Hall Sloppy Joe Feed

Name: Hall Sloppy Joe Feed
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 lb ground beef (80/20); 2 whole yellow onion; 2 whole green bell pepper; 1.6 cups ketchup; 1/4 cup tomato paste; 2.6 tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 2.6 tbsp apple cider vinegar; 1/4 cup brown sugar; 10 whole hamburger buns; 1.6 cups dill pickle chips

Sweet-tangy beef sloppy joes with buns and chips for ten

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 35 min
Serves 8
Difficulty: easy

Ground beef browns with onion and bell pepper, then simmers in a sweet-tangy tomato sauce until thick and scoopable. Pile on toasted buns with pickles and chips for a classic hall feed.

Why crews like it: Sloppy joes are cheap, fast, and universally loved—especially by crews who grew up on cafeteria versions. This recipe is thicker and meatier, built for ten hungry firefighters.

520Cal

36gProtein

42gCarbs

24gFat

Ingredients

4 lb ground beef (80/20)
2 whole yellow onion
2 whole green bell pepper
1.6 cups ketchup
1/4 cup tomato paste
2.6 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
2.6 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup brown sugar
10 whole hamburger buns
1.6 cups dill pickle chips

Instructions

Brown the beef: Cook ground beef with onion and bell pepper over medium-high heat 12–15 minutes, breaking into crumbles until well browned. Drain excess fat.
Build the sauce: Stir in ketchup, tomato paste, Worcestershire, vinegar, and brown sugar until combined.
Simmer until thick: Reduce heat and simmer uncovered 15–20 minutes, stirring often, until sauce mounds on a spoon and flavors meld.
Toast the buns: Split buns and toast cut-side down in a dry skillet or under broiler at 400°F until golden, about 3 minutes. Target oven/smoker temperature: 400°F.
Serve the line: Hold beef warm at 165°F in a baking dish. Crews build sandwiches with pickles and extra onion if desired. Serve with chips.

Tonight's spread

Sloppy joes with kettle chips and dill pickles.
Baked beans from a can, doctored with molasses and mustard, for a cookout vibe.

Hall tips

A tablespoon of mustard adds tang without making it taste like mustard.
Smoked paprika pinch makes canned-sauce flavors taste more homemade.
Coleslaw on the sandwich is messy but worth it if you have time.

Meal prep

Brown beef hard and drain fat or sandwiches get greasy. Sauce should mound on a spoon, not run off the bun. Toast buns so they survive the saucy filling.

Leftovers

Serve over baked potatoes with shredded cheese.
Fold into a casserole with tater tots and cheddar for sloppy joe hot dish.

Large Dutch oven
Wooden spoon
Sheet pan
baking dish
Spatula