The Best Old School BBQ Sloppy Joes | How to Make BBQ Sloppy Joes

BBQ sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade BBQ sauce

💰Cheaper: ketchup + vinegar

Homemade BBQ sauce can reduce sugar content.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often cheaper.

hamburger buns

🥗Healthier: whole wheat buns

💰Cheaper: white bread

Whole wheat buns offer more fiber, while white bread is often less expensive.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: American cheese

Reduced-fat cheese lowers calories, while American cheese is usually cheaper.

Mix together 1/2 cup sweet barbecue sauce, 2 tablespoons mustard, and 2 tablespoons brown sugar to create the secret sauce.

Chop up a little over 1/4 of an onion and set aside.

Prepare the grill with two burners running on medium heat and one side on low for toasting buns.

Add the chopped onion to the grill and sauté.

Add a little over 1 pound of ground beef to the grill, breaking it apart as it cooks with the onions.

Once the beef is almost done, add 2 teaspoons of minced garlic and mix until fragrant.

Drain excess grease from the beef mixture using a spatula.

Pour the prepared sauce over the beef and onion mixture and mix well.

Add a teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce for extra flavor and mix again.

Let the mixture cook for another minute or two before removing it from the grill.

Toast the hamburger buns on the low heat side of the grill until lightly golden.

Spoon a generous amount of the beef mixture onto the bottom half of each bun, making it sloppy as intended.

Cap each sandwich with the top half of the bun and serve.

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