Easy Chicken Gumbo Sloppy Joe Recipe

chicken gumbo sloppy joe on a white plate with potato chips

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Easy Chicken Gumbo Sloppy Joe Recipe

Chicken Gumbo Sloppy Joes are rich and flavorful with savory ground beef in a zesty sauce. An easy sloppy joes recipe you can have ready in under 30 minutes the whole family will love.

Prep Time5

Cook Time20

Total Time25

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 275kcal

Author: Cara Lanz

Ingredients

1 ½ pounds ground beef
1 small onion, diced
1 10.5 ounce can Campbell's condensed chicken gumbo soup
¾ cup ketchup
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard or yellow mustard
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons chili powder, or to taste
dash of cayenne pepper

Instructions

Place the ground beef, diced onions, and salt and black pepper, to taste, in a large skillet over medium heat. Brown meat until it is no longer pink, 6-7 minutes. Drain away any excess fat.
Add the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil and reduce to simmer until the sloppy joe mixture reaches your desired thickness.
Spoon mixture onto your favorite hamburger buns.

Storage & Freezing

Store leftovers in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.
Reheat sloppy joe meat in a saucepan on the stove over medium heat until warmed through or in a microwave-safe container in the microwave in 30-second bursts until warm.
Freeze leftovers for 2-3 months. Thaw in the refrigerator or microwave.

Notes

Drain fat after browning the meat before adding the sauce ingredients.
Simmer the sloppy joe mixture until it's thick and saucy. If it goes a bit over and dries out, just add a little water.
To give your chicken gumbo sloppy joe even more cozy, homemade flavor, toast the hamburger buns. Butter the insides of the top and bottom buns and toast them in a 350 degree oven for about 5 minutes.
For BBQ sloppy joes, replace the ketchup and brown sugar with ¾ cup BBQ sauce.

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