Bubba's Saucy Sloppy Joe Sandwiches

Name: Bubba's Saucy Sloppy Joe Sandwiches
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar; 2 cups Barbecue Sauce; 0.5 tsp Black Pepper; 0.25 cup Brown Sugar; 0.5 tsp Burger Seasoning; 3 tbsp Butter; 0.25 cup Fresh Cilantro; 6 whole Garlic; 0.5 tsp Garlic Powder; 0.75 tsp Greek Seasoning; 1 whole Green Bell Pepper; 2 lb Ground Beef; 2 pinch Ground Nutmeg; 12 whole Hamburger Bun; 1 tsp Italian Seasoning; 1 cup Ketchup; 0.5 tsp Maple Barbecue Sauce; 1 tsp Onion Powder; 0.25 tsp Smoked Salt; 1 whole Sweet Onion; 1 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce; 2 tbsp Yellow Mustard

Dinner 🍽️Lunch 🥪 American Comfort-Food

Bubba's Saucy Sloppy Joe Sandwiches are loaded with a rich, sweet-tangy barbecue-ketchup sauce infused with garlic, onion, and warming spices. The beef cooks down to a spoonable, chunky mix that soaks into soft buns for a deeply seasoned bite with a hint of smoke. Great for casual weeknight dinners, tailgates, or feeding a crowd.

Prep45 mins
Cook50 mins
Serves12
DifficultyEasy

1

Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir the garlic in the hot butter until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir the onion, green pepper, and cilantro into the garlic; cook and stir until the onion softens, 5 to 10 minutes.
2

Cook and stir the ground beef in a large skillet over medium heat until browned, 5 to 10 minutes; drain the fat. Increase the heat to medium-high. Stir the 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 the ground beef mixture; cook until it comes to a boil, 4 to 6 minutes.
3

Stir the onion mixture into the beef mixture; reduce the heat to a simmer.
4

Pour the barbeque sauce, ketchup, and apple cider vinegar into the beef mixture; stir, cover, and simmer until the sauce thickens, 30 minutes. Scoop the beef into hamburger buns and serve.