Home > Dinner > The BEST Crock-Pot Sloppy Joes The BEST Crock-Pot Sloppy Joes December 17, 2017 | 85 Comments SAVE TO RECIPE BOX Jump to Recipe This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. This post is sponsored by the Crock-Pot® Brand. All opinions are mine alone #ad The best sloppy joes made in the Crock-Pot! Perfect for game day homegating! Happy Sunday everyone! Today we’re starting out with a fun giveaway! The Crock-Pot Brand has Crock-Pot® NFL/NCAA slow cookers available in all 32 NFL team logos (20 NCAA) and one lucky reader will win a Crock-Pot® Slow Cooker of their team preference! These slow cookers are perfect for homegating! These slow cookers have a dishwasher-safe (and removable) stoneware base as well as a glass lid, HIGH/LOW cook settings and a WARM setting, lid-mounted locking system, a 6-quart capacity (serves 7 people), and a recipe book included! Here’s how to enter: Leave a comment on this post telling me which you’d like to win! This counts as one entry Look below the recipe to learn how to earn additional entries Congrats Stephanie H for winning this giveaway! And in honor of game days and team-decorated slow cookers, I’m sharing an amazing sloppy joe recipe! These sloppy joes are made extra delicious by using the Crock-Pot Slow Cooker. The ground beef and onion get browned in a dutch oven beforehand and then you dump those ingredients into the Crock-Pot Slow Cooker with the rest of the ingredients and let it simmer for a few hours. Cooking the meat for sloppy joes in the slow cooker makes for the most delicious, tender, and seasoned beef filling. The ingredients and flavors have so much time to meld making for an intensified delicious flavor. Sloppy joes are the perfect game day food and this is a great recipe to make if you’re hosting friends or family to watch the game. Prep time is minimal so even if you are hosting a “homegating” game day party you don’t have to stress! With a toasted buttered bun and deliciously tender meat filling you can’t go wrong with these sloppy joes. Enjoy! More Game Day Favorites: French Dip Sliders Meatball Sliders Football Shaped Brownie Batter Dip Homemade Brioche Buns Helpful Visual Guide: check out how to cut a bell pepper FOLLOW ALONG! Subscribe to my newsletter and follow along on Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram for the latest updates, recipes and content. The BEST Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes 5 from 25 votes - Review this recipe The best sloppy joes made in the Crock-Pot® Slow Cooker! SAVE TO RECIPE BOX Print Recipe The BEST Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes 5 from 25 votes - Review this recipe SAVE TO RECIPE BOX Print Recipe The best sloppy joes made in the Crock-Pot® Slow Cooker! Course Dinner Cuisine American Keyword Crock Pot Sloppy Joes Prep Time 10 minutes Cook Time 3 hours Total Time 3 hours 10 minutes Servings 6 sloppy joes Calories 206kcal Author Chelsea Ingredients1 tablespoon olive oil1/4 cup finely diced yellow onion1/4 cup finely diced red pepper1 pound lean ground beef2 teaspoons minced garlic1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce1/2 cup ketchup2-3 tablespoons brown sugar1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce1 teaspoon prepared mustard1/2 teaspoon garlic powder1/4 teaspoon onion powderFreshly ground black pepper and salt, to tasteHamburger buns + 2-3 tablespoons of butter (optional)Pickles and chips, to serve on the side! InstructionsSet a large pot over medium-low heat. Add the olive oil and once shimmering add in the diced onion. Saute for a couple of minutes and then add in the bell pepper. Once the veggies are crisp tender, add in the garlic and stir for 30 seconds or until fragrant. Add in the lean ground beef and break up stirring until no longer pink and browned through.Drain grease from the meat and transfer to the slow cooker. To the slow cooker, add the can of tomato sauce, ketchup, brown sugar (add to taste; if you don't like it sweet, you may only want a teaspoon or two and on the flip side you may want up to 3+ tablespoons. Remember you can always add more at the end!)Add in the Worcestershire sauce, mustard, garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper and salt to taste.Cover and cook on low for 2-3 hours, stirring the mixture occasionally if you can. Taste and adjust any seasonings (adding extra salt, pepper, or brown sugar) if desired.Before serving, lightly butter both sides of the buns and toast on a hot griddle or in a large skillet over medium high heat. Serve the meat filling on top of the bun and serve with pickles and chips if desired. Nutrition FactsCalories: 206kcal DID YOU MAKE THIS RECIPE? I love hearing from you when you've made one of my recipes! Tag me on Instagram at @ChelseasMessyApron or leave me a comment below.
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This recipe sounds so yummy and I can’t wait to make it in my new Eagles Crockpot! ‘E A G L E S!’ Reply
Thanks for offering the giveaway, Chelsea!! I would love to win a Colts Croc-Pot! It would be perfect to make your Sloppy Joes for holiday get togethers! My grandsons favorite!! Reply
Hi – This sounds yummy and easy – I will be making it tonight. Thanks for the recipes – and I would LOVE a Wisconsin Badgers Crock Pot!!! Reply
I live in a family full of 49er fans, so I would pick that one. I would be really excited if they featured MLB teams, then i would love a San Francisco Giants crockpot. Reply
I LOVE your recipes! My crockpot burns everything and needs to be replaced!as a teachers, I can’t live without it! I would LOVE an OSU crockpot. Reply
would love to win the cardinals slow cooker. Use slowcookers all the time. Such a time saver especially this time of year Reply
I was hoping I might win a Patriot’s crock pot…..we here in Mass. are crazy about the Pats and to carry a crock pot with their logo on it to a potluck would be….as we tend to say here…WICKED COOL!! Reply
Maybe the Cleveland Browns will start winning if enough people have a new Crock Pot with their logo….. probably not but we would have good tailgate food! Thanks for a fun giveaway! Reply
This recipe looks awesome!! I would love to win a Cincinnati Bengals Crock Pot!! Thanks for your fantastic recipes, Chelsea! Reply
Oh, yum! These take me back to my childhood days and I’m sure yours taste 30 times better, lol. I would love the Atlanta Falcons one! Reply
My crockpot is 20+ yrs old?. I’d love to win the Dallas Cowboys crockpot! My kids keep asking, “Is this a Chelsea dinner?” Ha! Reply
I would love to win the Jacksonville Jaguars one! First time in the playoffs in 10 years! And I love crock pot recipes. Will definitely be trying this sloppy joes one! Reply
Recipe sounds delicious! I will be trying it tonight. Would love to win the Panthers carry and go crock pot! Love your blog. Keep up the good work. Reply
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Yum!! This recipe looks so yummy! Love me so Sloppy Joe’s ? I want the Denver Broncos Crockpot so bad!!!! ❤ Reply
Hi. Your recipe is so awesome.can’t wait to try it in a Detroit Lions NFL Crock-Pot. Thanks in advance. Reply
This recipe is so good! I would love the Clemson Tiger cook and carry crock pot! Thanks for all your fabulous recipes! Reply
My family loved this recipe. I’m going to make it again. Can you tell me if the calories include the toasted buns? Thanks Reply
I’m soo glad they did! The calories are for the meat filling (buns vary so much from brand to brand!) Thanks! 🙂 Reply
I would like to win a green Bay Packers crock pot so my twin granddaughters and can cook together Reply
Super flavorful, easy and delicious! Def crowd pleaser! I know sloppy joe’s aren’t rocket science…but the balance of flavors here was great and so is the ease of the crockpot method! Thank you! Reply
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Easy and delicious. Seconds requested! Used frozen pepper and onion mix which seemed to work well. Will definitly make again. Reply