Celebrate National Sloppy Joe Day With This Easy 3-Ingredient Sloppy Joe Recipe

Sloppy joes have long been a weeknight dinner staple in households all throughout the country because of just how darn easy they are to make, and we’re about to make this easy recipe even easier by cutting it down to just three ingredients! Before heading to the store, though, be sure you have Fetch on your phone, so you can turn this simple sloppy joe recipe into big rewards in the app. Let me show you how.

What exactly is a sloppy joe?

Traditionally, a sloppy joe is a sandwich with a filling made up of ground beef that’s been seasoned with tomatoes or ketchup and other ingredients, oftentimes onions, Worcestershire sauce, and other seasonings.

If you’re new to making sloppy joes at home, we’ll help streamline the process with our easy-as-can-be 3-ingredient sloppy joe recipe below!

What’s the difference between a sloppy joe and a hamburger?

Apart from the way the meat is seasoned, the most noticeable difference between a burger and a sloppy joe is that a burger’s foundation is a solid ground beef patty while a sloppy joe centers around a ground beef filling.

What is National Sloppy Joe Day?

Simply put, National Sloppy Joe Day gives us all a reason to celebrate this very all-American sandwich that was a staple of so many of our childhoods, both in school cafeterias and at our own kitchen tables at home. But we certainly don’t need an excuse to make a sloppy joe sandwich – it’s a staple for a reason: sloppy joes are easy to make, filling, and tasty!

Okay, so when is National Sloppy Joe Day then?

National Sloppy Joe Day is celebrated by “lovers of the Joe” (no, not that Joe) each year on March 18th.

How to celebrate National Sloppy Joe Day using Fetch

The reasons to use Fetch to prep for National Sloppy Joe Day are the same reasons you should be using the app every day: you’ll get rewarded on purchases you’re already making! Here’s how to get rewarded on sloppy joe recipe ingredients using Fetch:

• Shop your offers: Browse your personalized offers to earn points on Fetch partner brands like Heinz, Kraft, Nature’s Own, Wonder, and so many more!
• Place your online order using Fetch Shop: Double dip and get even more points by ordering the items with offers you favorited from Target, Sam’s Club, or another participating Fetch Shop retailer; ordering through Fetch Shop will earn you points per dollar on eligible products.

You can then turn around and redeem the Fetch Points you earn for free gift cards to so many of the stores and brands you love to shop with!

How to make sloppy joes: try this simple 3-ingredient recipe

Here’s all you need to make these sloppy joes with just 3 ingredients at home:

Filling ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef or Beyond Beef
• ½ cup Heinz barbecue sauce
• ¾ cup Old El Paso salsa

Instructions

1. Heat your skillet over medium-high heat.
2. Add your ground beef and cook until fully cooked, 5-10 minutes, stirring often.
3. Stir in your barbecue sauce and salsa, and mix until combined and fully warmed through.
4. Serve on your favorite hamburger buns from Wonder or Nature’s Own, and enjoy!

That’s it!

And if you don’t have salsa or barbecue sauce handy, you can modify the recipe and instead use the following, all of which you surely have in your fridge and cupboard:

• ⅛ cup Heinz mustard
• ½ cup Heinz ketchup (or tomato sauce)
• ⅛ cup brown sugar

The prep is the same as above, although I’d suggest letting this mixture simmer on low heat for 4-5 minutes before serving.

Fetch’s tips for leveling up your sloppy joe

Looking to elevate your sloppy joes a bit? Consider toasting your hamburger buns for added flavor (yes, Chef!) and, of course, no sloppy joe sandwich is complete without the right chips on the side. I’m partial to Ruffles and Doritos because they’ll get me more points when using Fetch.

Why try this easy sloppy joe recipe?

Were you not listening when I said we don’t need a reason to eat sloppy joes? Well, in case you weren’t convinced, here are a few reasons why this 3-ingredient sloppy joe recipe is well worth the little time it’ll take you to make:

• It’s so simple it barely feels like you’re even “cooking” (but you can still tell your kiddo you were working hard in the kitchen to prepare this for them).
• Because of how few ingredients are involved, it’s super affordable.
• You likely already have everything you need to make it, saving you a trip to the grocery store.
• This recipe is so fast to throw together that it’s a great option for a weeknight meal for families or anyone else who needs to throw dinner together quickly!

Get rewarded for grocery shopping with Fetch

Don’t have Fetch yet? Download the free app today to start earning rewards on every shopping trip. Remember, the points you earn can be put toward free gift cards to the likes of Target, Walmart, Sam’s Club, and so many more, allowing you to stretch your dollar further.