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Lunch Lady Sloppy Joes

- SERVES
- 6
- COOK TIME
- 15 Min
Let's be honest, we sort of miss the days when the lunch lady used to scoop up heaping portions of her sloppy joe mixture onto hamburger buns. There was something about Lunch Lady Sloppy Joes that made 'em extra-special. Now, we've come up with a recipe that we know would be lunch lady-approved, and ya don't have to wear a hair net to serve it!
What You'll Need
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 (15-ounce) cans tomato sauce
- 2 tablespoons sweet relish
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 6 sandwich rolls or hamburger buns, split, buttered, and toasted
What to Do
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, brown ground beef and onion 7 to 9 minutes, or until no pink remains in beef; drain off excess liquid.
- Add remaining ingredients except sandwich rolls; mix well. Reduce heat to low and simmer 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Spoon mixture evenly onto rolls and serve.
Notes
- Hungry for more? We've got even more school lunch recipes from our Cafeteria Week below!
- A cool side of coleslaw is a perfect go-along with these Sloppy Joes!
fredhomer 9960735
Mar 24, 2018
Sometimes on sloppy joe day I would buy a Double Lunch!!!! An d yes our lunches were $.40!!!Very good recipe
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meoden1947 7177265
May 02, 2019
Loved sloppy joe day too, only our lunches were $ .25!!!
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