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Grilled Cheese Sloppy Joe
This Grilled Cheese Sloppy Joe combines two classic childhood meals into one sloppy, cheesy, grilled sandwich. It's also fast and easy to make!
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A Grilled Cheese Sloppy Joe combines two classic childhood meals into one sloppy, cheesy, grilled sandwich. This recipe is so fast and easy to make that you’ll be ready to feed one, or an army, in minutes.
Grilled Cheese Sloppy Joes are a great way to use up that leftover sloppy joe meat from last night's dinner. As for sides, potato chips always go well with sloppy joes, but why not get a little fancy and throw in some broccoli and cheddar potato skins or a big spoonful of baked beans?
Whether you make this as lunch for yourself with a cup of soup, or you grill a whole mountain of them for a gaggle of hungry teenagers, it simply doesn’t get easier to feed people and put a smile on their faces.
Grilled Cheese Sloppy Joe Ingredients
- Sloppy Joe meat
- Bread
- Mild cheddar cheese
- Butter
You almost certainly have all the ingredients you need right now to make a grilled cheese sandwich. The Sloppy Joe meat may be all you’re missing. Fortunately, that’s also super easy to make. Serve delicious, saucy, Sloppy Joes one night, and use the leftovers to make meaty grilled cheeses the next!
Grilled Cheese doesn’t have to be just for kids. Elevate the sandwich with superior bread: use sourdough, multigrain, or your favorite crusty bread. Cheddar cheese may be the norm, but why not try it with Manchego, swiss, or smoked gouda?
How To Make Grilled Cheese Sloppy Joe
FIRST STEP: Heat a skillet over medium heat.
SECOND STEP: Lightly butter bread and put one slice in the pan, butter side down. Add cheese.
THIRD STEP: Allow the cheese to melt slightly and spoon on the sloppy joe meat. Top with cheese and another slice of bread, butter side up.
FOURTH STEP: Carefully flip the sandwich and cook for an additional 2-3 minutes or until the bread is golden brown.
How do I keep my filling from falling out of the sandwich?
If you find your filling is falling out of the sandwich, try letting the cheese melt a bit before adding the meat. It will help keep the sandwich stuck together better.
Can I store leftovers of these sandwiches?
This delicious sandwich is best made fresh. The bread will get too soggy from the Sloppy Joe sauce if you try to keep it. If you have premade meat, these sandwiches are quick and easy to whip up.
What is the best bread for these sandwiches?
This sloppy joe grilled cheese recipe is best with thick bread to be able to stand up well to the Sloppy Joe sauce. Texas toast, thick-sliced sourdough, or French bread would all be delicious.
Cooking Tips
It was easier to flip the sandwich when the cheese was slightly melted. It keeps the sloppy Joe mixture from spilling out too much.
This would be a great use of leftover sloppy Joe meat!
I used mild cheddar cheese but you could use your favorite.
Slather that bread in butter, if you wish, but maybe try out this trick: mayo. Mayonnaise has a higher smoking point than butter and creates a lovely toasty bread just like butter, but perhaps with a little more grace if you don’t flip it fast enough.
Storing This Recipe
Sloppy Joe meat can be stored in the freezer for up to 3 months.
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Grilled Cheese Sloppy Joe
This Grilled Cheese Sloppy Joe combines two classic childhood meals into one sloppy, cheesy, grilled sandwich. It's also fast and easy to make!
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Ingredients
- Sloppy Joe meat
- 8 slices of bread
- 8 slices of mild cheddar cheese
- 2 tbsp softened butter
DIRECTIONS
- Heat a skillet over medium heat.
- Lightly butter bread and put one slice in the pan, butter side down. Add cheese.
- Allow the cheese to melt slightly and spoon on the sloppy joe meat. Top with cheese and another slice of bread, butter side up.
- Carefully flip the sandwich and cook for an additional 2-3 minutes or until the bread is golden brown.
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Notes
It was easier to flip the sandwich when the cheese was slightly melted. It keeps the sloppy Joe mixture from spilling out too much.
This would be a great use of leftover sloppy Joe meat!
I used mild cheddar cheese but you could use your favorite.
Slather that bread in butter, if you wish, but maybe try out this trick: mayo. Mayonnaise has a higher smoking point than butter and creates a lovely toasty bread just like butter, but perhaps with a little more grace if you don’t flip it fast enough.
Nutrition
Calories: 572kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 81mg | Sodium: 774mg | Potassium: 418mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 13IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 135mg | Iron: 5mg
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Rich says
Grill cheese and sloppy joe’s together can’t go wrong. I tried this and loved it. And yes it gets sloppy eating it. lol 😆