(Patreon) SoBros Recipe Book: Crockpot Sloppy Joes

Need a lighter, "healthier" alternative for Crockpot season? Stoney has you covered with this fantastic Sloppy Joes recipe!

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Listen, you won’t find anyone who loves Crockpot szn more than I do. But, since they tend to be pretty hearty and heavy meals, it’s easy to tack on the pounds throughout the colder months – chili, stew, potato soup…it’s all adding to the belly. So, what’s a man to do when he wants something a little lighter on the calories but still wants the comfort of a slow cooked meal on a cool fall night? He turns to this awesome skinny imitation sloppy joes recipe, of course! 

What You’ll Need

  • 1lb ground sirloin
  • 1tbsp steak seasoning
  • 1tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 1tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 2tbsp tomato paste
  • 2 cups tomato sauce
  • 1 medium onion, minced (or diced)
  • 1/4 cup red bell pepper, minced (or diced)
  • 4oz mushrooms, minced (or diced)
  • 2 cloves minced garlic
  • Potato rolls
  • Optional: cayenne pepper to your liking if you want to give this dish a kick.
  • Fucking TUMS! You’re gonna need ’em if you eat enough of this.

How to Do It

1. This could not be easier! In a pan, brown the ground sirloin. 

2. Dice your veggie combo, however you want to do it – I dice up my mushrooms, onion, and red bell pepper. 

3. Combine diced veggies, browned ground sirloin, steak seasoning, red wine vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, tomato paste, tomato sauce, and garlic in a Crockpot, stir it all up, and cook on low for six hours. 

4. If you minced the veggies, you should get more of a “paste” consistency. Feel free to load those potato rolls up and eat ’em as a sandwich. If you diced ’em, you should get more of a “sauce” consistency. In that case, you can just split open the rolls and spoon the Sloppy Joe over top of ’em and eat it with a fork and knife. That’s how I do it!

Note: You can follow the original recipe a little more closely here. I like throwing everything in a Crockpot because slow cooking is the way. I don’t know – it just seems like the flavors meld together a little better. Also, I dice the veggies in mine instead of mincing. The original recipe calls for a carrot, but I leave that out (fuck that!), and sometimes the onion too. Doing so usually means my version is a little thinner, and that’s not very conducive to eating it as a sandwich, hence the “fork and knife” method…but, you do you! 

Final Product

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Stoney Keeley is the Editor in Chief of The SoBros Network, and a Dogs Playing Poker on velvet connoisseur. He is a strong supporter of Team GSD, #BeBetter, and ‘Minds right, asses tight.’ “Big Natural” covers the Tennessee Titans, Nashville, Yankee Candle, and a whole wealth of nonsense. Follow on Twitter @StoneyKeeley.

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