The Most Delicious Sloppy Joes

5 from 2 votes

I feel like Sloppy Joes get a bad rep! It might be that they are not the most beautiful food item to be put on a plate. However, we all should know by now.. looks don't matter! We make this recipe at least twice a month and it is perfect for week night dinnre!

Prep Time10

Cook Time25

Course: Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: easy dinner, family favorites, sloppy joe

Servings:

Calories: 371kcal

Author: Alaina Hinkle

Ingredients

2 lbs ground chicken
4 tbsp Worcester Sauce
8 oz bella mushrooms
1/2 chopped yellow onion
1/4 cup red wine caberenet
4 cloves garlic
1 orange bell pepper
6 oz tomato paste
3/4 cup ketchup
2 tbsp dijon mustard
1 tbsp unsalted butter
2 tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp salt
8 oz chicken broth
garlic salt, pepper & salt to taste
6 burger buns
6 slices of provolone for the tops of your sandwiches

Instructions

In a medium frying pan pour olive oil and let heat while you chopped the yellow onion & mince 2 cloves garlic. Add garlic & onion to pan. While that is sautéing clean & slice the baby Bella mushrooms.
Once the onion & garlic is starting to get a little brown, about 2 minutes, add in the mushrooms, then cut up the tbsp of butter & sprinkle pieces over the mushrooms. With a spatula stir the mushrooms into the garlic, onion, olive oil & butter at let it cook down until they start to become soft about 3-5 minutes.
Then add 1/4 cup red wine cabernet & keep it at a low boil until the mushrooms absorb the red wine, sprinkling with garlic salt, salt & pepper to taste. Then pour into a bowl & set them aside (( try not to eat them all in the mean time))
In the same frying add 1 tbsp olive oil & 2 garlic cloves minced, let garlic start to simmer & then add the 2 lbs ground chicken. Cook down the chicken until there is no pink. Break into pieces but not too small, you want them in a good sized pieces as seen above so that the sandwich holds together well-- or as well as a Sloppy Joe can.
On medium heat as the chicken cooks, chop up the bell pepper & once the chicken is cooked all the way threw add in the bell pepper & the mushroom mixture. Mix the pepper, mushrooms & chicken so that it is evenly dispersed.
Then sprinkle in the paprika, onion powder, salt & add in Worcester sauce, dijon mustard, tomato paste, ketchup and stir in until well combined, then slowly add in the chicken broth.
You want to keep stirring on medium heat & continue to add it in the chicken broth as it absorbs. Keep pouring & stirring until it thickens to where the mixture can stack on top of each other without mmediately falling over. Giving it that great sloppy Joe texture.
Then you can start stacking up your Sloppy Joes. Add the Sloppy Joe meat to your favorite toasted bun, top with provolone cheese & enjoy! ** see below for our favorite way to put them together!**

Notes

**Our favorite way to put the Sloppy Joes together is to place the bottom buns on a baking sheet. Add the Sloppy Joe mixture to the top and top with provolone cheese. Then place in oven on high broil for 2 to 3 minutes. Top with the top bun & dig in!

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