Saucy Pineapple-Chipotle Pork Sandwiches
with Creamy Lime Slaw
- Eggs
- Soy
- Wheat
One of the most underrated childhood comfort foods, in our opinion? The humble sloppy Joe. Adults and kids alike will love this version, which has a few flavor upgrades to take it to the next level. Ground pork is browned with scallions, spicy chipotle powder, and a sweet and smoky BBQ seasoning blend, then simmered with pineapple, ketchup, and lime juice until thick and caramelized. The filling’s then stuffed into potato buns with a cabbage and lime slaw for creaminess and crunch. Tasty nostalgia on the table in just 15 minutes? It doesn’t get much better than that.
Ingredients
1 tablespoon
Cornstarch
1 teaspoon
Chipotle Powder
1 unit
Beef Stock Concentrate
2 unit
Ketchup
2 tablespoon
Mayonnaise
(Contains: Eggs)
10 ounce
Ground Pork
4 ounce
Shredded Red Cabbage
1 tablespoon
Sweet and Smoky BBQ Seasoning
1 unit
Lime
2 unit
Scallions
2 unit
Potato Buns
(Contains: Soy, Wheat)
4 ounce
Pineapple
Not included in your delivery
1 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Wash and dry all produce. • Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens. Zest and quarter lime. Drain pineapple over a small bowl, reserving juice.
• Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add pork* and a big pinch of salt; cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned, 3-5 minutes (it’ll finish cooking in step 5). TIP: If there’s excess grease in your pan, carefully pour it out.
• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, thoroughly combine cabbage, scallion greens, mayonnaise, lime zest, 1 TBSP reserved pineapple juice (2 TBSP for 4 servings), and a big squeeze of lime juice. Season generously with salt and pepper. • Halve buns; toast if desired.
• Add scallion whites, BBQ Seasoning, and ¼ tsp chipotle powder (add more if you like things spicy) to pan with pork. Cook, stirring, until fragrant, 1 minute.
• Add pineapple, ketchup, stock concentrate, half the cornstarch (all for 4 servings), remaining reserved pineapple juice, 1⁄3 cup water (½ cup for 4), and a big squeeze of lime juice to pan. Simmer, stirring, until mixture has thickened and pork is cooked through, 2-3 minutes. • Turn off heat. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Divide pork filling and some slaw between buns. Divide pork sandwiches between plates. Serve with any remaining slaw and lime wedges on the side.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the sweet-and-spicy combo with pineapple, though some found it bland and wanted more seasoning or spice 🍍
- Ease of prep: Customers praised how quick and simple this meal was to make, with several mentioning it was great for beginners
- Suggestions: Consider adding extra pineapple, using pulled pork instead of ground, and toasting the buns for best results
- Portions: Some felt it needed a more substantial side dish beyond just the slaw; others wanted larger or additional buns
- Texture: The crunchy slaw nicely complemented the saucy pork, but a few found the sandwiches messy to eat
Reviews from our home cooks
This was really good! The flavor was great and I liked how I could adjust the spice level. I was hesitant about the slaw because I'm not a cabbage fan but it was good and added a crunch to the sandwich. My only issue was too much slaw and could've used another roll.
Kind of like a sloppy joe. Creamy lime slaw delicious and refreshingly new. Lime zest, pineapple juice great. I will try that from now on to "lighten" up my usual mayonnaise slaw!
All around awesome and so good! I loved that I could make it as spicy as I wanted too. The slaw on top of the sandwich was amazing.
Very good! A different take on both bbq sandwiches and sloppy joes. I really like the addition of pineapple.
Incredibly tasty pineapple-pork sandwiches!!! Not crazy about the cabbage slaw by itself, but it was a delicious addition to the sandwich.
The pork was good n spicy, saucy - made for a sloppy sloppy joe. The slaw was good, too, but missing something....maybe slivered carrots or corn or...something. A small side of pickles would have been a nice addition.
The pork was great, we didn't use all of the Chipotle. I wish there would have been more to the slaw. Servings/Portions were perfect.
Easy peasy. I loved the pineapple addition. The slaw didn't turn out as good as it sounded in the recipe, but I'm game to try making it again.
Good but messy! Definitely add more of the chipotle seasoning to get the kick
We did not feel that this was enough. Once we put some slaw on the sandwich there was not much left as a side, we ended up adding corn on the cob so there was something else to eat besides the sandwich. I would recommend adding another component, like potatoes or corn.
