Best Bubbas Sloppy Joes Recipes

BUBBA'S SLOPPY JOES

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Good ol' boy Sloppy Joes.

Provided by Pudgee Beaver

Categories Main Dish Recipes Sandwich Recipes Sloppy Joe Recipes

Time 1h35m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 22

Ingredients

3 tablespoons butter
6 cloves garlic, minced
1 large sweet onion (such as Vidalia®), chopped
1 large green bell pepper, chopped
¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
2 pounds ground beef
¼ cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard (such as Colman's®)
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon onion powder
¾ teaspoon Greek seasoning (such as Cavender's®), or more to taste
½ teaspoon hamburger seasoning (such as McCormick® Grill Mates®), or more to taste
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
½ teaspoon smokehouse maple seasoning (such as McCormick® Grill Mates®), or more to taste
¼ teaspoon hickory smoked salt (such as McCormick®), or more to taste
2 pinches ground nutmeg, or more to taste
2 cups barbeque sauce (such as Sweet Baby Ray's®)
1 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
12 hamburger buns

Steps:

Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir garlic in hot butter until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir onion, green pepper, and cilantro into garlic; cook and stir until the onion is softened, 5 to 10 minutes.
Cook and stir ground beef in a large skillet over medium heat until browned, 5 to 10 minutes; drain fat. Increase heat to medium-high. Stir brown sugar, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, Italian seasoning, onion powder, Greek seasoning, hamburger seasoning, garlic powder, black pepper, smokehouse maple seasoning, smoked salt, and nutmeg into ground beef mixture; cook until boiling, 4 to 6 minutes.
Stir onion mixture into beef mixture; reduce heat to simmer.
Pour barbeque sauce, ketchup, and apple cider vinegar into beef mixture; stir, cover, and simmer until sauce is thickened, 30 minutes. Scoop beef into hamburger buns and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 400.9 calories, Carbohydrate 49.7 g, Cholesterol 54.9 mg, Fat 14.6 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 17.3 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, Sodium 1141.5 mg, Sugar 21.1 g

BUFFALO SLOPPY JOES

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Lean ground turkey makes this a lighter sloppy joe than the standard ground beef version. A hefty splash of hot sauce and optional blue cheese provide an authentic Buffalo-style flavor. -Maria Regakis, Saugus, Massachusetts

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Dinner

Time 30m

Yield 8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

2 pounds extra-lean ground turkey
2 celery ribs, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
1 medium carrot, grated
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
1/2 cup chicken broth
1/4 cup Louisiana-style hot sauce
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon pepper
8 hamburger buns, split
Crumbled blue cheese, optional

Steps:

Cook the first 5 ingredients in a Dutch oven over medium heat until turkey is no longer pink, breaking it into crumbles. Stir in the tomato sauce, chicken broth, hot sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce and pepper; heat through., Serve on buns. If desired, sprinkle with blue cheese.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 279 calories, Fat 3g fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 45mg cholesterol, Sodium 475mg sodium, Carbohydrate 30g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 33g protein. Diabetic exchanges