived it. She’ll bring YOU the awesome so that you can get your home back into control and watch your business soar. For tips and easy strategies, you can follow her on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.

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  1. Angie says

    May 22, 2016 at 4:59 pm

    Can this be frozen, before and/or after cooking?

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      May 25, 2016 at 12:33 pm

      Yes! I freeze cooked sloppy joes all the time.

      Reply
  2. Heather says

    April 17, 2016 at 1:03 am

    I grind up carrots and sneak a vege into my sloppy joes.

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      April 17, 2016 at 11:57 am

      I love sneaky veggies!

      Reply
  3. Matt says

    November 8, 2015 at 7:40 pm

    I have a question? If 6 hrs is the max time for the recipe. How do I handle these types of recipes when I’m at work for at least 9hrs a day. I could get a timer for the crock pot but can the ingredients sit in there for 3hrs before it starts to cook?

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      November 9, 2015 at 11:44 am

      A lot of people do use timers like that – Christmas tree light timers work well. I would cook it first and then switch it to low. Even then, you might end up with some crispiness around the edges for this particular recipe.

      Reply
    • Donna says

      November 9, 2015 at 7:30 pm

      I used to be gone from home for 12+ hours on workdays… a great trick I figured out was using the “warm” setting on my crock pot. If something was to be cooked 8-9 hours on low, I could easily cook it 12-14 hours on warm without overcooking. I would think 9 hours on warm would probably be fine for this recipe.

      Reply
  4. Megan Christensen says

    February 7, 2014 at 3:51 pm

    How many servings would you say this makes? Around 8-10?

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      February 8, 2014 at 12:02 pm

      Yes, I would say so. I usually count one pound of meat to feed 4 people. 🙂

      Reply
  5. Sarah says

    February 3, 2014 at 6:29 pm

    These are delicious! Buns are in the oven…going to have a happy, healthy family tonight!

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      February 4, 2014 at 4:21 pm

      Homemade buns are the BEST!

      Reply
  6. Stacy says

    April 20, 2013 at 4:51 pm

    You’re a crockin’ queen lately!

    Reply
  7. Christy, The Simple Homemaker says

    February 23, 2012 at 7:14 pm

    We’re making a double batch tonight, half to eat and half to freeze and take with us on my husband’s music tour to California. It’s that good. 🙂

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      February 23, 2012 at 9:13 pm

      Good to know! I love all of Mindy’s recipes. 🙂

      Reply
  8. Jennifer says

    February 17, 2012 at 4:03 pm

    I was going to make meatloaf but after reading this, it’s sloppy joe night. I’m going to throw in a little liver though. I grind it up in the food processor to a paste and mix in about 1/4 cup If you start with a small amount you won’t even know it’s there, especially with all the other flavors going on.

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      February 17, 2012 at 5:01 pm

      Whew…we might not see eye to eye on the liver part. 😉

      Reply
  9. Mindy @ The Purposed Heart says

    February 17, 2012 at 2:52 pm

    Thanks so much for having me, Stacy! I’m honored to guest post for you 🙂

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      February 17, 2012 at 5:01 pm

      You’re welcome here anytime, Mindy!

      Reply
  10. Christy, The Simple Homemaker says

    February 17, 2012 at 9:28 am

    Oddly enough, the Friday night dinner space on our meal schedule this week is empty. Plus we have all these ingredients! Looks like sloppy joes for dinner! Thanks Stacy and Mindy!

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      February 17, 2012 at 12:11 pm

      Sounds like fate to me!

      Reply
  11. sherrie says

    February 17, 2012 at 8:53 am

    YUM! i wanna eat this right now! i LOVE me some sloppy joes. we always have leftovers that i use to make cornbread joe pie. bake your fave cornbread recipe until almost done, cover w/sloppy joe mixture, top w/shredded cheddar and bake until bread is done and cheese is melted. fabulous!!!

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      February 17, 2012 at 12:11 pm

      Sloppy Joes are where it’s AT.

      Reply
    • Christy, The Simple Homemaker says

      February 17, 2012 at 5:34 pm

      Thanks for the sloppy cornbread joe pie recipe, Sherrie! I want to try this!

      Reply
      • Stacy says

        February 17, 2012 at 5:55 pm

        Sherrie is a genius.

        Reply
  12. Anne @ Quick and Easy Cheap and Healthy says

    February 17, 2012 at 8:34 am

    Great idea to make sloppy joes in the crock pot! For some reason, I never thought of doing that!

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      February 17, 2012 at 8:45 am

      🙂 Mindy is a smart cook!

      Reply
  13. Yolanda says

    February 17, 2012 at 8:28 am

    That would be so nice to throw together and take to a family in need… for instance, after a baby is born, etc. Yummy!

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      February 17, 2012 at 8:47 am

      Yolanda, that’s a great idea! 🙂

      Reply


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