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Swap that hamburger bun and wrap your Sloppy Joe sauce in a flour tortilla. Very easy to make and serve for lunch or dinner. So, are you ready to learn how to make Sloppy Joe wraps? Let’s get started!
What You Need For This Recipe
To make a Sloppy Joe wrap you need several ingredients. Put the following on your grocery shopping list and have them ready when you start:
- Tortillas – use medium-size flour tortillas and fold as a wrap
- Ground beef – the main ingredient for the Sloppy Joe filling
- Onion – finely dice the onion
- Red bell pepper – dice sweet red bell pepper as well
- Tomato sauce – you can use regular tomato sauce or tomato frito which includes onion and garlic
- Apple cider vinegar – tenderizes and softens the beef
- Seasoning – for this recipe, we use Sloppy Joe seasoning
- Grated cheese – choose your favorite shredded cheese like mozzarella, Gruyère or Gouda
- Lettuce – garnish with lettuce
Note that the full ingredients list, including measurements, can be found in the recipe card below.
How To Make Sloppy Joe Wraps
- To make this wrap recipe start with finely dicing the onion and red bell pepper. Heat a large cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Then add the ground beef into the pan. Break down the meat and cook until it starts to brown.
- Add the bell pepper and onion, and stir continuously until the onion is soft and translucent. This takes about 5 minutes.
- Now add the Sloppy Joe seasoning then stir before adding the tomato sauce and apple cider vinegar. Stir through. Bring the Sloppy Joe mixture to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes or until the sauce thickens.
- Now take a flour tortilla. Put lettuce on the tortilla before adding a couple of tablespoons with the Sloppy Joe meat mixture on top.
- Sprinkle with shredded cheese, fold it to wrap, and serve immediately.
A Great Sloppy Joe Recipe
An original Sloppy Joe is a ground beef with tomato sauce sandwich that is served on a hamburger bun. But you can easily substitute the hamburger bun and make one of your favorite flatbreads instead. Because a Sloppy Joe wrap is a great lunch or dinner dish.
As we made homemade Sloppy Joe seasoning this is a great recipe to use this spice blend in. No more measuring all the separate seasoning ingredients just add the seasoning to the ground beef to perfectly flavor it.
You can make Sloppy Joe in this recipe with:
- Ground beef
- Ground turkey
- Quarter pounder beef
- Hamburgers
- Pork sausage
- Beef sausage
How Do You Thicken Sloppy Joes?
If you made Sloppy Joes with ground pork or sausage meat chances, are you have a lot of fat from the meat. You can drain the meat after you brown it in a cast-iron skillet. When you omit this step, you may end up with runny Sloppy Joe.
You can thicken Sloppy Joe by adding either cornstarch or arrowroot. When you use cornstarch take a bowl and start with 1 tablespoon water and 1 tablespoon cornstarch.
Stir together and then add to the Sloppy Joe. Combine the cornstarch mixture with the meat on medium heat and the sauce will thicken. Use more cornstarch mixture if the sauce remains runny.
When you use arrowroot start with 1 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon of water. Stir to combine before adding it to the beef mixture. Keep stirring and see it thicken.
Add more arrowroot water mixture if the sauce remains runny. If the sauce gets too thick add more water.
Can I Make Sloppy Joe Wrap Ahead?
Yes, you can make Sloppy Joe wraps ahead. If you want to store it in the fridge, I recommend keeping the tortillas and meat separately.
This is to prevent the tortillas from going soggy.
How To Store Sloppy Joe Wraps?
As you can make Sloppy Joe wraps ahead of time you have several ways to store them. In all cases let the wrap cool completely before storing:
- Refrigerator – as mentioned when making wraps ahead and wanting to store them in the fridge to keep them separate. Let the meat mixture cool completely and put it in an airtight container. Keep up to 3 days
- Freezer – if you want to make these wraps and store them longer you can put the wraps together. Wrap them in aluminum foil and store them in the freezer for up to 2 months. If you want to store the wraps in the freezer omit the lettuce as it doesn’t freeze well
How To Reheat Sloppy Joe Wraps?
You can easily reheat your Sloppy Joe wraps. If the wraps are frozen let them thaw first in the fridge. Keep them in aluminum foil and choose:
- Oven – preheat your oven to 350℉/175℃-400℉/200℃ and heat the wraps for 7-10 minutes or until heated through
- Air Fryer – preheat your Air Fryer to 375℉/190℃ for 3 minutes. Add the wraps wrapped in aluminum foil into the Air Fryer. Heat for 5-7 minutes or until heated through
- Cast Iron Skillet – you can also heat a wrap in a preheated cast-iron skillet to medium-hot. Brush some oil in the pan and add the wraps to the pan. Turn regularly until heated through
Can I Make Vegan Sloppy Joe Wraps?
Yes, you can make a vegan version of Sloppy Joe wraps. Replace the beef with Beyond meat. They make a very tasty vegan meat version.
If you do not like or want to eat a meat substitute you can replace the meat with brown lentils. They have a bite which is necessary for a Sloppy Joe.
Serve Sloppy Joe wraps With
You can serve these wraps on their one but you can make them taste even better and add one or more side dishes like:
More Wrap Recipes
If you like this wrap you will love these wrap recipes:
- Chicken wraps with bacon
- BBQ chicken wraps
- Turkey club wrap
- Buffalo wraps
- Tuna wraps
- Hummus veggie wraps
- BLT wraps
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Sloppy Joe Wraps
Sloppy Joe wraps are a great alternative to a regular sloppy Joe. Flour tortillas are great to use instead of a hamburger bun.
Ingredients
- 4 flour wraps
- 3/4 lb lean ground beef
- 1 onion
- 1 red bell pepper
- 3/4 cup tomato sauce
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Sloppy Joe seasoning
- 1 cup shredded cheese
- 1 cup lettuce
Instructions
- Finely dice the onion and red bell pepper
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Then add the ground beef into the pan. Breakdown the meat and cook until it starts to brown
- Add the bell pepper and onion, and stir continuously until the onion is soft and translucent in approx. 5 minutes
- Now add the sloppy Joe seasoning then stir before adding the tomato sauce and apple cider vinegar. Stir through
- Bring the sloppy Joe mixture to a simmer and cook for 25 minutes or until the sauce thickens
- Take a flour tortilla wrap. Put lettuce on the tortilla before adding a couple of tablespoons with the sloppy Joe meat mixture on top
- Sprinkle with shredded cheese, fold and serve immediately
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Nutrition facts
Calories: 589; Fat: 25g; Carbs: 50g; Protein: 39g;
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