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Does it get any easier than Instant Pot Sloppy Joes? I don’t think so! This is an ideal pressure cooker recipe that’s gluten free, and way healthier than the Manwich version which has High Fructose Corn Syrup in the ingredients, you won’t find that here!
This is an ideal weeknight dinner, so when you are frazzled at 4pm with no dinner plans you can still throw all the ingredients into your pressure cooker and before you know it you’re on your way to cooking your Instant Pot Sloppy Joes, your family will thank you later!
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Tips for Cooking Easy Instant Pot Sloppy Joes
- I prefer to use a natural organic ketchup, it has a richer flavor and is not as sickly sweet as regular ketchup so I think it improves the overall flavor of the recipe.
- Break up the ground beef before you add it to the pressure cooker, I find it easiest to do it by hand or you can use this meat chopper tool
- Instant Pot Sloppy Joes are meant to be sweet, that’s the nature of the original recipe, but you can control the sweetness by increasing or decreasing the sugar to your taste.
- Remember to toast your bun! The toasted gluten free buns will hold up a bit better than non toasted which tends to get soggy pretty fast
- You can make this a day ahead and keep it in the fridge then you can reheat it on the stove or in the microwave, I don’t recommend microwaving the buns though!
- Want a non instant pot version? This Sloppy Joes recipe from Culinary Hill looks great too.
Kitchen Tools You’ll Need for Instant Pot Sloppy Joes
- Instant Pot– I have a couple of pressure cookers, but this Instant Pot Duo is the one I’d recommend you get if you don’t already have one!
- Chef’s Knife – My knife is similar to this one and it’s not super expensive
- Cutting Boards – I love these cutting boards as I can rinse them and they go straight into the dishwasher when I’m done.
- Sheet Pan – I have several sheet pans, I don’t think you can have too many! This is great if you plan to toast multiple buns for this recipe.
More Pressure Cooker Recipes
- Pressure Cooker Collard Greens
- Pressure Cooker Potato Salad
- Pressure Cooker Chili Verde
- Pressure Cooker Risotto with leeks, peas, lemon
Instant Pot Sloppy Joes
Instant Pot Sloppy Joes, this recipe is a firm family favorite!
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Total Carbs: 10 g
Protein: 23 g
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 1tbspolive oil
- 1mediumgreen bell pepper, chopped
- 1smallonion, finely chopped
- 1clovegarlic
- 1/2teaspoonsalt
- 1tbspbrown sugar
- 2tablespoonsyellow mustard
- 1tablespoongluten free worcestershire sauce
- 1cupgluten free chicken broth
- 2tablespoonsapple cider vinegar
- 2lblean ground beef - 90/10
- 2tbsptomato paste
- 8oztomato sauce
- 1/2cupOrganic natural ketchup, we used Annies brand
Instructions
Turn on the saute function in your Instant Pot or pressure cooker and add the oil and then cook the onions and bell peppers until soft, takes about 5 minutes.
Turn off the saute function.
Add the garlic, salt, sugar, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and stir well.
Next, add chicken broth, apple cider vinegar and stir in the ground beef, make sure you add it in broken up into pieces, not in one big slab. Then add the tomato paste on the top and stir.
Lock the lid, turn the steam vent to 'sealing' and using the 'manual' or 'pressure cook' button, adjust it to cook for 10 minutes at high pressure.
When the cook time time is up allow the pressure to drop on its own (NPR - natural pressure release) for 10-12 minutes, then release the rest of the pressure and open the lid.
After you open the lid use a couple forks or this meat chopper tool to break up the meat some more, then add the tomato sauce and ketchup and stir well.
Your Instant Pot Sloppy Joes will still be fairly liquid at this point, I find it's much more flavorful if you let it simmer on a low heat (I chose the lowest saute setting on the Instant pot) until the liquid reduces and it thickens up a bit, It took 15 minutes for mine to thicken.
serve hot over toasted gluten free burger buns.
Nutrition Facts
Instant Pot Sloppy Joes
Amount Per Serving
Calories 261Calories from Fat 117
% Daily Value*
Fat 13g20%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Cholesterol 73mg24%
Sodium 708mg31%
Potassium 630mg18%
Carbohydrates 10g3%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 7g8%
Protein 23g46%
Vitamin A 315IU6%
Vitamin C 18.6mg23%
Calcium 31mg3%
Iron 3.3mg18%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutritional information on Noshtastic is provided as a courtesy and is approximate only. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information given for any recipe on this site.
Author: Sheena Strain
Course:main
Cuisine:American
About Sheena Strain
Sheena Strain is the proud owner of Noshtastic, a gluten free website that specializes in easy family meals including Low Carb, Keto, Paleo, Whole30, and many pressure cooker recipes.
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Beverly Murphy says
Hi. I have a question about this rrcipe: Do you add raw or cooked ground beef to the chicken broth and apple cider vinegar? I’m assuming raw, but want to make sure. And I know it is 90/10 lean, but is there any grease to drain off before continuing ?
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Sheena Strain says
It’s raw beef, it will cook when you pressure cook it. I don’t ever drain ground beef as I think you end up pouring all the flavor down the drain, 90/10 beef has minimal fat so it shouldn’t be a problem, but if you want to skim off fat after it’s cooked you can totally do that, hope that helps!
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Claudia Ioanes says
Iam wondering in the nutrition facts how much equals a serving. The carb sounds great
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Sheena Strain says
Hi Claudia,
the servings for all my recipes are on listed the recipe cards next to the cook time, prep time etc, it’s in small print so it’s easy to miss!
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Maggie says
They look fantastic! One question: in the ingredient list you have 2 pounds of ground beef. In instructions, you say to add beef and pork but there is no port listed in the ingredients. How much pork?Reply
Sheena Strain says
That’s my mistake, it should just say beef so I’ve updated it now.
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