It’s sloppy joe meets grilled cheese and it’s a match made in heaven! These Sloppy Joe Grilled Cheese Sandwiches are just plain ridiculous! You’re going to be hooked after one bite!
Life is so crazy at our house right now with baseball which explains the no post on Wednesday, sorry. I had good intentions, but it just didn’t happen. On top of games every night, I am the league secretary and I do all the shopping for our snack shacks. So right now the baseball field and Sam’s Club are where I seem to be spending waaay too much time.
Dinner time for us is 4:00 right now. I know, kind of early, but it’s that or eat hot dogs at the baseball game every night. As much as I love a good grilled hot dog, eating boiled ones from the snack shack, five nights a week, just doesn’t sound all that fun.
I’m all over quick and easy meals right now and these Sloppy Joe Grilled Cheese Sandwiches are exactly that. I actually posted these about three years ago, but these amazing sandwiches have possibly gotten lost amidst all the other recipes and they definitely deserve a repost with some updated pictures. They are oldies, but goodies for sure!
I forgot how ridiculously delicious these babies are. Apparently so did my boys based on the words coming out of their mouths as they were inhaling these sandwiches and licking their fingers (they are kind of messy you know, hence the name “sloppy grilled cheese). Taylor informed me that these are probably his one of his favorite “quick meals” that I make. They really are pretty fabulous and kind of hard to stop eating.
Just promise me that you will use Texas Toast bread for these (or the really thick cut loaf of French Bread that Costco sells works great too). The bread takes these sandwiches to a whole new level. You really, really need these sandwiches in your life.
- 1 lb. ground beef
- ¼ cup chopped onion
- 1 tablespoon yellow mustard (depending on your tastebuds)
- ½ cup ketchup
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ½ tablespoon worcestershire sauce
- 10-12 slices Texas toast bread
- 6 tablespoons butter softened
- 3 - 4 cups shredded cheese (or more if you need it)
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Brown ground beef with onion in skillet until fully cooked. Drain off any grease.
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Add mustard, ketchup and brown sugar and Worcestershire . Simmer for 5 minutes.
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Spread butter on one side of each slice of bread.
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To assemble sandwiches, place one slice of bread, butter side down onto griddle or skillet. Sprinkle with cheddar cheese, a scoop of the beef mixture, and top with some more shredded cheese. Place a piece of bread on top, butter side up. Cook over medium heat until browned, carefully flip over and cook other side until browned.
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Enjoy!
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Jodi, oh my goodness, these were delicious. Made them for dinner last night and we gobbled them up. I love how the meat was just a little sweet. The grilled bread took it over the top. I should have doubled the recipe as my two teenage boys and my husband just loved them. I bet if I doubled it, the meat would reheat the next day for another day of these sandwiches. Thanks for a delicious post!!!
Hi Teresa, I am so glad you enjoyed them. We seriously could eat these on a weekly basis. I definitely need to double it next time too so we have leftover meat for the next day. So, so delicious! Thanks for your comment.
I am making these this week. Since there are only two of us, I plan on freezing the leftover meat for another time or use it for chili sauce later in the week. They look amazing!
I hope you love these Marsha. They are honestly one of my my boys’ favorite meals ever!
I am going to use Velveeta cheese to make these and slip a large trash bag over me and just make a mess looks very yummy………
Comfort food at it’s finest.. and definitely all I am craving right now. These sloppy grilled cheeses look seriously YUM.
They are delicious! Hope you try them!
I have a question for you. You have 1/2 tsp of worcestershire sauce listed in the ingredients, but in the instructions, it is not included. Am I missing something or is it a typo?
Oops, thanks for catching that. Fixed.
Is it 1/2 Tbsp or Tsp of worcestire sauce?? Up top it says Tbsp but in the message just above, she said tsp. just want to make sure because I’m making these tonight!!!
It’s 1/2 tablespoon.
These were very good and easy. A different version of my sloppy joes. Loved the little bit of change. Will definitely make them again!!
Thanks Vickie, so happy you loved them.
Can’t wait to try this tonight! looks delicious
Hope you love them Anita!
Yum! This looks like heaven!!
Jillian
How many does this recipe yield?
Usually 5 or 6 sandwiches, just depends on how much meat you use on each one.
These really look Yummy. But what is the calorie count for each sandwich?? I’m on a restricted diet for health reasons. I know my husband would be in 7th heaven with these. I would love to try them myself, but not sure if I can eat them. I’m getting tired of cooking food for everyone else but I can’t eat the same food with them.
Judy, I’m sorry but I don’t provide the calorie count for the recipes I post. I know there are websites where you can type in the ingredients and it will calculate it for you. Good luck.
Jodi, I had a feeling you were going to say that.
But it is a LOT of web searching.
Yet, I will likely do the search to see IF I can eat them.
I will likely make them anyway for my family & grandkids.
Thanks for getting back to me.
use low fat or imitation cheese on yours and drain the beef well. Olive oil on the bread or just toast w/o butter
You can also use mayonnaise instead of butter. It Brown’s really nice
I also will recommend the app called “my fitness pal” you can add the ingredients and it will tell you the nutritional info. You can even scan bar codes of products that you will be using rather than typing the info!
It would depend on the type and brands of food you use(low calorie, low fat, ect). You can find a relative easy recipe calorie counter at myfitnesspal (googling it should send you to the website). I have the app I use and it helps a lot.
Would be fantastic gluten free recipes, just use udis gf bread, its as thick as Texas toast, and this would give that bread a good flavor! Will try this out soon:)
You have taken Sloppy Joes to a new level! My 2 sisters and I are having these on our next “sister time! Thanks!
Thanks Claudia. Trust me when I say you definitely need to make these! You’ll love them.
I generally do the meat mixture you have and just put it on hamburger buns, excited to try this twist on it!
OH darn it. I just got back from the store and forgot mustard. All I have is Maille Dijon. Have you ever prepared the recipe with that?
I haven’t made these using Dijon mustard, sorry.
It was good. A little bit of heat, good flavor. Next time I will cut down on the brown sugar. To cut down the sweetness I sprinkled on some dark cocoa powder. So, I ended up with a different recipe this time, but it was delicious.
I would try mixing the cheese in with the meat and as it grills and melts the cheese would help hold all that good meat together – maybe a little less sloppy – lol
I serve these on buns and call them Cheeseburger sloppy joes. Less work, help yourself from the skillet and the package of shredded cheese and be on your way.
If you have a panini press much easier since you don’t have to flip the sandwich. If no panini press, just place a smaller skillet on top of the top slice of buttered bread and weight it with a couple of canned soups.
Cheryl, if you have one one of the waffle irons with the reversible grills, you have your own panini press already!
Made this today for the family. I added bacon, that i chopped into chunks, to each sandwich, because let’s face it you can never go wrong with bacon. Lol. Thank you for this recipe I will be making this again
I’ve got to agree with you about the bacon . . .YUM! I’ll have to try it. Thanks for the comment!
I’m SO happy with the way these turned out! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe. I just made it as a late night snack for my boyfriend and now he’s saying he’s going to propose to me! Lol! That’s how good this is. You’re an angel!!!
That is too funny! So glad you enjoyed them! Thanks for the comment.
Very yummy. Very filling. Very tricky to flip, lol. I didn’t make too big of a mess though. I cheated and used a Honey BBQ sauce that’s a little sweet and a little tangy. Will definitely make these again.
So glad you liked them. You’re right, they are a little tricky to flip, but so worth the mess. Thanks for looking.
What kind of cheese do you recommend?
I just use cheddar or sharp cheddar. Colby Jack would be delicious too!
There are PERFECTION!!! Caramelized some onions and added them for the grownups’ toppings. 😉 This is definitely going in the rotation!
What a great idea with the carmelized onions. I am definitely going to try that. Thanks for looking Carrie!
Made these for dinner tonight and the were delicious! I used our George Forman instead of a griddle or skillet! Makes for no flipping which means no mess
That is a great idea to use the George Foreman, I’m going to have to try it? Did it “squish” them too much?
Think I may of found a remedy to your squishing concerns,I watched an episode of Jamie Oliver on tv with his grilled cheese he sprinkled cheese on the pan before the sandwich then as it cooked pulled the surrounding cheese up over making it a sealed sandwich flipping it only seals the deal lol
I will definitely have to give that a try. Thanks for the tip!
I have not thought they are too squished using the George Forman. My kids love this. Getting ready to make it again!
I am not sure if you have perfected the grilled cheese sandwich or the sloppy jo but this is delicious!!
Thanks Allie! We think they are fabulous! Thanks for looking.
It is messy but I highly recommend when making grilled cheese instead of buttering one side of the bread butter both sides of each slice. The outcome is much better 🙂
Just tried this tonight… OOOOMAGOOOOOODNESSSS!!! SO GOOD!! My 4 year old is such a picky eater, and even he loves it! Thank you!
Thanks Cassandra. Don’t we just love having picky eaters?! So happy he loved it!
Try this also– 1 lg can tuna,1 can cream of mushroom soup,mix spread on slice of bread ,cover with cheese,place on cookie sheet-broil just till browned,flip,brown the other side-all are done at the same time
I made this tonight…absolutely delicious! I used sliced provolone cheese.
So glad you enjoyed it, thanks for letting me know. Provolone would be delicious!
Trying these tonight, but substituting ground turkey!
Yummy! Let me know what you think :)!
anyone tried ground turkey or ground chicken for the sloppy joes?
Going to try these soon, but will use ground turkey or chicken because we use very little if any ground beef.
I think ground chicken or turkey would be delicious!
What if you used Texas toast garlic bread?
I think garlic Texas toast would be yummy! Let me know if you give it a try.
I have a picky eater for a son and when I showed this to him he is actually very excited to try these for dinner. Yay!
I totally understand the picky eater thing. My pickiest eater LOVED these! Let me know if you try them.
Have you ever Battered and deep fried afterwards. MMMMM!!!
Never tried it, but YUM!!!!
Hi Jodi,
I tried these tonight and everyone LOVED them. We have a picky 16 yr old at home and he even wants them again.
Kim
Thanks Kim, so glad to hear that! Don’t you just love having a picky eater?!
This sounds yummy! Will have to try it. Thanks for sharing
These were AMAZING! My husband is already asking me to make it again! The only thing I did differently was spread melted butter and garlic powder on the Texas toast and broil it for 3 minutes on each side. That totally took it over the top! Thank you so much for this yummy recipe!
Oh Paige, that sounds like a great idea. I’m sure it make them just crazy delicious. I’m going to have to try that. Thank you for leaving a comment.
They are delicious! I used Velveeta!
Oh yum! Great idea!
My husband loved these. Wow! These are definitely a recipe I’ll make again. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for letting me know Pamela! They are good and a definite family favorite around our house.
We all have to add our personal touch! I’m wondering about using breakfast sausage and adding a fried egg and making them for breakfast???? How crazy does this sound?
Gina I think that sounds delicious! Let me know how it is.
Tried this using mayonnaise instead butter on the bread. Sounds funny until you try it. Works better than butter.
That doesn’t sound funny at all, I’ve heard of people doing that, just never tried it myself. Now I’m going to have to. Thanks for the tip!
Just made this for lunch today. It’s definitely a keeper!
These were awesome! My son loves them!
Thanks Vivian! We think they’re awesome too.
Saw this post on Pinterest today and it sounded so good I had to try it. It was delicious and easy although I cheated and used Sweet Baby Rays (another commenter’s suggestion) instead of ketchup and brown sugar since I was out of ketchup. I also only had Dijon mustard, but all else was the same. Made this with French bread and Smoked Gouda cheese I needed to use up. It was the bomb and I made enough to make some for my husband when he gets back in town. Thanks for a great and filling sandwhich that I won’t have to drag around a recipe to make!
Hi Linda, thanks for the comment. I love the idea of smoked gouda cheese, I am going to have to try that. I’m sure these were delicious with Sweet Baby Rays, that is our favorite BBQ sauce ever! Thanks for looking.
What sides do you normally serve with this? And can you tell me if your Texas Toast is fresh or frozen? What store do you buy it from? I have only ever seen frozen Texas Toast at the stores near me. Thanks! Can’t wait to try it!
Hi Katherine! I usually serve these with tator tots and a salad or fruit. The Texas Toast bread I use is fresh, most grocery stores sell it just down the bread aisle. It’s just super thickly sliced white bread.
I wonder if I could do the same with left over taco meat. We like things pretty spicy around here.
I think that would be delicious Tammy! Great idea. Let me know how it is.
It was so easy & amazing!! Perfect option for shaking up our boring regular menu and a nice vacation for our taste buds! Lol. Thank you:-)
Thanks Michelle. So happy you loved them. They are definitely a favorite around our house! Hope you keep coming back for more recipes.
These are the BEST ever!! My family loved them! And since today is National Grilled Cheese Day we will be making them again tonight!
Thanks Savannah! So happy you loved them! Thanks for leaving a comment.
I made these today for my self (using Ezekiel bread) and for my teen son…. simply amazing! He said quote “This is the bomb”. I did not use the brown sugar cuz, in my opinion, it’s for baking (I don’t like sweet taste in my regular food, nor sweet & sour. Sweet=dessert) Anyway, I saved the recipe!!! 🙂
OMG THIS LOOKS SO DELISH!! I AM ALONE SO I WOULD CUT THIS RECIPE DOWN BUT I CAN’T WAIT TO MAKE THIS. THANKS, ALWAYS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING SIMPLE AND DELISH! THANKS SO MUCH!
Great idea! I’ll use ground turkey breast, and a Mexican style lite shredded cheese. I use light mayo instead of butter on my bread for grilled cheese. But this sloppy joe in the middle idea is awesome! Never would have thought of it. I just cook for me, so will probably make just one. Can’t want. It’s on my list of things to make this week.
Can’t wait that is. Need an edit option.
Sounds delicious Janet!
Loved these! They were awesome and easy! Thank you!
Thanks Christy! So happy to hear you loved them.
What kind of Texas toast are you using for these? The frozen Texas toast or something different?
Deanna, I just buy a loaf of “texas toast” bread down the bread aisle at the grocery store. It’s easy to find at any grocery store.
These were amazing! We have local restaurant here in Omaha that I get these from every time I go there’s is called a sloppy Nick though and by far these were 100 times better! It was only me eating them so I will be have leftovers all week!! Yummy yummy yummy!! I will have to make these next time for a appetizer for the family get togethers! I am in love!
Hi Rosella! I’m so happy to hear you love these and what a huge compliment that they’re better than the restaurant’s. I have to agree with you that they are amazing! Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment, I really appreciate it. Take care.
Made these several weeks ago and they were a hit. Couldn’t find any plain Texas Toast so went the Garlic Texas Toast. Added another dimension to this recipe. My husband now wants them once a week!!!
Hi Sara! That sounds delicious, I’ll have to try using the garlic toast. The Texas Toast bread is just in the bread aisle right there along with all the other breads. So happy to hear you loved these. Thanks for letting me know.
Thank you Jodi for sharing such a wonderful recipe with all of us! We all loved it!
Thanks Tammy for the sweet comment. I’m so happy you loved them.
Just made this for my family and we loved it too! Way better than Manwich (although I added Polynesian sauce to the mix and then Dave’s Insanity to mine). My wife has always hated sloppy joes but she likes them now. (It’s funny because she shared this with me). Thank you for the recipe.
So happy to hear you loved these Adam. Thanks for letting me know and I have to agree about the better than Manwich thing! I’m glad these converted your wife over to a sloppy joe lover now. Take care.
These were freaking awesome! I added 1 tsp. of cider vinegar to the meat mixture, as we like a little tang. I also added some chopped, roasted and peeled Hatch Green Chile to the mix…it’s green chile time here in El Paso, Tx. Gobbled these up like crazy!
Hi Amy! I’m so happy to hear you loved these. Adding chiles I bet was absolutely delicious, I may have to give it a try. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. Take care.
I love theses but after i make the meat i use the oven to bake open faced they are sooo yummy
Thanks Sam! That’s a great idea!