Pressure Cooker Sloppy Joe’s Recipe
Menu planning and spending a little time each week with meal prep has saved me so much money and time that I rarely get caught without having something planned for dinner..unless life happens. We all have those days when we are not feeling well or one of the little ones is sick or the phone rings and someone needs you to come help them. These are the nights I reach for a quick meal that I know can be on the table within a few minutes. Our sloppy joe recipe tops the list.
Let me say here that although my children will eat the canned sloppy joe sauce over meat, neither my husband or I can tolerate it. This version is so simple and it freezes well if you want to make it ahead to save even more time.
Ingredients:
2 pounds Ground Beef
2 cups Picante Sauce
1 cups Barbecue sauce
Hamburger or Favorite Bun, Bread or Tortilla Wrap
Optional:
2-3 Green Onions
1 diced onion
2-3 stalks celery, sliced thin
1 cup Shredded Cheese
Directions:
Set up Instant Pot and press the saute button to allow the unit to heat up
When the LED screen reads HOT add the ground beef, breaking apart as it browns completely
If adding onions, chop and toss in with the hamburger as it is cooking
Once the hamburger is cooked, drain if needed (depending on the fat content of your meat this may not be necessary), and return to Instant Pot Insert
Add the picante and barbecue sauce, stirring to combine
Press cancel on the Instant Pot, lock lid in place and set vent to seal
Press manual or pressure cook (depending on your model) and adjust time to two (2) minutes
Once cooking time is over, do a quick release
Stir meat mixture and serve
This recipe makes 10 servings. Split the ingredients if needed for a smaller family or if you do not want leftovers. However, this meat mixture makes for a quick lunch the next day in a wrap or on a salad.
Recipe Notes:
If you are tracking Weight Watcher Points, this recipe using a standard bun is approximately 7 Weight Watchers PointsPlus* or 8 Weight Watchers SmartPoints*.
You can lower the point count for this dish pretty easily. Consider the following options which save points on your meal.
Opt for the sandwich thin bun to replace a regular hamburger bun and save up to 2 Points.
Enjoy your sloppy joe with only half a bun for an open face sandwich and save up to 2 points.
Ditch the bread altogether and enjoy the sloppy joe meat served on a bed of salad greens and save up to up to 4 points.
Additionally you can add ingredients to bulk up this recipe depending on your family. Try adding mushrooms, onions, peppers, shredded cabbage or kale to create a unique mixture for sandwiches that also includes high nutrient ingredients.
Looking for other pressure cooker recipes? We have a large list of our favorite recipes that have been adapted to be perfect for the pressure cooker.
Still thinking about buying a pressure cooker? We recommend the Instant Pot or the Power Pressure Cooker XL. Both are super simple to use, but in my opinion the Instant Pot offers a few more features and is a little more user friendly. Both however are solid units and work great!
*PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® as calculated by Simply Sherryl. This site is not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All SmartPoints® values have been calculated without Weight Watchers Zero Points fruits and vegetables. Points were calculated using the Weight Watcher Recipe Builder.
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Looking for other pressure cooker recipes? We have a large list of our favorite recipes that have been adapted to be perfect for the pressure cooker.
Still thinking about buying a pressure cooker? We recommend the Instant Pot or the Power Pressure Cooker XL. Both are super simple to use, but in my opinion the Instant Pot offers a few more features and is a little more user friendly. Both however are solid units and work great!
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Looks delicious. I never thought about putting salsa in sloppy Joes but it makes sense.
Yummy
The thought to cook them in a pressure cooker would have NEVER crossed my mind.
all I can say right now is yum
Well, this is pretty good. and we will be making it again soon
looks good
Love this recipe.
I have made these and they are FANTASTIC! I love my pressure cooker!
I have never tried making sloppy joes in pressure cooker. but this looks delicious. I must have to try this recipe.
Love this recipe!
yummmmm– well I tried it this way and it was a hit– so thumbs up and thank you
Oh my word now these look delicious@ I might do this with ground beef and ground chicken together!
can’t wait to try this one, in the insta pot– sounds great
We always have a friendsgiving day as well in our family. This would make the perfect main dish to serve!
Pressure cookers are great
these look very delicious and easy,I gotta try making them
I love to have sloppy joes in the fall and winter months! Its a great comfort food recipie!
I use my slow cooker almost every day, yum!
I just purchased a pressure cooker and have been researching recipes. I love sloppy Joes, and so does the rest of my family. I’ll definitely be making this.
We consume sloppy joes a lot in our home. I like this simple recipe and like the idea of using tortilla shells instead of bread.
Nice
I have not had sloppy joes in so long. This sounds perfect for a summer afternoon. Thanks for sharing.
Would never have though about using a presser cooker on sloppy joes. As slow as I am can fix a pan full in less than 20 minutes. But I did like your sauce and will try next time. I love making a big batch and freezing some in two servings for when ever.
The picante sauce sounds like an awesome addition to add a small kick to the sloppy joes! I cant wait to try it in our recipie!
Thank you for sharing. We want to get us a pressure cooker. Heard great things about them.
I don’t own a pressure cooker but sure wish I did. I just make sloppy joes on the stove. They are always a crowd pleaser.
Ive never thought of using tortillas to put the sloppy joes on! This sounds like a great additional way to switch it up between the usual buns!
Even I can cook sloppy joes without a recipie to follow! I love to use our hamburger from the cows we raised!
Ive never used a pressure cooker before. But sloppy joes are one of my favorite foods and this recipie sounds delicious!
Thank you for sharing. We love sloppy joes at our house. And its simple to make.
I have never used a pressure cooker. The sloppy joes look delicious.
The buns you used look really good and sweet, I love when the combination of bun and sloppy joe works together! It has to be one of my favorite meals.
Sloppy Joe’s are one of my favorite, easy meals to make. It’s so delicious! I think this is such a cool way to make it different.
These sound delicious right now! They would be great pot luck recipies as well!
These sound delicious, thank you so much for sharing! I really need to get an instant pot, I have been seeing so many amazing recipes lately!