Slow Cooker Pizza Sloppy Joes combine two family favorites, pizza & sloppy joes, into one easy yet yummy slow cooker recipe!
Frequently Friday night is pizza night at our house so I don’t have to cook and my husband can have one of his favorite foods. However, he has often said that he likes my homemade pizzas better than delivery. Since I work full-time and blog part full-time also, I need recipes to be quick and easy. That is why I have a set of best crock pot recipes to satisfy my family.
Put it on in the morning and dinner is ready when I get home, and smells wonderful. Sometimes, in the evening, after dinner, I start cooking for tomorrow and then refrigerate it overnight. Since I had a pound each of ground beef and sausage, I browned them one night after dinner, along with onions and bell peppers. Then I put them in the refrigerator overnight. The next morning I placed them in the slow cooker. Then I mixed together pizza sauce, water, pepperoni, Italian seasoning, vinegar, mustard, Worcestershire, garlic, and crushed red pepper, and poured that sauce over the ground beef and sausage. Then I put it on low and left for work.
When we got home that evening, the house smelled wonderful, and dinner was ready! That is just the best feeling after a long day of work. Combining pizza and sloppy joes together in one sandwich was a hit with Mr. Flavor Mosaic and me. Having the sauce simmer all day in the slow cooker gives it an amazing, robust flavor. Slow cooking gives the flavors plenty of time to fully develop. Yum!!! There is just something comforting to have your family’s favorite dinner ready when you need it. Just add the sloppy joes on buns and sprinkle with mozzarella or italian blend cheese and dinner is ready! For which busy day will you make this Slow Cooker Pizza Sloppy Joes?
Ingredients
Ground Beef Mixture
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 pound ground pork sausage
- 1 small onion chopped
- 1/2 green bell pepper chopped
Sauce
- 2 cups pasta sauce or pizza sauce
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 3 tablespoons yellow mustard
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 1/2 teaspoons italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes optional
Toppings
- 16 slices pepperoni
- 8 slices mozzarella cheese
- 8 hamburger buns toasted
Instructions
- in a large deep skillet over medium-high heat, brown beef and sausage with onion and bell pepper stirring 10 minutes or until beef and sausage crumble and are no longer pink. Drain well.
- Place beef mixture in a slow cooker. Stir in pizza sauce, water, vinegar, mustard, worcestershire, garlic, italian seasoning, and crushed red pepper (if desired). Cover and cook on low for 4 to 5 hours. Serve on hamburger buns. Top the meat with Mozzarella cheese and Pepperoni.
Nutrition
If you like this recipe, try my Zesty Ranch Slow Cooker Carnitas
 
Another slow cooker recipe you may like is my Slow Cooker Chicken Marrakesh.
Carrie @Frugal Foodie Mama says
Oh wow! These sound amazing! 🙂 Combing sloppy joes with pizza? Genius.
Michele says
Thanks Carrie!
Becca from It's Yummi! says
Aubrey, these look absolutely amazing! I just got a new slow cooker and I think this recipe will break it in perfectly!
Michele says
Congratulations on the new slow cooker! This would be perfect recipe to break it in.
Sheena @ Hot Eats and Cool Reads says
This looks fantastic! Perfect for weeknights, especially now that school has started!
Michele says
Thanks Sheena!
Mary Ellen says
Michele, this sloppy joe looks amazing! That pepperoni and melted cheese, OMGosh girl, you nailed this one. Love it!
Michele says
Thank you Mary Ellen!
Rachael says
What a fun recipe! I think it is cool that you combined a few family favorites! And I love that it is cooked in the slow cooker!
Aubrey says
Thanks Rachael!
Marion@Life Tastes Good says
What a great recipe for busy days! It seems after school starts life just speeds up and doesn’t slow down for some time. This recipe will come in handy for sure! Thanks for sharing!!
Aubrey says
I couldn’t agree more Marion!
Alex Jennings says
This recipe looks delicious! Pepperonis are my favorite! What goes into meal planning, and ensuring that you’re following a balanced diet? I’m a single father, and I’m struggling to know what my kids need.
Linda says
What a great receipe, thanks for sharing.
Sherry Jones says
Can you cook this on high for 2 hours and when do you add the pepperoni please?
Julie @Real Housemoms says
Hi Sherry! If you want to cook on HIGH start with 2 hours, but it may take 30 mins to 1 hour more. Just check everything for doneness. 🙂 The pepperoni goes on top of the meat (once you’ve put i on the bun) with the cheese.
tee says
This looks great, will be making this soon… When do you add the pepperonis ?