These Sloppy Joe Stuffed Rolls are a family favorite, and kid approved recipe!
Sloppy Joe Stuffed Rolls always give me such a fond childhood memory. Just knowing we were having sloppy Joes for dinner got us all excited. These rolls are crispy on the outside, and are full of sloppy joe love on the inside.
If your grocery store doesn’t carry unsliced sandwich rolls, you could just use large dinner rolls and hollow those out and place on a baking sheet and bake as directed.
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These are truly the best ever sloppy joes, whether you make them for game day, or for a weeknight meal. Your family is sure to love these!
This is a great make ahead meal to freeze, then just pop them into the oven and add a salad or fries and your pretty much good to go. Give this twist on the classic sloppy Joe a try, maybe for game day. Make a bunch though they will be devoured quickly!
- 1½ lbs pound ground beef (or turkey)
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 small onion diced
- ½ cup green bell pepper diced
- ½ cup red bell pepper diced
- 8 ounces tomato sauce
- ½ cup ketchup
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon prepared mustard
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper optional
- 1½ cups shredded cheese optional
- 6-8 Rolls unsliced
- Preheat the oven to 350
- In a medium bowl, stir together tomato sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, garlic powder, onion powder, and red pepper, until well combined. Set aside.
- Heat a large pan over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef, onions, and peppers and cook until no longer pink, breaking apart and stirring as the meat cooks. Drain fat, then return to the heat add garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes. Pour sauce over browned meat, stir, and simmer for 10 minutes.
- While sauce is simmering, cut your rolls in half and with a knife hollow out the inside. Once the rolls are hollow it into the roll then spoon the saucy mixture into the rolls
- Bake the rolls on a baking sheet for 15 minutes until just lightly crispy on the outside.
- **Optional For a cheesy surprise at the bottom put about 1 tablespoon of shredded cheese into the bottom of the roll then spoon the meat mixture in.
Carolyn says
Trish. I totally agree with the garlic butter
Wendie says
Ohhh Trish I like your way of thinking 🙂
Trish Nally says
I’m thinking it might be good to brush garlic butter over the rolls after they come out of the oven!
Wendie says
Thank you Ginger! Yes, I think both cabbage leaves or low carb flatbread would be a great substitute for the rolls 🙂
Ginger Wroot says
These look so amazing, that I immediately pinned! I’m actually on a keto diet now, but your awesome photos have inspired me to try a low carb version of this recipe, maybe substituting cabbage leaves or low carb flatbread for the bread rolls. Loving your blog, my dear, and thanks! –G
Wendie says
I hope you love them as much as my family does Desteny. Let me know what you think.
Desteny says
What an awesome idea! My husband and I were just recently talking about coming up with some way to make sloppy joes not so sloppy! Definitely going to have to try this!
Thanks for sharing, Wendie!
Wendie says
Hi Andrea, Yes unsliced sandwich rolls which I cut in half and hollow out the bread and then fill with the meat mixture.
Andrea says
What kind of rolls do you use? Are they an unsliced bakery bun? Thank you!
Kathy Peck says
Love this idea and taste great! It’s a quick meal for lunch or dinner. I like that I can make them and freeze them for later. 🙂