What’s better than Sloppy Joes? Sloppy Joe Bowlsin The bowl has all the mouth-watering flavors of a classic Sloppy Joe Sammy packed into one nutritious bowl with 29 grams of protein per serving. Yes welcome.
we love bowl dishesAnd this is honestly how we eat most of our food as busy moms and business owners. They’re absolutely great for meal prep because you can prepare the ingredients ahead of time, and then when busy weekend dinners arrive, all you need to do is assemble and enjoy! These Sloppy Joe Bowls are just that – we hope you love them as much as we do 🤗
Ingredients of our Sloppy Joe Bowls
- Dirty Joe Meat: Our Ground Beef Sloppy Joe uses house made sauce. Why? It’s more flavorful, and uses simple ingredients like tomato sauce, Dijon mustard, Worcestershire, and brown sugar (a pantry staple already available in most of our kitchens).
- Roasted Sweet Potatoes: We like to cut our sweet taters into cubes and fry them while we prepare the rest of the bowl’s ingredients.
- Cabbage Slice: A simple cabbage and red onion tossed in a vinegar dressing adds the perfect spiciness and crunch to these slushy bowls.
- Chopped Pickles: Growing up in the Midwest, we always served our sloppy joes with either pickle spears or chopped pickles.
here’s a tip!
Make sure to let the meat simmer at least 10 minutes In sauce. This will allow all the flavors to combine and create a deliciously bold flavor.
Sure! Ground turkey, chicken, or plant-based grounds can also be substituted for the ground beef in this recipe. Just keep in mind that depending on the fat content of the meat you choose, it may produce less oil/liquid than ground beef.
Other sides to include in Sloppy Joe Bowls
We paired our sloppy joe meat with sweet potatoes And pickled cabbage and onions. But there are many other delicious options that you can serve with this dish. Here are some of our favorite ideas:
If you have leftovers, store the components separately in airtight containers in the refrigerator. 3 days – This is a great way to store this recipe if you made it for meal prep. When ready to eat, simply reheat the meat and sweet potatoes in the microwave or on the stove, assemble the bowls, and enjoy.
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Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium/high heat.
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Mix grated onion, half teaspoon salt and chili powder in olive oil. Fry for 1-2 minutes. Add tomato paste and fry for 1-2 minutes.
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Then, add garlic and cook until fragrant. Mix tomato sauce, ketchup, Worcestershire, mustard and brown sugar. Beat to combine.
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Bring the mixture to a boil on medium/high flame. Cook on low flame and cook for 10-15 minutes and remove from flame.
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Prepare salad. Add cabbage and red onion to a large salad bowl. Mix red wine vinegar, 1 teaspoon salt and sugar. Toss until coated. Cover and keep in the refrigerator.
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Preheat oven to 450ºF. Spread the sweet potatoes on a baking sheet. Add 1 teaspoon salt. Massage salt into sweet potatoes.
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Roast the sweet potatoes in the oven for 25-30 minutes or until fork tender.
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While the sweet potatoes are roasting, prepare the meat.
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Heat a large medium/large skillet. Add beef and cook until browned, 5-7 minutes. Drain the grease and return the meat to the pan. Pour the sloppy joe sauce over the meat and stir over medium heat until it reaches the desired temperature. Remove from flame.
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Collect bowls. Evenly distribute the Sloppy Joe meat among 4-6 bowls along with the shredded cabbage, sweet potatoes and chopped pickles.
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Enjoy immediately.
Calories: 578 kilo calorie, Carbohydrates: 31 Yes, Protein: 29 Yes, thick: 38 Yes, Fiber: 6 Yes, Sugar: 13 Yes
Nutrition information is calculated automatically, so it should be used as an estimate only.
Photography: The photos in this post are by Erin from The Wooden Skillet.
