Sloppy Joe Sliders

Name: Sloppy Joe Sliders
Prep time: 8 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb ground beef; 1 cup ketchup; 2 tbsp brown sugar; 1 tbsp Worcestershire; 1 tsp garlic powder; Slider buns

Sloppy Joe Sliders — a kid-friendly dinner on the table in 20 minutes, built for weeknight speed and mild, familiar flavors.

📝 Notes: Kid-Friendly Tip: Slightly sweeter ratio (more ketchup/sugar, less vinegar bite) reads better to kid palates than adult sloppy joe recipes.

⏱ Prep 8m🔥 Cook 12m🕒 Total 20m🍽 6 servings

#kid-friendly#quick#weeknight#30-minutes-or-less

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1 lbground beef
1 cupketchup
2 tbspbrown sugar
1 tbspWorcestershire
1 tspgarlic powder
Slider buns

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1
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef and cook, breaking it into fine crumbles with a spoon, until fully browned, about 5–6 minutes. Drain off excess fat.
2
Return the skillet to medium heat and stir in the ketchup, brown sugar, Worcestershire, and garlic powder, mixing until the beef is evenly coated in a smooth sauce.
3
Bring the mixture to a gentle simmer and cook uncovered for about 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the sauce thickens and clings to the meat rather than pooling in the pan.
4
Taste and adjust with a touch more brown sugar or ketchup if a milder, sweeter flavor is preferred.
5
Split the slider buns and lightly toast them if desired, then pile a generous scoop of the sloppy joe mixture onto each bottom bun.
6
Cap with the top buns and serve warm, with extra napkins on hand.