Root Beer Sloppy Joes make an easy, quick family meal that you can have on the table in no time. The root beer gives the sloppy joe mixture a slightly sweet, caramel flavor. They taste great served with sweet potato fries.

Root Beer Sloppy Joes

 

These homemade sloppy joes are so much better than sloppy joes made from a can.

Root Beer Sloppy Joes are on the sweet side and have so much flavor. They really take sloppy joes to a whole new level.

Root Beer Sloppy Joes

 

Onion and green pepper get cooked with some lean ground beef. Then a whole bunch of seasonings get added for lots of flavor: chili powder, garlic and onion powder, dried thyme, dry mustard, and salt and pepper. Plus ketchup and 1/2 a cup of root beer. Simmer everything for about 10 minutes and your meal is ready!

I like to serve this sloppy joe mixture on a bun, but it also makes a great topping for baked potatoes.

Root Beer Sloppy Joes

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Root Beer Sloppy Joes

5 from 2 votes

By Christin Mahrlig

Prep: 8 minutes
Cook: 21 minutes
Total: 29 minutes
Servings: 0
Root Beer Sloppy Joes make an easy, quick family meal that you can have on the table in no time. The root beer gives the sloppy joe mixture a slightly sweet, caramel flavor. 
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Ingredients

  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • 1 medium onion, , chopped
  • 1/3 cup chopped green bell pepper
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 cup ketchup
  • 1/2 cup root beer
  • 4 buns

Instructions 

  • Crumble and cook ground beef in a large nonstick skillet until no longer pink. Drain off fat.
  • Add onion and bell pepper and cook until soft, about 5 minutes.
  • Add chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, thyme, dry mustard, salt, pepper, ketchup, and root beer. Reduce heat and simmer for about 8 to 10 minutes, or until nice and thick.
  • Serve on buns.

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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2 Comments

  1. Helen Betts says:

    We thought this was delicious, plus it was incredibly easy to make.

  2. Jon says:

    Very good