I’ve been making this sloppy joe recipe I got from my friend MamaJJ because my whole fam loves it, and because it is so much better than that crappity crap canned stuff. But then I decided to take it a step further and turn it into freezer meals, so I can just grab a bag from the freezer and have an easy peasy dinner in minutes!
Easy Freezer Meals – Sloppy Joes
Ingredients
6 pounds ground beef
4 medium onions, minced
10 tablespoons of garlic or 20, minced
5 tablespoons chili powder
4 teaspoons dry mustard
2 teaspoons smoked paprika
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground ginger
2 2/3 cups ketchup
1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce
1 cup water
Instructions
Saute the onion and hamburger in a large pot until browned. Stir in the rest of the ingredients, reduce heat to a simmer and cook until almost all of the fluid is gone {about 15 minutes}. Let cool and then divide into 4 freezer bags. Makes enough for 4 meals {1 bag feeds a family of four- 2 joes per person}.
To prepare from frozen, simply place the contents of one bag in a large skillet and heat to a low boil. Serve on warm sweet buns.
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Robin in SoCal says
I agree homemade is so much better than the canned stuff. I also chop up (very tiny) veggies like kale (your favorite!), carrot, zucchini, etc. I just throw them in after the meat has browned. My family is used to seeing bits of green in their food so as long as they can’t taste a difference they are accepting. Love your freezer meals!
Rachel says
Yummy! Easy! Healthy! Inexpensive! Everything I’m looking for; thank you!!
Betty819 says
What kind of onions are you using in your sloppy Joes?
OneHundredDollarsAMonth.com says
I use whatever I have on hand, typically white or yellow.
Mavis Butterfield says
Just regular white onions from the grocery store. 🙂
Lisa says
I’m vegetarian so I used cooked lentils that I keep in the freezer instead of beef. They were delicious! Thank you for the recipe!