Freezer Friendly Sloppy Joes
Looking for an easy weeknight dinner? These Freezer Sloppy Joes are a fast, freezer-friendly sandwich option for busy nights!
Sloppy Joes can be a pretty simple meal. As busy parents, we can get this on the table in about 30 minutes.
Seeing as how I was doing a freezer meal challenge, though, I decided to step it up a bit and make dinner time even easier.
How would you like to be able to just heat up an already-cooked Sloppy Joe mix and declare dinner ready? Yep, that makes me happy too.
Absolutely! In fact, I recommend having cooked meat in your freezer at all times for quick and easy dinners.
One pound of cooked ground meat fits best in a quart-sized freezer bag. Label the bag, lay the filled bag flat in the freezer, and you’re good to go.
Typically, cooked meat stays fresh for up to 3 months in the freezer. It’s still safe to eat after that, but sometimes you risk freezer burn.
Start by cooking your ground meat in a large pan along with a chopped onion. This will take 7-10 minutes.
Next, add the rest of the ingredients for the sauce.
If you wanted, you could use a can of Manwich instead. But I love the way this homemade sauce tastes.
Combine fully, then let the mixture simmer for about 5 minutes until completely heated through.
This recipe serves 4, so you get quite a bit of mix on your sandwich!
If you choose to freeze the mixture instead, let it cool fully. Then place it inside a labeled quart-sized freezer bag and lay it flat in the freezer.
Any kind of vegetable would work beautifully! I love using my air fryer to roast vegetables because it’s easy and doesn’t heat up the house.
Other sides can include:
- Steamed frozen veggies (Broccoli, green beans, California mix)
- Salad
- Homemade sweet potato fries
- Potato salad
- Fruit (Grapes, watermelon)
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Freezer Friendly Sloppy Joes
Recipe details
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef or turkey
- 1 onion, diced
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon garlic
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
Instructions
- Cook ground beef in a large pan with onion.
- Add the rest of the ingredients and combine. Let simmer for 20 minutes.
Tips
- Recipe adapted from Flour on My Face.
- To freeze, divide the mixture into two labeled quart-sized freezer bags. Lay flat on a cookie sheet and place in the freezer.
- To reheat, thaw overnight. Simmer in a pan until hot.
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