Sloppy Joe Casserole
Sloppy Joe Casserole is packed with delicious ingredients! It's a hearty and comforting meal that's easy to make and offers a fun twist on the classic sandwich recipe.
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Great for feeding the whole family, this recipe combines homemade sloppy joes with buttery biscuits for an easy weeknight meal or Sunday dinner.
Why This Recipe Works
This classic family favorite is packed with flavor and delicious ingredients! It features a savory sloppy joe filling in a tangy sauce and homemade biscuits for a fluffy, golden brown topping.
The result is an amazing casserole that makes the perfect hearty meal to feed a hungry crowd. Just as great for busy weeknights as it is for your Sunday dinner, this is similar to a cowboy casserole with a twist.
If you can't get enough of recipes like this one, you'll also love my Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Sandwiches or these Philly Cheesesteak Sliders!
Ingredients Needed
- Biscuit Topping: For the homemade biscuit topping, combine flour, baking powder, salt, butter, milk, and egg.
- Ground Beef: Use a lean ground beef to prevent your casserole from turning out super heavy.
- Veggies: A combination of yellow onion, green bell peppers, and red bell pepper offer lots of flavor and color.
- Brown Sugar: Balance out the savory flavors with some complex sweetness.
- Seasonings: Add salt, yellow mustard powder, and red pepper flakes for a bit of heat.
- Worcestershire Sauce: Adds a ton of flavor.
- Tomato Sauce and Ketchup: Help provide a rich and tangy flavor to the sauce.
- Shredded Cheddar Cheese: You can use any cheese you prefer.
How to Make this Sloppy Joe Casserole
- Step 1: Combine all of the biscuit ingredients in a large bowl and fold in the shredded cheese.
- Step 2: In a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat, brown ground beef with diced veggies until cooked through. Drain excess fat.
- Step 3: Add brown sugar, Worcestershire, seasonings, tomato sauce, and ketchup and mix until combined and heated through.
- Step 4: Drop the biscuit dough in hearty dollops throughout the casserole and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until the filling is bubbly and the dough is golden brown and fluffy.
Recipe Tips
- If you don't have an oven-safe skillet, you can pour the meat mixture into a casserole dish, then add the biscuits and bake.
- If you have leftovers, transfer to an airtight container and store in the fridge for 3 to 4 days or the freezer for 2 months or so.
- Reheat in the oven at 350 degrees. I recommend allowing frozen leftovers to thaw overnight before reheating.
- You could also reheat individual portions in the microwave in a pinch.
- A box of Cheddar Bay biscuit mix can be used as the topping.
Recipe FAQ's
Pair your casserole with some roasted vegetables, a nice light side salad, or a tangy and refreshing cole slaw. French fries or sweet potato fries are also a great option!
Most sloppy joe sauces include ketchup, Worcestershire, dry mustard, and brown sugar. Other ingredients like onion powder and garlic powder can be added for more savory flavor, and red pepper flakes are often included for a little bit of spiciness.
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Sloppy Joe Casserole
Ingredients
For the Biscuit Topping
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons butter melted
- 1 cup milk
- 1 egg
- 1 cup milk
For the meat mixture
- 1.5 pounds ground beef
- 1 cup white onion diced
- 1 cup red bell pepper diced
- 1 cup green bell pepper diced
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes optional
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 teaspoons dry mustard
- 1 (15 ounce ) Can tomato sauce
- 1 cup ketchup
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- In a large bowl add the flour, baking powder, salt, milk, butter,and egg and whisk it together, then fold in the shredded cheese until combined. Set aside.
- Heat a large 12 inch oven safe skillet on medium high heat add the ground beef, onion and bell peppers and cook until browned. Drain any extra fat.
- Add in the brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, dry mustard, salt, red pepper flakes, tomato sauce, and ketchup. Simmer on low heat for 5 minutes.
- You can pour the meat mixture into a 9x13 baking dish if you don't have an oven safe skillet. Dollop the biscuit evenly over the top spreading it out as best you can.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly. Serve!
