Sloppy Joe Sauce is a very versatile starter for both weekend and weeknight meals... and sometimes, like with the recipe I'm going to share with you below, a weekend meal, that makes a whole new weeknight meal later on.
Some Sweet & Smokey Pulled Chicken Sloppy Joes with kettle chips seemed just the thing for Sunday dinner, so I picked up a big package of chicken breasts on sale, grabbed a package of bacon and a big Vidalia onion. Sloppy Joe sauce was the base for the sauce, and a few things tossed in made it my own.
I browned up some chopped bacon and onions, added the sauce and some seasonings, dropped in the chicken to simmer, and pretty much forgot about it, other than giving it a stir once or twice. After the sauce had thickened, I shredded the chicken, right back into the pot.
The pulled chicken went right on bulkie rolls with a nice slice of sharp cheddar. Nom, nom. Lil' Foodie was not feeling the bib, so wore her dinner as usual. Later in the week I spread leftover pulled chicken onto some bakery pizza dough & topped it off with cheddar & pickled jalapenos. YUM!!! Even better than the sloppy joes.
Here is my recipe for the pulled chicken I used in both meals.
Serve the pulled chicken sandwiches with homemade kettle cooked chips, air fryer sweet potato fries, Asian cucumber salad, loaded potato salad, blue cheese coleslaw. dill pickle pasta salad or classic macaroni salad.
Watching your carbs? Try my Keto Root Beer Pulled Chicken Instant Pot recipe.
Ingredients
- 4 strips of center cut maple bacon or trim off fattiest sections
- 1 large Vidalia onion 3 cups sliced
- 1 sloppy joe sauce
- ½ can water
- 2 tbs maple syrup
- 2 tbs apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbs whole grain mustard
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tbs paprika
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast trimmed & sliced into thick strips or tenders
Instructions
- Place 5 qt pot on stove over med-high heat.
- Slice across bacon and cut into thin strips, then chop up & toss into the pan. Stir. Once bacon has started to crisp & some of the fat has rendered, add the sliced onions. Saute until lightly caramelized.
- Add the sloppy joe sauce, water, maple syrup, vinegar, mustard, Worcestershire & paprika. Stir, then add chicken.
- As soon as the pot starts to bubble reduce heat to simmer. Simmer, stirring occasionally for approximately 1 hour. Until thick enough for sandwiches.
Wild Orchid says
I would love this recipe--http://www.manwich.com/recipes-Turkey-Stroganoff-5318
vickie couturier says
Sloppy Joe Dip
Deborah Rosen says
I'm drooling over the Sloppy Joe Slider Pull Aparts, but the Vegetarian Sloppy Joes are a very close second.
Amanda Sakovitz says
Grands Unsloppy Janes
Thomas Murphy says
The Sloppy Joe Dip looks good.
Jackie says
The recipe for Tangy Sweet Pork Chops looks delicious!
Thank you!
D Schmidt says
Visited the site and I really like Grands!® Unsloppy Janes
Stephanie G says
I'd love to make the Sloppy Joe tacos they sound different and good!
Jody Sisson says
I want to try the Shredded Beef Sandwiches
Tara says
I want to try the saucy meatloaf recipe.
Gianna says
The Saucy Meatloaf looks delicious.
Bridget A says
So many of them look really good! I know that my family would really enjoy the meatball hoagie, slider pull aparts and biscuit casserole!
David says
Of the recipes on their site, my favorite is the chuckwagon beef and bean skillet
Christy says
I'd like to try the Sloppy Joe Dip recipe
Kira says
So many recipes, hmm i like the stress free turkey Picadillo
Jennifer B says
I would love to make the Saucy Ham Sandwiches
Nikki Miller says
Shredded Beef Sandwiches is my main fav dish though I am totally in love with manwich's dishes!
Marcia Goss says
I like the Sloppy Joe Slider Pull Aparts.
Sue Ellison says
The recipe for Tangy Sweet Pork Chops sounds good.
David Haug says
The saucy meatloaf sounds good and easy to make. http://www.manwich.com/recipes-Saucy-Meatloaf-5620
C.j. says
I'd love to try their stress free picadillo recipe
Kiara says
I would like to try the Tangy Sweet Pork Chops.
Bryan E. says
Thanks for the giveaway…we like the Shredded Beef Sandwiches recipe
Tari Lawson says
Sloppy Joe Slider Pull Aparts look good to me.
jules p says
the saucy chicken wings!