Homemade Sloppy Joe Seasoning Mix
Feb 08, 2018, Updated Mar 04, 2024
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Homemade sloppy joe mix can me made quickly and easily at home with just a few simple ingredients. A delicious spice mix for you to use to make a dinner the whole family will enjoy.
Sloppy Joe Mix
Making your own homemade sloppy joe mix is as easy as looking in your spice cabinet. Just a few common spices are needed to make your own sandwiches without the needing a canned mix.
Spices for Sloppy Joe Mix
- Paprika
- Chili Powder
- Dry Mustard
- Ground Cumin
- Garlic Powder
- Brown Sugar
- Minced Onion
- Salt and Ground Black Pepper
How to Make Sloppy Joe Seasoning
- Mix the spices together in a small bowl.
- Brown ground beef, turkey, or chicken in a large skillet.
- Add a can of tomato sauce, beef broth and the sloppy joe spice mix.
- Stir to combine and let simmer for 10-15 minutes before serving.
How to store Sloppy Joe Seasoning
Store the spice mixture in an airtight container or jar with a lid. Keep in a cool, dry place like a pantry or spice cabinet.
How to serve Homemade Sloppy Joe Recipe
There are so many good side dishes to serve with sloppy joes. Here are a few favorites:
You can also use the sloppy joe meat mixture as a taco filling, mixed with pasta, or on slider rolls.
Sloppy Joe Seasoning Mix Recipe FAQs
Manwich is a canned sloppy joe sauce made by Hunt’s.
A sloppy Joe is typically made using ground beef. A sloppy Jane uses ground turkey.
A few ways to spice up your sloppy joes is to cook diced onion and bell pepper with the ground beef. Try adding in a splash of hot sauce to the mixture for extra heat. You can also add toppings like slaw or cheese.
More easy dinner recipes
- Sloppy Joe Tacos
- Sheet Pan Sausage And Pepper Sandwiches
- Homemade Chicken Broccoli and Cheese Pockets
Homemade Sloppy Joe Seasoning
Ingredients
Dry Mix
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1/2 tablespoon dry mustard
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon dried minced onion
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
Sloppy Joe
- 1 lb lean ground beef, turkey or chicken
- 1 15 oz tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup beef broth
Instructions
- For the spice blend, mix all of the spices together in a small bowl.
- To make sloppy joes, cook ground meat in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook until browned.
- Add tomato sauce, beef broth and spice mixture. Stir together to mix.
- Lower heat to low and simmer for 10-15 minutes.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Easy to make, recipe for 1 pound ground beef was spot on. Good flavor, with a hint of spice-kick. (I don’t like real spicy foods.)
The preparation includes adding beef broth instead of plain water. With that in mind, it makes sense that she doesn’t have salt in the list of ingredients. Also, I did not “pack” my brown sugar to the level suggest and it wasn’t too sweet, which worked well for me. I will make it again and will share it!
Thank you!
We tend to not like spicy so I halved the chili powder. My 12-year-old just said, ”I think this actually my favorite kind!”
It was a big hit in our family, so thank you!
So glad you enjoyed!!
It was okay. Kind of spicy. I like the sweeter packet sloppy joe mixes at the grocery store better. Not thick enough either. Too runny.