Hawaiian Sloppy Joes Recipe

Ground beef, peppers, and onions smothered in a sweet, flavorful Hawaiian sauce. Top each Hawaiian Sloppy Joe with a pineapple ring and some jalapenos for an amazing sandwich that everyone will love!

Prep Time10

Cook Time40

Total Time50

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: ground beef hawaiian sloppy joes, sloppy joes

Servings:

Calories: 354kcal

Ingredients

5 strips bacon
1 pound ground beef
1 red onion diced
1 green bell pepper diced
2 cloves garlic minced
½ teaspoon ground ginger
¾ cup ketchup
2 Tablespoons brown sugar
1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar
½ teaspoon liquid smoke
2 Tablespoons soy sauce
½ teaspoon hot sauce optional
1 (20 ounce) can pineapple slices (reserve juice)
salt and pepper to taste
6 hamburger buns
12 jalalpeno slices optional topping

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Line a large baking sheet with aluminum foil.
Lay strips of bacon in a single layer on the foil, making sure they don't overlap. Bake in the oven for about 20 minutes (start checking the bacon at 15 minutes because all ovens vary).
Remove pan from oven and place bacon slices on a plate lined with paper towels. Crumble bacon and set aside.
Pour 2-3 Tablespoons of bacon drippings into a large skillet pan. Heat the pan on a stove top over medium-high heat. Add in ground beef, diced onions, and diced green pepper.
Cook for about 4-5 minutes, then add in garlic and ginger. Continue to cook until beef is no longer pink and is fully cooked through. Drain grease.
In a medium bowl, mix together ketchup, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, liquid smoke, soy sauce, hot sauce, and 1/3 cup pineapple juice reserved from the can of pineapple slices.
Bring ground beef mixture and sauce to a simmer, then cover pan with a lid and reduce heat to low. Let ground beef mixture and sauce simmer on low heat for 25-30 minutes to let the flavors meld together.
Add in crumbled bacon, salt, and pepper when ground beef is done simmering.
Scoop onto a toasted hamburger bun and then top with a pineapple ring and jalapeno slices.

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