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Instant Pot Sloppy Joes

Busy days call for dinner cooked and ready to go. Call on my fast and fabulous Instant Pot Sloppy Joes to feed your family fast.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time7 minutes
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12 sandwiches
Author: Laura

Equipment

  • Instant Pot

Ingredients

Sloppy Joes

  • 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
  • 1/2 onion minced
  • 1 bell pepper chopped
  • 2 stalks celery chopped
  • 1 TBSP minced garlic
  • 1/2 cup ketchup
  • 1 TBSP tomato paste
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 TBSP brown sugar
  • 1 TBSP worsestershire sauce
  • 1 TBSP cider vinegar I like an extra splash myself!
  • 1 tsp smoke flavor
  • 2 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • salt to taste, add after pressure cooking
  • 12 hamburger buns

thickening if needed

  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 TBSP corn starch

Instructions

  • turn Instant Pot on to Saute and let it warm up
  • add beef, cook until browned, drain as needed
  • add remaining ingredients, stir together in the Instant Pot
  • put lid on the pot, turn to close, set vent to pressure
  • press stop, then manual, set to 7 minutes, and let it do it's magic
  • let the pot cool down 10 minutes after it beeps, this allows the flavors to come together fully, open and carefully taste for salt and pepper
  • if your mixture seems too juicy for sandwiches turn the pot back to saute, mix the water and corn starch together in a slurry, add a scoop of juice to make sure the corn starch doesn't seize, then stir it ALL back in the pot, cook and stir until thickened and bubbly
  • serve on buns
  • taste for salt, pepper, add as needed--also do you like how it tastes? Does it need more of anything? Be sure to taste and amend before serving for best results