Grandma’s Sloppy Joes

Name: Grandma's Sloppy Joes
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8 servings.
Ingredients: 1 pound ground beef; 1 large onion, chopped; 1-1/2 cups ketchup; 3/4 cup sweet pickle relish; 1/2 cup packed brown sugar; 8 hamburger buns, split

My grandma served these sandwiches each time I visited as a child. When I had children of my own, I relied on this recipe as an inexpensive way to feed them. They like it, and now my grandchildren do, too. - Patricia Pidgeon, Sycamore, Illinois

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
1 large onion, chopped
1-1/2 cups ketchup
3/4 cup sweet pickle relish
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
8 hamburger buns, split

Directions

In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until the meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the ketchup, relish and brown sugar; mix well. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until heated through. Spoon onto buns.

To prevent brown sugar from hardening, store in a resealable plastic bag in a cool dry place. If it does harden, add an apple wedge to the bag until the sugar softens (about 1 to 2 days); discard the apple.

Nutrition Facts

1 each: 369 calories, 9g fat (3g saturated fat), 38mg cholesterol, 994mg sodium, 57g carbohydrate (30g sugars, 2g fiber), 16g protein.

Originally published as Grandma's Sloppy Joes in Taste of Home Ground Beef Cookbook-Book

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live418

Jun 14, 2016

Just like one I make but I add mustard
s_pants

Mar 9, 2016

I really liked it and so did my kids, but my husband would prefer "regular" sloppy joe. I only used 1/2 cup pickle relish and about 1/3 cup brown sugar.
hkarow9713

Dec 5, 2015

So easy to make and very sweet. I used a hot pepper relish, so it had a bit of a kick to it. The family loved it!
trudypost

Feb 24, 2015

A little on the sweet side but tasty and easy. I used 1/4 cup barbeque sauce in place of part of the catsup and reduced the relish to 1/2 c. I will probably make this again.
Hazzel

Jul 29, 2014

I didn't add the brown sugar, I added 2 teaspoons mustard and cut back on the catsup.
kitchenhelperKY

Sep 18, 2011

It was different and pickle relish gave it a different flavor.
bsorum

Mar 20, 2010
Hersheysmom

Jan 28, 2010

Only 1 lb. of hamburger to all the rest of the ingredients. Could this possibly be a typo error. 1 lb. would be floating in the sauce. please advice. Yes I would make if corrected.