5 from 21 votes
Sloppy Joe Grilled Cheese
Sloppy Joe Grilled Cheese sandwiches blend savory ground beef cooked with mustard, ketchup, and brown sugar with melted American cheese on buttered white bread. The mixture of tangy, sweet, and savory beef with warm melted cheese inside crisp grilled bread creates a rich and comforting handheld meal. This sandwiches recipe revamps the classic sloppy joe into a handheld grilled cheese format.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings:
6
servings
Calories:
591 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef lean
- 1 tablespoon butter unsalted
- 1/2 yellow onion , chopped
- 1/2 green bell pepper , chopped
- 1 clove garlic , minced
- 2 teaspoons yellow mustard
- 3/4 cup ketchup
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper ground
- 12 lices American cheese
- 12 lices white bread
- 4 tablespoons butter unsalted
Instructions
- Add the ground beef to a large skillet (this browns very well) on high heat and brown until a deep brown crust appears before breaking the beef apart.
- Stir the ground beef and brown until a deep crust appears on about 50 or so percent of the beef, and it is cooked through, then remove the beef, drain the fat and add the butter, onions and bell pepper to the pan.
- Let brown for 1-2 minutes before stirring, then let brown for another 1-2 minutes before stirring again and add the beef back into the pan.
- Add the garlic, mustard, ketchup, brown sugar, salt, black pepper, to the pan and cook until most of the liquid has evaporated (about 75% of the mixture is above liquid), 3-5 minutes.
- Spread the butter on one side of each of the 12 slices of bread.
- Butter side down on the cutting board.
- Add a slice of American Cheese to each of the slices.
- Top six slices with the meat mixture and close the sandwiches pressing down lightly.
- In a cast iron pan or griddle on medium high add the sandwiches and cook for 3-5 minutes on each side.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
591kcal
(30%)
Carbohydrates
40g
(13%)
Protein
27g
(54%)
Fat
36g
(55%)
Saturated Fat
18g
(90%)
Cholesterol
118mg
(39%)
Sodium
1551mg
(65%)
Potassium
461mg
(10%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
15g
(30%)
Vitamin A
879IU
(18%)
Vitamin C
10mg
(11%)
Calcium
593mg
(59%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 591
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 591kcal | 30% |
| Carbohydrates | 40g | 13% |
| Protein | 27g | 54% |
| Fat | 36g | 55% |
| Saturated Fat | 18g | 90% |
| Cholesterol | 118mg | 39% |
| Sodium | 1551mg | 65% |
| Potassium | 461mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 15g | 30% |
| Vitamin A | 879IU | 18% |
| Vitamin C | 10mg | 11% |
| Calcium | 593mg | 59% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.