My family LOVES sloppy joes...and what's not to love, really? But the little guys are forever complaining about all of the meat "falling out on the plate"! I always figured that's just the way it is...until last weekend.
I was at a friends house and she made sloppy joes for lunch. She brought plates out and there was a bun, standing on it's side, full of sloppy joe meat and ready for eating. Almost like a Sloppy Joe "Hot Pocket".
Apparently, it's a trick she learned from her mom. You buy unsliced homemade hamburger buns. (Up North here we call them "hard rolls" but I'm not sure if that's a regional thing? Anyone...?) Put a slice in the side...NOT all the way through to the bottom. Take a tablespoon and spread the bun open just enough to fill with your favorite sloppy joe meat mixture.
VOILA! A perfectly NOT SO SLOPPY, sloppy joe! So much easier for us, but especially for the kids! I love it!
Give it a try! :)
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7 comments:
Great Idea! Deffinetly going to try that one!
I have been craving sloppy joes and when I read your post I ran out and bought the makings along with unsplit hamburger buns. Thanks for the ides!
Awesome! Enjoy!
Ooooh now that's thinking! Great tip!
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Cheri
Its So Very Cheri
Yummy! Great idea. Now I'm craving sloppy joe:)
Oh...so clever :) Thanks for that tip!
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