Easy Instant Pot Sloppy Joes

5 from 7 votes

Sweet & Sloppy Yum on a bun! These Instant Pot Sloppy Joes are so easy and quick to make. I highly recommend toasting the buns before topping with the finished sloppy joe mixture.

Prep Time10

Cook Time18

Total Time28

Course: Main Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: comfort food, gluten free, ground beef, Instant Pot, Kid Friendly, meat, sloppy joe

Servings:

Calories: 233kcal

Author: Katia

Ingredients

1.5 lb lean ground beef
1 Tbsp olive oil
¾ cup sweet onion diced
1 bell pepper diced (About 1 ½ cups)
2 large cloves of garlic minced
1 Tbsp corn starch
½ tsp sea salt
½ tsp black pepper fine ground
1/4 cup water
½ tsp paprika sweet
½ cup ketchup
2 Tbsp brown sugar packed
1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce if you don't have Worcestershire you can sub for some soy sauce
½ Tbsp Dijon mustard

Instructions

Set your Instant Pot to the saute setting.
Once ready, add oil and sauté onions & pepper till tender, about 4 mins. Stirring occasionally.
Add ground beef and brown about 4-5 mins, breaking it up into small pieces.
Add garlic to pot and cook another 30 secs to 1 mins.
In a small ramekin, mix together 1 tablespoon of cornstarch with salt, pepper, and paprika. Then add 1/4 cup of water and stir with a fork until thoroughly combined to make a "cornstarch slurry." Set aside.
Add ketchup, Worcestershire, brown sugar and mustard, give it all a good stir through to the bottom of the pot.
Then add the cornstarch slurry. Give that a quick stir into the pot and close the Instant Pot to the sealing position.
Set the Instant pot to 5 mins on high pressure.
While you're waiting for the beef to cook, you can toast your buns. Warm a skillet to medium high. Spray them with cooking oil on cut/flat side (I use avocado oil spray). Then set them flat side down on the skillet for just a couple mins till they're toasted to your liking. Keep a close eye on them. Do not walk away.
Once Instant Pot finishes, quick release to release all of the pressure before opening. Give it a stir and turn off the Instant Pot.
Once your buns are toasted, you're ready to serve your sloppy joes with your favorite toppings or just the sloppy joe mixture and ENJOY!!

Notes

** These are Gluten Free ONLY without the buns. The sloppy joe mixture is gluten free. You can serve them with gluten free buns if that is your preference. If you need a Low carb option, you can enjoy the sloppy joe mixture as lettuce wraps with some pickles, like you'd eat lettuce wraps or try it on a grilled Portobello mushroom**

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