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Recipes » main dishes » pork » Sloppy Sausage Joes

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Sloppy Sausage Joes

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Easy sloppy joes in the crock pot are a perfect for a busy night. Plus they are made with sausage which adds a wonderful and unique flavor!

I haven’t had sloppy joes in a looooong time! I’ve never made them from scratch because it’s just so easy to thrown some meat in the pan with a bottle of BBQ sauce. But I had a craving for some good ol’ sloppy joes and it seemed the perfect fit for the Messy Party we had last week. So I dug around the pantry and pulled out some ingredients and then headed to the freezer to get some meat. One problem! We were out of ground beef.

So I dug around and finally found some ground mild Italian sausage from Johnsonville. Hmmm….would that work? I had to try. Besides, if it was horrible, I know how to order pizza!

Surprisingly, the sausage flavors blend nicely with the BBQ flavors in the sloppy joe blend. Everyone seemed to like it, even most of the kids. That means it’s a winner in my book. However, hubbyman did comment that it was too sweet for him. I didn’t add as much chili powder as I’d like and I didn’t add any red pepper flakes. I knew kids would be eating it and didn’t want to burn any mouths. Also, the addition of the sweet coleslaw to the top probably made it even sweeter. So, that’s your warning….you might add a little bit more chili powder and if you like spicy, add some crushed red pepper.

Any hearty bun will work, but the pretzel buns made the Sloppy Sausage Joes to-die-for. It was hearty, but soft. And sturdy enough to hold up to all that sloppy goodness!

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Sloppy Sausage Joes

Sloppy Sausage Joes

Yield: 8-10 sandwiches
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 3 hours
Total Time: 3 hours 10 minutes

Easy sloppy sausage joes made in the crock pot are the perfect dinner for a busy night. Plus these sloppy Joes are made with Italian sausage which adds a wonderful and unique flavor!

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs ground mild Italian sausage
  • 1 1/2 cups ketchup
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 1/2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 6 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tbsp chili powder
  • 4-5 dashes Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1/2 large onion, finely diced
  • 1 bell pepper, finely diced
  • red pepper flakes (opt)
  • salt and pepper

Instructions

  1. Cook sausage over medium high heat until no longer pink. Drain fat.
  2. Place cooked sausage and remaining ingredients in a slow cooker and cook over low heat for about 3 hours.
  3. Serve with coleslaw, red onion, and a hearty bun.

Notes

Entire dish can be made in the slow cooker. It will take several hours for meat to cook in the slow cooker, then drain fat, add remaining ingredients and cook on low for several more hours.

Nutrition Information:
Yield: 10 Serving Size: 1 sandwich
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 371Total Fat: 25gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 19gCholesterol: 52mgSodium: 1084mgCarbohydrates: 19gFiber: 1gSugar: 12gProtein: 18g

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Cuisine: American / Category: main dishes

 

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Comments

  1. Miranda W says

    September 16, 2012 at 7:07 pm

    I’ll be using this the next time the grand kids come over. 🙂 Thanks

    Reply
    • Wendy says

      September 16, 2012 at 10:05 pm

      Let me know how they like it, Miranda.

      Reply
  2. Jennifer Mae Hiles says

    September 6, 2012 at 10:24 am

    They look amazing! I love the pretzel bun idea! I’ve used dear meat mixed with ground beef but not sausage. Is that coleslaw on top of them?

    Reply
  3. Carolyn N. says

    September 5, 2012 at 5:58 pm

    These look so good it is making my mouth water!
    cjnedrow at gmail dot com

    Reply
  4. tami s says

    September 5, 2012 at 8:26 am

    I’ going to try this and see if the kids complain lol It looks great and I have peppers and garlic on hand from my garden

    Reply
    • Wendy says

      September 5, 2012 at 9:52 am

      I have such a brown thumb….I kill everything I try to grow. I’m so jealous of anyone that has a garden!

      Reply
  5. Jessica Snow says

    September 4, 2012 at 7:38 pm

    Oh wow!! Thank you for sharing this recipe. I would love to give it a try. They look super yummy!! =)

    Reply
  6. Christy Maurer says

    September 4, 2012 at 3:16 pm

    That looks so good! I would never have thought of using sausage although I love pulled pork so I don’t know why! I would use spicy stuff though with the coleslaw to make it less sweet. And maybe dill pickles! Now I’m hungry lol.

    Reply
  7. natalia ellin says

    September 4, 2012 at 2:09 pm

    this looks sooo good

    Reply
  8. Melissa Lawler says

    August 31, 2012 at 8:52 am

    What a great idea!

    Reply
  9. Shawn @ I Wash...You Dry says

    August 29, 2012 at 6:52 pm

    Holy cow, these look delicious!! And wow! I want to enter that contest, what a cool prize! Good luck! 🙂

    Reply
  10. Stefanie @ Sarcastic Cooking says

    August 29, 2012 at 6:35 pm

    I haven’t had sloppy joes in a long long time too! These look great! Anything on a pretzel bun is great in my book!

    Reply
  11. Betsy says

    August 29, 2012 at 9:23 am

    Hoping to try making pretzel buns for the first time this weekend!

    Reply

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