Instant Pot Sloppy Joes

Make Family Favorite Instant Pot Sloppy Joes Recipe (Pressure Cooker Sloppy Joes). Sweet-savory, umami homemade sloppy joe is gratifying to eat. Kid-friendly and super easy to make!

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The tender meat crumble in sweet-savory, tangy-umami sauce, the juicy messy yumminess squished in a bun, bring back delicious childhood memories.

So simple, yet delicious.
So messy, yet gratifying.

I can seriously eat this Instant Pot Sloppy Joes all day long like a kid with their bucket of Halloween candies.

Make Family Favorite Instant Pot Sloppy Joes Recipe (Pressure Cooker Sloppy Joes). Sweet-savory, umami homemade sloppy joe is gratifying to eat. Kid-friendly and super easy to make!

You’ll Enjoy Instant Pot Sloppy Joes Because:

  • So easy to make and oh sooo delicious!!
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  • Can make big batch ahead and freeze for later
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  • Makes a simple yet satisfying meal: for delicious lunch, easy & quick dinner, or awesome snack…

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Instant Pot Sloppy Joes

Author: Amy + Jacky
Make Family Favorite Instant Pot Sloppy Joes (Pressure Cooker Sloppy Joes). Sweet-savory, umami homemade sloppy joe is gratifying to eat. Kid-friendly and super easy to make!
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Servings 4 - 6
Total Time 1 hour
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Ingredients

  • 1 ½ pound (671g) lean ground beef
  • 1 (200g) onion , diced
  • 1 (200g) green or red bell pepper , diced
  • 3 (10g) garlic cloves , minced
  • ¾ cup (188ml) ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon (15ml) tomato paste
  • 1 tablespoon (15ml) regular soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon (15ml) Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tablespoon (12.5g) brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon (5ml) dijon mustard
  • ½ cup (125ml) water
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • Kosher salt & ground black pepper to taste
  • Optional: 2 - 3 drops liquid smoke
  • Spicy Version: Cayenne pepper to taste
  • Serve With: 4 - 8 burger buns toasted

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Instructions 

  • Prepare Pressure Cooker: Heat up your pressure cooker over medium high heat (Instant Pot: press Sauté button and Adjust button once to Sauté More function). Ensure your pot is as hot as it can be (Instant Pot: wait until indicator says HOT).
  • Brown Ground Beef: Season ground beef generously with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Add 1 tbsp (15ml) olive oil in pressure cooker. Ensure to coat oil over whole bottom of the pot.Add ground beef in pressure cooker. The ground beef will begin to release moisture. At the 5-minute mark, drain & discard the ground beef juice.
    Allow ground beef to brown. Stir occasionally until they are slightly crisped and browned (~5 – 7 minutes).
  • Saute Vegetables: Add diced onion to browned beef and saute for 2 minutes. Add in diced bell pepper and minced garlic, then saute until fragrant (roughly a minute).
  • Deglaze:
    Add 1 tbsp (12.5g) brown sugar, 1 tbsp (15ml) regular soy sauce, 1 tbsp (15ml) Worcestershire sauce, and ½ cup (125ml) water, then fully deglaze bottom of the pot by scrubbing all the flavorful brown bits with a wooden spoon. Mix the brown bits with the liquid mixture.
  • Pressure Cook Sloppy Joes: Layer 1 tbsp (15ml) tomato paste, 1 tsp (5ml) dijon mustard, and ¾ cup (188ml) ketchup on top. Do not mix. Close lid and pressure cook at High Pressure for 5 minutes + 10 minutes Natural Release. After 10 minutes, turn venting knob to venting position to release remaining pressure. Open the lid carefully.
  • Toast Burger Buns: On a skillet, toast burger buns for a few minutes over medium heat.
  • Reduce and Season: If the Sloppy Joe meat sauce is too runny, give it a quick stir and cook for another few minutes over medium heat (Instant Pot: Press Sauté button). Now is a good time to add in the optional liquid smoke and cayenne pepper if desired. Taste and season with more kosher salt and black pepper if necessary.
  • Serve: Construct the Sloppy Joes with toasted burger buns. Serve with Tater Tots or your favorite side dishes.

Notes

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Calories: 244kcal
Course: Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: American
Keyword: instant pot sloppy joes, sloppy joes instant pot

Nutrition

Calories: 244kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 69mg | Sodium: 576mg | Potassium: 651mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 320IU | Vitamin C: 32mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 3.3mg

Step-by-Step: Instant Pot Sloppy Joes

Ingredients for Instant Pot Sloppy Joes

Make Family Favorite Instant Pot Sloppy Joes Recipe (Pressure Cooker Sloppy Joes) Ingredients

  • 1 ½ pound (671g) lean ground beef
  • 1 (200g) onion, diced
  • 1 (200g) green or red bell pepper, diced
  • 3 (10g) garlic cloves, minced
  • ¾ cup (188ml) ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon (15ml) tomato paste
  • 1 tablespoon (15ml) regular soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon (15ml) Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tablespoon (12.5g) brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon (5ml) dijon mustard
  • ½ cup (125ml) water
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • Kosher salt & ground black pepper to taste
  • Optional: 2 – 3 drops liquid smoke
  • Spicy Version: cayenne pepper to taste
  • Serve With: 4 – 8 burger buns, toasted

Tool for Instant Pot Sloppy Joes Recipe


1

 

Prepare Instant Pot


how to use instant pot - saute more function

Heat up your pressure cooker over medium high heat.

  • Instant Pot: press Sauté button and Adjust button once to Sauté More function

Ensure your pot is as hot as it can be.

  • Instant Pot: wait until indicator says HOT

2

Brown Ground Beef


Season ground beef generously with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper.

Add 1 tbsp (15ml) olive oil in pressure cooker. Ensure to coat oil over whole bottom of the pot.

Add ground beef in pressure cooker.

Make Family Favorite Instant Pot Sloppy Joes Recipe (Pressure Cooker Sloppy Joes): add ground beef into Instant Pot Electric Pressure Cooker

Loosen up and break down the ground beef into crumble bits with a wooden spoon.

Make Family Favorite Instant Pot Sloppy Joes Recipe (Pressure Cooker Sloppy Joes): loosen up the ground beef into crumble bits with a wooden spoon for browning process

*Pro Tip: The ground beef will begin to release moisture. At the 5-minute mark, drain & discard the ground beef juice.

Allow ground beef to brown. Stir occasionally until they are slightly crisped and browned (~5 – 7 minutes).

3

Saute Vegetables


Add diced onion to browned beef and saute for 2 minutes.

Add in diced bell pepper and minced garlic, then saute until fragrant (roughly a minute).

Make Family Favorite Instant Pot Sloppy Joes Recipe (Pressure Cooker Sloppy Joes): add and saute diced bell pepper in Instant Pot Pressure Cooker

4

Deglaze


Add 1 tbsp (12.5g) brown sugar, 1 tbsp (15ml) regular soy sauce, 1 tbsp (15ml) Worcestershire sauce, and ½ cup (125ml) water, then fully deglaze bottom of the pot by scrubbing all the flavorful brown bits with a wooden spoon (as shown in below photo).

Make Family Favorite Instant Pot Sloppy Joes Recipe (Pressure Cooker Sloppy Joes): deglaze ground beef with wooden spoon

Mix the brown bits with the liquid mixture.

5

Pressure Cook Sloppy Joes


Layer 1 tbsp (15ml) tomato paste, 1 tsp (5ml) dijon mustard, and ¾ cup (188ml) ketchup on top (as shown in photo below). Do not mix!

Make Family Favorite Instant Pot Sloppy Joes Recipe (Pressure Cooker Sloppy Joes): layer tomato paste mixture on the browned sloppy joes meat, do not mix!

Close lid and pressure cook at

  • Pressure Cooking Method: High Pressure for 5 minutes, then 10 minutes Natural Release

After 10 minutes, turn venting knob to venting position to release remaining pressure.

Open the lid carefully.

6

Toast Burger Buns


On a skillet, toast burger buns for a few minutes over medium heat.

7

Reduce and Season


If the Sloppy Joe meat sauce is too runny, give it a quick stir and cook for another few minutes over medium heat (Instant Pot: Press Sauté button).

Make Family Favorite Instant Pot Sloppy Joes Recipe (Pressure Cooker Sloppy Joes): stir pressure cooked sloppy joes meat with a wooden spoon to reduce the meat sauce, then season as desired.

Now is a good time to add in the optional liquid smoke and cayenne pepper if desired.

Taste and season with more kosher salt and black pepper if necessary.

8

Serve  Instant Pot Sloppy Joes


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Make Family Favorite Instant Pot Sloppy Joes Recipe (Pressure Cooker Sloppy Joes). Sweet-savory, umami homemade sloppy joe is gratifying to eat. Kid-friendly and super easy to make!

Construct the Sloppy Joes with toasted burger buns.

Make Family Favorite Instant Pot Sloppy Joes Recipe (Pressure Cooker Sloppy Joes). Sweet-savory, umami homemade sloppy joe is gratifying to eat. Kid-friendly and super easy to make!

Serve with Tater Tots or your favorite side dishes.

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Make Family Favorite Instant Pot Sloppy Joes Recipe (Pressure Cooker Sloppy Joes). Sweet-savory, umami homemade sloppy joe is gratifying to eat. Kid-friendly and super easy to make!
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