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Can we talk about something that is near and dear to my heart?
Sloppy Joes.
I know. Such a weird thing to love as fiercely as I do, but I think it has something to do with the fact that I was DEPRIVED AS A CHILD.
Sure, I had a nice house, warm clothing with all the right labels, and more toys than one kid could need, but my mother never, not once, made me a sloppy joe for dinner.
In fact, I was an adult the first time I ever ate a sloppy joe. Grown, married, and with a child of my own.
Y’all. Sloppy joes are a thing in my house. I am making up for lost time. We eat them regularly and my kids obviously love it. What kind of kid doesn’t love sweet, tangy beef on a sandwich bun?!
Anyway, I love the flavors in traditional sloppy joes so much that I like to experiment with new ideas a bit. Take my sloppy joe dip for instance. Or my sloppy joe stuffed peppers. Orrrrr, how about my sloppy joe casserole with a cornbread base? I’m obsessed.
So, I took things a step further and made this sloppy joe pot pie. It’s good stuff.
My kids love it and it’s perfect for those nights when you’re craving a sloppy joe but you don’t have any sandwich buns on hand. I mean, who doesn’t have canned biscuits sitting around in the back of the fridge for emergencies? (If you don’t, give this a try with my dad’s famous homemade biscuits – they turn out perfect every time!)
Okay, friends. Go forth and feed your kid sloppy joes. I insist.
Serve this with my Nutella brownies for dessert and check out my taco casserole or enchilada casserole for your next dinner idea!
Sloppy Joe Pot Pie
Ingredients
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 2 bell peppers diced
- 1 sweet onion diced
- 2 15- ounce cans sloppy joe sauce
- 1 15- ounce can sweet corn
- 1 cup grated cheddar
- 1 package large refrigerated biscuits 8 biscuits
- 2 green onions chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Add the beef to a large skillet over medium heat and cook until browned, breaking the meat up as it cooks.
- When meat is just barely still pink, add the peppers and onion and continue cooking until meat is cooked through.
- Drain the grease and return to the skillet.
- Stir in the sloppy joe sauce and corn.
- Pour mixture into a greased 9x13 baking dish and top with the cheddar cheese and biscuits.
- Bake for 18 minutes or until biscuits are cooked through and golden on top.
- Sprinkle with green onions before serving.
Jay says
pretty tasty but the biscuits did not cook through- maybe I got the wrong ones? 18 mins as specified the first day and then 15 additional mins the next and they still weren’t cooked through… yummy otherwise though!
Karly says
The bottoms will be a bit wetter since they’re sitting in liquid, but the insides and middle should all cook through.
gretchen says
We grew up with sloppy joes,this is a good recipe but for the person who thought it too sweet,I’ve made an adult version with hot sausage that makes it a bit more savory.Both recipes disappear,!!!!yum
Karly says
Great idea!
Noel says
I grew up with sloppy joes being served for lunch in our grade school, BUT, they did not use tomato sauce in the mixture – it was more of a thick brown gravy with the hamburger. I’ve alwayss preferred that as, I too, feel the tomato sauce is too sweet and tomatoey and takes away from the beef flavor. I wonder what your recipe would be like without the tomato sauce?
Karly says
Hmm, I’ve never had sloppy joes without tomato sauce. I wonder if you just mixed in a jar of beef gravy if that would be similar to what you had as a child?
Rick says
Made this tonight was a hit definitely a new way to eat sloppy Joe’s thank you for a great addition to our menu
Norma says
Can you use a sauce not sweet? Does the biscuit cook good from the bottom of them?
Karly says
You could use any sauce you like. The biscuits do cook through if you give them enough time in the oven.
Heather @ Dredge and Drizzle says
This is something my husband would absolutely love. Going to add this to May’s dinner planner for sure!
Makos @thehungrybites says
Hey Karly!
These look amazing… I bet they taste even better!
Tabitha says
I love sloppy joes!!!!
Jhuls says
Whoa! This looks incredibly good and what a nice twist on sloppy joes! Thanks for sharing!
Kelly - Life Made Sweeter says
My husband loves sloppy joe’s but I am totally loving this fun pie even more! That biscuit topping looks amazing!!
Liz says
Such a hearty, yummy casserole! That biscuit topping looks incredible!
Colleen says
Umm, can I please come for dinner? These sloppy joes look so yummy!
Jane Taylor says
This recipe was much too sweet for me and for my guests. I followed the instructions to the letter. The only change I made was , because the recipe didn’t specify if the sloppy joe sauce should be the traditional or the bold one….so, I used one can of each. I’m sorry, but this won’t work for me.
Karly says
Sorry you didn’t enjoy it. Sloppy Joe sauce is pretty sweet, so if you’re not a fan of that, you probably wouldn’t like this one.
keri @ shaken together says
I’m with you … I LOVE sloppy joes! Our favorite way to eat them is Sloppy Joe Muffin Pizzas!
Karly says
Great idea!!
Michelle says
I definitely ate my fair share of sloppy joes when I was a kid. But I’m not sure I have ever made them for my own kids! I think I need to change that with your pot pie recipe…I know my youngest son would like this!