Quick and easy homemade sloppy joes recipe from scratch with simple ingredients. this easy one pot meal and 30 minute dinner idea is classic comfort food. i grew up eating homemade sloppy joes but i didn't know them by that name until very recently lol. my mom would call it 'loose meat sandwiches. ' she would serve them in hamburger buns with cheese and lettuce and they were deliciously juicy and flavorful. for sweetness, i make my homemade sloppy joes with brown sugar instead of honey since it just tastes better. for tomato flavor, i make my homemade sloppy joes with tomato sauce.