Sloppy Joes for Big Groups: Exactly How Much to Buy

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Are you planning on making sloppy joes for a large number of guests, but you do not know what kind of ingredients to use or how many ingredients to get? If so, then you have come to the right place!

To cook sloppy joes for a big group, the following is needed per person: 1/2 tsp brown sugar, 2 tsp green bell peppers, 2 tsp onion, 1/8 tsp garlic powder, 2 tbsp ketchup, 2 and 1/2 oz lean ground beef, 1/8 tsp prepared yellow mustard, and enough salt and pepper to taste.

Below are helpful charts that will help you to determine how much of each ingredient you will need for your large crowd! The charts below are simple and easy to use.

Brown sugar

Below is a helpful chart to help you determine how much brown sugar will be needed for your sloppy joes, based on your group size, or the number of servings that you may need.

Ingredient	Group size (number of servings)	How much brown sugar will be needed
Brown sugar	Ten people	One tablespoon and two teaspoons of brown sugar will be needed
Brown sugar	Twenty people	Three tablespoons and one teaspoon of brown sugar will be needed
Brown sugar	Thirty people	One fourth of a cup and one tablespoon of brown sugar will be needed
Brown sugar	Forty people	One third of a cup and one tablespoon and one teaspoon of brown sugar will be needed
Brown sugar	Fifty people	One half of a cup and one teaspoon of brown sugar will be needed
Brown sugar	Sixty people	One half of a cup and two tablespoons of brown sugar will be needed
Brown sugar	Seventy people	Two thirds of a cup and one tablespoon of brown sugar will be needed
Brown sugar	Eighty people	Three fourths of a cup and one tablespoon and one teaspoon of brown sugar will be needed
Brown sugar	Ninety people	Three fourths of a cup and three tablespoons of brown sugar will be needed
Brown sugar	One hundred people	One cup and ono tablespoon of brown sugar will be needed

Chopped green bell pepper

Below is a helpful chart to help you determine how many chopped green bell peppers will be needed for your sloppy joes, based on your group size, or the number of servings that you may need.

Ingredient	Group size (number of servings)	How much chopped green pepper will be needed
Chopped green bell peppers	Ten people	One third cup and one tablespoon and one teaspoon of chopped green bell peppers will be needed
Chopped green bell peppers	Twenty people	Three fourths of a cup and one tablespoon and one teaspoon of chopped green bell peppers will be needed
Chopped green bell peppers	Thirty people	One and one fourth cups of chopped green bell peppers will be needed
Chopped green bell peppers	Forty people	One and two third cups of chopped green bell peppers will be needed
Chopped green bell peppers	Fifty people	Two cups and one tablespoon of chopped green bell peppers will be needed
Chopped green bell peppers	Sixty people	Two and a half cups of chopped green bell peppers will be needed
Chopped green bell peppers	Seventy people	Two and three fourths cups and three tablespoons of chopped green bell peppers will be needed
Chopped green bell peppers	Eighty people	Three and one third cups of chopped green bell peppers will be needed
Chopped green bell peppers	Ninety people	Three and three fourth cups of chopped green bell peppers will be needed
Chopped green bell peppers	One hundred people	Four cups and two tablespoons of chopped green bell peppers will be needed

Chopped onion

Below is a helpful chart to help you determine how much chopped onion will be needed for your sloppy joes, based on your group size, or the number of servings that you may need.

Ingredient	Group size (number of servings)	How much chopped onion will be needed
Chopped onion	Ten people	One fourth cup and three tablespoons of chopped onion will be needed
Chopped onion	Twenty people	Three fourths of a cup and two tablespoons of chopped onion will be needed
Chopped onion	Thirty people	One and one fourth cup and one tablespoon of chopped onion will be needed
Chopped onion	Forty people	One and three fourth cups of chopped onion will be needed
Chopped onion	Fifty people	Two cups and three tablespoons of chopped onion will be needed
Chopped onion	Sixty people	Two and a half cups and two tablespoons of chopped onion will be needed
Chopped onion	Seventy people	Three cups and two tablespoons of chopped onion will be needed
Chopped onion	Eighty people	Three and a half cups of chopped onion will be needed
Chopped onion	Ninety people	Four cups of chopped onion will be needed
Chopped onion	One hundred people	Four and one third cups of chopped onion will be needed

Garlic powder

Below is a helpful chart to help you determine how much garlic powder will be needed for your sloppy joes, based on your group size, or the number of servings that you may need.

Ingredient	Group size (number of servings)	How much garlic powder will be needed
Garlic powder	Ten people	Three fourths of a teaspoon of garlic powder will be needed
Garlic powder	Twenty people	One and three fourths of a teaspoon of garlic powder will be needed
Garlic powder	Thirty people	Two and a half teaspoons of garlic powder will be needed
Garlic powder	Forty people	One tablespoon and one fourth teaspoon of garlic powder will be needed
Garlic powder	Fifty people	One tablespoon and one and one fourth teaspoons of garlic powder will be needed
Garlic powder	Sixty people	One tablespoon and two teaspoons of garlic powder will be needed
Garlic powder	Seventy people	One tablespoon and two and three fourth teaspoons of garlic powder will be needed
Garlic powder	Eighty people	Two tablespoons and three fourths of teaspoon of garlic powder will be needed
Garlic powder	Ninety people	Two tablespoons and one and a half teaspoons of garlic powder will be needed
Garlic powder	One hundred people	Two tablespoons and two and one fourth teaspoons of garlic powder will be needed

Ground black pepper

Below is a helpful chart to help you determine how much ground black pepper will be needed for your sloppy joes, based on your group size, or the number of servings that you may need. As you can see, the amount of ground black pepper can be determined based on the preferences of you and your guests.

Ingredient	Group size (number of servings)	How much ground black pepper will be needed
Ground black pepper	Ten people	Enough ground black pepper to taste
Ground black pepper	Twenty people	Enough ground black pepper to taste
Ground black pepper	Thirty people	Enough ground black pepper to taste
Ground black pepper	Forty people	Enough ground black pepper to taste
Ground black pepper	Fifty people	Enough ground black pepper to taste
Ground black pepper	Sixty people	Enough ground black pepper to taste
Ground black pepper	Seventy people	Enough ground black pepper to taste
Ground black pepper	Eighty people	Enough ground black pepper to taste
Ground black pepper	Ninety people	Enough ground black pepper to taste
Ground black pepper	One hundred people	Enough ground black pepper to taste

Ketchup

Below is a helpful chart to help you determine how much ketchup will be needed for your sloppy joes, based on your group size, or the number of servings that you may need.

Ingredient	Group size (number of servings)	How much ketchup will be needed
Ketchup	Ten people	One and one fourth cups of ketchup will be needed
Ketchup	Twenty people	Two and a half cups of ketchup will be needed
Ketchup	Thirty people	Three and three fourth cups of ketchup will be needed
Ketchup	Forty people	Five cups of ketchup will be needed
Ketchup	Fifty people	Six and one third cups of ketchup will be needed
Ketchup	Sixty people	Seven and a half cups of ketchup will be needed
Ketchup	Seventy people	Eight and three fourth cups of ketchup will be needed
Ketchup	Eighty people	Ten cups of ketchup will be needed
Ketchup	Ninety people	Eleven and one third cups of ketchup will be needed
Ketchup	One hundred people	Twelve and two thirds cups of ketchup will be needed

Lean ground beef

Below is a helpful chart to help you determine how much lean ground beef will be needed for your sloppy joes, based on your group size, or the number of servings that you may need.

Ingredient	Group size (number of servings)	How much lean ground beef will be needed
Lean ground beef	Ten people	One and three fourths pounds of lean ground beef will be needed
Lean ground beef	Twenty people	Three and one fourth pounds of lean ground beef will be needed
Lean ground beef	Thirty people	Five pounds of lean ground beef will be needed
Lean ground beef	Forty people	Six and three fourths pounds of lean ground beef will be needed
Lean ground beef	Fifty people	Eight and one fourth pounds of lean ground beef will be needed
Lean ground beef	Sixty people	Ten pounds of lean ground beef will be needed
Lean ground beef	Seventy people	Eleven and three fourth pounds of lean ground beef will be needed
Lean ground beef	Eighty people	Thirteen and one fourth pounds of lean ground beef will be needed
Lean ground beef	Ninety people	Fifteen pounds of lean ground beef will be needed
Lean ground beef	One hundred people	Sixteen and three fourths pounds of lean ground beef will be needed

Prepared yellow mustard

Below is a helpful chart to help you determine how much prepared yellow mustard will be needed for your sloppy joes, based on your group size, or the number of servings that you may need.

Ingredient	Group size (number of servings)	How much prepared yellow mustard will be needed
Prepared yellow mustard	Ten people	One and three fourth teaspoons of prepared yellow mustard will be needed
Prepared yellow mustard	Twenty people	One tablespoon and one fourth of a teaspoon of prepared yellow mustard will be needed
Prepared yellow mustard	Thirty people	One tablespoon and two teaspoons of prepared yellow mustard will be needed
Prepared yellow mustard	Forty people	Two tablespoons and one half of a teaspoon of prepared yellow mustard will be needed
Prepared yellow mustard	Fifty people	Two tablespoons and two and one fourth teaspoons of prepared yellow mustard will be needed
Prepared yellow mustard	Sixty people	Three tablespoons and three fourths of a teaspoon of prepared yellow mustard will be needed
Prepared yellow mustard	Seventy people	Three tablespoons and two and a half teaspoons of prepared yellow mustard will be needed
Prepared yellow mustard	Eighty people	One fourth of a cup and one teaspoon of prepared yellow mustard will be needed
Prepared yellow mustard	Ninety people	One fourth of a cup and one tablespoon of prepared yellow mustard will be needed
Prepared yellow mustard	One hundred people	One third of a cup of prepared yellow mustard will be needed

Salt

Below is a helpful chart to help you determine how much salt will be needed for your sloppy joes, based on your group size, or the number of servings that you may need. As you can see, the amount of salt can be determined based on the preferences of you and your guests.

Ingredient	Group size (number of servings)	How much salt will be needed
Salt	Ten people	Enough to taste
Salt	Twenty people	Enough to taste
Salt	Thirty people	Enough to taste
Salt	Forty people	Enough to taste
Salt	Fifty people	Enough to taste
Salt	Sixty people	Enough to taste
Salt	Seventy people	Enough to taste
Salt	Eighty people	Enough to taste
Salt	Ninety people	Enough to taste
Salt	One hundred people	Enough to taste