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Taco Sloppy Joes

Jessica Fisher · April 14, 2015 · 10 Comments

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Prepare a quick and easy meal that the whole family will like. These Taco Sloppy Joes, made with Mexican-spiced ground beef and topped with your favorite taco toppings, are delicious!

Taco Sloppy Joes

As the school year starts to wind down and the weather warms up, I start thinking about quick and easy suppers to serve. We’d rather be outside playing than inside cooking, right?

One of our family’s favorite suppers is this taco-twist on Sloppy Joes. FishPapa doesn’t like the sweetness of traditional sloppy joes, but I love what an easy meal they make. I’ve made us both happy by tweaking the standard way of making the dish.

Instead of a sweet tomato sauce, I spice up the meat sauce with taco flavors and top the mixture like I would a taco: with salsa, cheese, jalapeños, and shredded cabbage. The result is simple and delicious supper that everyone enjoys.

I typically serve these sandwiches on hamburger buns. They’ll be great if you make your own but are just fine on store-bought rolls. You can also serve the meat filling on a bolillo roll, if you prefer.

This “joe” type of sandwich is a great one for stretching ground meat. You can make your meat purchase go much farther than with traditional hamburger patties. Feel free to stir in rice and beans to stretch the protein even farther.

Cabbage is typically a lot cheaper than lettuce, and it goes well in these sandwiches, making it a great dish for economizing. If you make your own buns and taco seasoning, you can keep the price tag low.

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Taco Sloppy Joes

These Taco Sloppy Joes, made with Mexican-spiced ground beef and topped with your favorite taco toppings, are delicious!
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time12 mins
Total Time22 mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: mexican sloppy joes, sloppy joes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 596kcal
Author: Jessica Fisher

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground beef or ground turkey
  • 8 oz tomato sauce
  • 1 to 2 tbsp Taco Seasoning Mix
  • 8 oz cheddar cheese (shredded) (2 cups)
  • 1 6-ounce package shredded green cabbage or shredded lettuce
  • 1/2 cup salsa for serving
  • 1 jalapeno sliced
  • 4 to 6 hamburger buns or bolillo rolls
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Instructions

  • In a large nonstick skillet, cook the ground meat over medium heat until no longer pink, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in the tomato sauce and taco seasoning mix. Allow to simmer for 5 minutes.
  • Assemble the sandwiches by layering the meat mixture, cheese, cabbage, salsa, and jalapeños on each hamburger bun. Serve right away.

Notes

To make this for freezing: Store the meat mixture in a covered container in the fridge for up to 4 days or in the freezer for up to 2 months. Thaw in the refrigerator before reheating.

Nutrition

Calories: 596kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 37g | Fat: 37g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 125mg | Sodium: 1017mg | Potassium: 657mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 883IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 392mg | Iron: 5mg

 

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Filed Under: Beef, Recipe, Sandwiches Tagged With: 30-minute meals

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  1. Mary @chattavore says

    April 15, 2015 at

    I’ve never thought of taco sloppy joes. What a great idea!

    Reply
    • Jessica Fisher says

      August 1, 2015 at

      You could change it up to whatever flavor profile you’d like. In my GCE cookbook, I have Sloppy Fo’s. They are Italian flavored on focaccia. 🙂

      Reply
  2. Belinda says

    April 20, 2015 at

    I’m not a red meat eater, but these are one of my husband’s favourites – make them almost very week 🙂

    Reply
    • Jessica Fisher says

      August 1, 2015 at

      Would he/you eat it with ground turkey?

      Reply
      • Belinda says

        August 5, 2015 at

        Turkey in any form is very hard to find in South Africa – we only see whole turkeys in grocery store freezers two weeks before Christmas every year! I’d probably eat turkey if I could get organic meat easily.

        Reply
      • Beth Butler says

        September 11, 2016 at

        Or I use Morning Star veggie crumbles.

        Reply
  3. Rupie says

    October 16, 2015 at

    Taco Bell used to have a Taco Burger when I was in college years ago..They were dielish!!!

    Reply
    • Jessica Fisher says

      October 16, 2015 at

      Del Taco had them also. Yum!

      Reply
      • SandyToes says

        June 20, 2017 at

        Hi Jessica,

        I’ve been stalking your website for about week, but this is my first comment. As a girl who grew up on old-school SoCal tacos (aka crispy beef tacos), I also have fond memories of Taco Bell’s BellBeefer and Del Taco’s Bun Taco. I feel I’d be doing the community a disservice if I didn’t point out that the Bun Taco is now a secret menu item at Del Taco. Ask for one, they’ll happily make it for you.

        Since we retired and moved to Florida, I’ve had to make them at home and love how cheap they are. I’ve recently grown tired of my usual homemade taco seasoning, so was also happy to see that you’ve got an easy taco seasoning that doesn’t require me to chop and sweat onions. Thank you!

        Reply
        • Jessica Fisher says

          June 23, 2017 at

          Good to know the bun taco is alive and well!

          Reply

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