Sloppy Joe Grilled Cheese

Sloppy joe grilled cheese is a combination of two things that were just meant to be together. It features saucy ground beef, sandwiched between thick pieces of garlic bread and gooey melted cheese.

Info and tips for sloppy joe grilled cheese

For this recipe I recommend using lean ground beef so there is less grease. If you use regular ground beef, just be sure to strain away most if that grease. I also really like to use American cheese (or as I call it: plastic cheese lol). It melts super well and gets really creamy, but real cheese and mozzarella would work great too. Texas toast works really well for this recipe because it is nice and thick, but regular bread will work if you can’t find Texas toast.

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I used my Our Place Always Pan to cook this recipe. I’ve had it for about a year and nothing has ever stuck!

Ingredients for sloppy joe grilled cheese

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 yellow onion
• 4 garlic cloves
• 398ml tomato sauce
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 1 tbsp mustard
• salt & pepper to taste
• 1/2 cup softened salted butter
• 2 garlic cloves (for the butter)
• 1 tbsp minced parsley
• Texas toast
• American cheese

Instructions

1. First dice your onion and mince your garlic and parsley.
2. In a large pan add your ground beef. Break apart and cook until only a little pink remains before adding the onion. Continue cooking for another few minutes until the onions soften slightly
3. Next add the garlic and cook another 1-2 minutes. Then add the tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, ketchup, mustard, and salt & pepper. Mix well, taste test, and adjust.
4. Make the compound butter by combining the butter, garlic cloves, and parsley.
5. Add 2 slices of American cheese to a piece of Texas toast, a scoop of the sloppy joe mixture, 2 more cheese slices, and another piece of Texas toast on top. Spread the garlic butter on the Texas toast.
6. Fry in a pan on medium heat until golden brown on each side and melty. Slice in half and enjoy!

See below for a video tutorial!

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Sloppy Joe Grilled Cheese

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Sandwiches and Melts – American

By Kenna's Cooks – Serves: 4

Prep Time: 15 minutes – Cooking Time: 25 minutes – Total Time: 40 minutes

Sloppy joe grilled cheese features saucy ground beef, sandwiched between thick pieces of garlic bread and gooey melted cheese.

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 yellow onion
• 4 garlic cloves
• 398ml tomato sauce
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 1 tbsp mustard
• salt & pepper to taste
• 1/2 cup softened salted butter
• 2 garlic cloves (for the butter)
• 1 tbsp minced parsley
• Texas toast
• American cheese

Instructions

1

First dice your onion and mince your garlic and parsley.

2

In a large pan add your ground beef. Break apart and cook until only a little pink remains before adding the onion. Continue cooking for another few minutes until the onions soften slightly

3

Next add the garlic and cook another 1-2 minutes. Then add the tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, ketchup, mustard, and salt & pepper. Mix well, taste test, and adjust.

4

Make the compound butter by combining the butter, garlic cloves, and parsley.

5

Add 2 slices of American cheese to a piece of Texas toast, a scoop of the sloppy joe mixture, 2 more cheese slices, and another piece of Texas toast on top. Spread the garlic butter on the Texas toast.

6

Fry in a pan on medium heat until golden brown on each side and melty. Slice in half and enjoy!