How Many Sloppy Joes Per Pound. For 50 sloppy joes, start with 10 pounds of ground beef, for 100, you’ll need 20, etc. In general, we call for 1 pound of ground beef to make 6 sandwiches in our sloppy joes recipes.
Not all hamburger are created equal. One general rule of thumb is about four or five ounces of beef per person. 8 1/2 large yellow onions, chopped fine