8 sloppy joe recipes

A scrumptious vegetarian kind of Sloppy Joes' that's made with green bell peppers, tomato sauce and TVP.

Vegan sloppy joes made with textured vegetable protein, tomato sauce, molasses, and chili powder. Saucy, smoky, and ready in 30 minutes for a plant-based weeknight dinner the whole family loves.

Sloppy joes simmered low and slow with ground beef, tomato soup, brown sugar, dry mustard, and a hit of Worcestershire. A crowd-sized batch that gets better the longer it cooks.

Fork-tender beef pot roast braised in a sloppy joe-spiced tomato sauce with potatoes, carrots, and zucchini. A low-and-slow one-pot dinner that feeds a hungry crowd.

Uses leftover slow cooked brisket to make the sloppy joes.

Vegetarian sloppy joes made with chopped soybeans in a tangy ketchup sauce with chili powder, vinegar, and dry mustard. A protein-packed meatless sandwich ready in 15 minutes.

Ground turkey simmered in marinara with mushrooms and bell peppers, piled over fluffy baked potatoes and finished with Parmesan. A lighter spin on sloppy joes in 45 minutes.

I've been making Headquarters Chili since before leaving Philly for Vegas in 1991. I use turkey meat, sometimes over rice, sometimes as Sloppy Joes, sometimes as a Tamale Pie. Traditionally I make it for Presidents' Day, but this year I'm doing it for Super Bowl Sunday. It keeps me off the Vegas Strip that replaces our lost Las Vegas Zoo.