The BEST Instant Pot Sloppy Joes Recipe (2024)

These are the BEST Instant Pot Sloppy Joes you will ever have! They are full of flavor and come together in just a few minutes in your pressure cooker.

This Instant Pot Sloppy Joe Recipe is one of our most popular easy recipes, a meal the whole family will love!

It’s also great to have an Instant Pot beef recipe handy, especially on those busy weeknights. Since the Instant Pot has the SAUTE button, you can even brown the meat in one spot, making this great recipe super simple.

This sloppy joes mixture is so good, way better than the canned sauce and it has simple ingredients!

Need more easy Instant Pot recipes?

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Ingredients needed to make Instant Pot Sloppy Joes:

• Butter
• Ground beef (ground turkey or ground chicken)
• Red bell Pepper or Green Bell Pepper
• Red onion (or yellow onion)
• Brown sugar
• Red wine vinegar
• Steak seasoning
• Worcestershire sauce
• Tomato sauce
• Hamburger buns (or brioche buns)

How to make Instant Pot Sloppy Joes:

• Press the SAUTE setting button. Add in the butter and let it melt.

• Add in the ground beef, red pepper, and red onion and cook, using a spatula to break up the meat.
• Press CANCEL.

• In a small bowl, mix together remaining ingredients; brown sugar, red wine vinegar, steak seasoning, Worcestershire sauce, and tomato sauce.
• Pour sloppy joe sauce on meat in Instant Pot and stir to combine. If you are worried about getting the “burn notice” on your Instant Pot, use a wooden spoon to scrape the bottom of the Instant Pot and loosen up any burned or browned bits on the bottom of the pot (aka deglazing the pot).

• Place the lid on the Instant Pot and secure in place. Turn the vent to SEALING position. Press the MANUAL button and set the timer for 8 minutes high pressure.
• When cooking is finished, let the pressure NATURALLY RELEASE (notquick release) for 10 minutes and then move the vent to VENTING and release the remaining pressure.
• Remove the lid and stir to make sure everything is mixed together, then serve meat on hamburger buns.

How to turn this Instant Pot Recipe into a freezer meal:

• Cook the ground beef and place in a resealable gallon-sized freezer bag or other freezer-safe container. Let the bag cool down (if still hot from the cooked ground beef).
• Add in the bell pepper and onion into the bag. In a bowl, mix together brown sugar, red wine vinegar, steak seasoning, Worcestershire sauce, and tomato sauce. Pour on top of the ground beef. Place freezer bag into freezer and it will last up to 90 days.
• When ready to use, dump ingredients from bag into Instant Pot (if it won’t come out, run the bag under hot water so that you can remove/peel off the frozen bag). Add 1/2 cup of water in with the frozen food. Place the lid on top, move the valve to SEALING, and press the MANUAL button. Set timer for 25 minutes. Do a QUICK RELEASE when the timer is done. Follow the rest of the instructions as written.
• Store leftover sloppy joes in an airtight container in the fridge.

What to serve with Instant Pot Sloppy Joes Recipe?

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• Instant Pot Big Mac Sloppy Joes

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Serves: 8

The BEST Instant Pot Sloppy Joes Recipe

5 from 2 votes

Flavorful sloppy joes that come together in just a few minutes in your Instant Pot!

Prep Time 12 minutes mins

Cook Time 8 minutes mins

Natural Release 10 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

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Ingredients

• 1 Tablespoon butter
• 1 pound lean ground beef (or ground turkey)
• ½ red bell pepper diced
• ½ red onion diced
• 3 Tablespoons brown sugar
• 3 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1 Tablespoon steak seasoning
• 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 15 ounces tomato sauce
• 8 hamburger buns

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Instructions

• Press the SAUTE button. Add in the butter and let it melt.

• Add in the ground beef, red pepper, and red onion and cook, using a spatula to break up the meat.

• Press CANCEL.

• In a bowl, mix together brown sugar, red wine vinegar, steak seasoning, Worcestershire sauce, and tomato sauce.

• Pour sauce on meat in Instant Pot and stir to combine. If you are worried about getting the "burn notice" on your Instant Pot, use a wooden spoon to scrape the bottom of the Instant Pot and loosen up any burned or brown bits on the bottom of the pot (aka deglazing the pot).

• Place the lid on the Instant Pot and secure in place. Turn the vent to SEALING. Press the MANUAL button and set the timer for 8 minutes.

• When cooking is finished, let the pressure NATURALLY RELEASE for 10 minutes and then move the vent to VENTING and release the remaining pressure.

• Remove the lid and stir to make sure everything is mixed together, then serve meat on hamburger buns.

Notes

• You can substitute ground turkey or ground chicken for the ground beef.
• If you are worried about getting the burn notice, feel free to add 1/4 to 1/2 cup of beef broth or water to the pot before cooking.

How to turn this into a freezer meal:

• Cook the ground beef and place in a resealable gallon-sized freezer bag or other freezer-safe container. Let the bag cool down (if still hot from the cooked ground beef).
• Add in the bell pepper and onion into the bag. In a bowl, mix together brown sugar, red wine vinegar, steak seasoning, Worcestershire sauce, and tomato sauce. Pour on top of the ground beef. Place freezer bag into freezer and it will last up to 90 days.
• When ready to use, dump ingredients from bag into Instant Pot (if it won’t come out, run the bag under hot water so that you can remove/peel off the frozen bag). Add 1/2 cup of water in with the frozen food. Place the lid on top, move the valve to SEALING, and press the MANUAL button. Set timer for 25 minutes. Do a QUICK RELEASE when the timer is done. Follow the rest of the instructions as written.

Nutrition

Calories: 249 kcal · Carbohydrates: 31 g · Protein: 17 g · Fat: 6 g · Saturated Fat: 3 g · Cholesterol: 39 mg · Sodium: 567 mg · Potassium: 475 mg · Fiber: 2 g · Sugar: 10 g · Vitamin A: 520 IU · Vitamin C: 15 mg · Calcium: 99 mg · Iron: 4 mg

Equipment

• Instant Pot (or Pressure Cooker)

• Mixing Bowl

Recipe Details

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

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