Seven Flavor Hamburger

I omitted sugar (personal taste), used red bell pepper, and added a small piece of jalapeño that was in the fridge. We had this on hamburger buns, I also added it to some cooked elbow macaroni for two different meals, and we enjoyed it both ways. We’re salt lovers, but you may want to start with less, taste, and then add more to suit your taste. Don’t expect a traditional Sloppy Joe because the flavor profile is different, but do expect a tasty sandwich. I liked its tang, and I liked its versatility,

Excellent recipe I used my homemade marinara and put in a pinch of chili pepper Fast easy and tasted great !

I made two sloppy joe recipes, both from this site, so I choose which ingredients to use from both recipes. I used frozen chopped green pepper and left out the celery. Used brown sugar and red wine vinegar (I added the vinegar at the end of cooking). Served on hamburger buns. I would use this recipe again for sloppy joes.

This was excellent. I served this open faced and topped with a little shredded cheese. The meat was very tangy and had a great sloppy joe flavor without being too spicy. This was not bland either. We enjoyed our meal. Thanks for sharing this, it's a keeper!

Good meal, especially with a house full of teen boys. They inhaled them. I did leave out the sugar & used less ketchup because of it's sugar content. My husband has diabetes, but we all loved them on a good whole wheat bun.

Very tasty! I had used some of my leftover homemade gravy (or meat sauce for some), which is very thick, instead of a jar of tomato sauce, so I didn't have to let it simmer for the 20 minutes. I also had to substitute the white vinegar for red wine because I didn't have any on hand. It turned out very good and will definitely be making again.

Hmmm, I was about to give this a 3-star (just okay) rating, but then again I did wolf it all down in two meals, so I guess it was pretty good in my book, and I'll give it 4 stars after all. Like previous reviews have said, this is basically Sloppy Joes with a bit of a tang. I only had small hamburger buns, so this made 8 buns' worth, plus a few more spoonfuls. I made it exactly as the recipe states, and it came out pretty saucy. (The main picture on the recipe page seems to show it as being a lot drier.) If I made this again, I probably would cook it longer in order to get rid of a lot of liquid in the sauce. The sauce was pretty sweet to me, maybe a little too sweet. Also, celery is one of my least favorite vegetables (I find it boring and tasteless, not awful). Since I'd never really cooked with it, I thought I'd made a mistake when I brought "Celery Hearts" home, but then I learned that they're just the innermost ribs of the celery, so they were probably okay for this recipe. I was surprised that all the cooking left the chopped celery still crunchy. I'd personally skip that ingredient next time.

Nice quick meal. My youngest son and I really enjoyed. My husband thought it was okay. I would probably add brown sugar instead of white next time (personal preference) but otherwise we enjoyed. Thanks