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PHILLY CHEESESTEAK SLOPPY JOES WITH GROUND BEEF
Philly cheesesteak sloppy joes are a fun variation to classic sloppy joes! Seasoned ground beef cooks with onion and green pepper, seasoned with A-1 steak sauce, steak seasoning, and cornstarch to help thicken.Â
We love these served over toasted buns with a slice of provolone cheese. Or maybe two slices for extra cheesy sloppy joes!
If you love sloppy joes like we do then be sure and try out these crock pot turkey sloppy joes and these bbq turkey sloppy joes.
HOW TO MAKE THESE SLOPPY JOES
Lean Ground Beef – You will drain the extra grease anyways so you really could use any percentage fat ground beef you prefer. I always use the 93/7 ground beef.Â
Onion – I use a yellow onion but you can use whatever you have at home. A white onion or sweet Vidalia onion would both work well.
Green Pepper
Salt – If you use the 50% reduced-sodium beef broth then you may want to increase the salt to 3/4 teaspoon. Or just add the 1/2 teaspoon and taste at the end to see if you need more salt.Â
Cornstarch – Don’t skip this! This is what helps thicken the meat so you don’t end up with extra sloppy sloppy joes 🙂Â
Beef Broth – This recipe has been tested with regular, full salt beef broth. If you use the reduced sodium (which is fine) taste the meat mixture at the end and see if it needs more salt.Â
A-1 Steak Sauce
Montreal Steak Seasoning – You will find this by the other spices and seasonings at the store. It’s very common.Â
Sliced Provolone Cheese and Buns
MY TIPS FOR THIS RECIPE
– For a creamy, cheesy cheesesteak add about 4 oz of cream cheese to the ground beef mixture (once it has simmered for 10 minutes). Stir it together until the cream cheese melts.Â
– These sloppy joes are so much better with the toasted buns! They’re so simple to make and you have time to toast the buns while the meat is simmering.Â
– If you don’t like provolone cheese then feel free to use whatever cheese you like.Â
– I like to use the brioche buns that you can find near the bakery (at least that’s where they are at Walmart). But any hamburger bun, slider bun, dinner roll will work for these.
TRY THESE OTHER EASY, GROUND BEEF DINNER RECIPES
- slow cooker ground beef stew
- creamy tomato beef pasta
- ground beef taco pasta skillet
- one pot mexican rice casserole
- vegetable beef soup
- homemade spaghetti meat sauce
- taco biscuit bake
Philly Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes
Ingredients
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1 yellow onion finely diced
- 1 green pepper chopped
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 cup beef broth
- 1/4 cup A-1 Steak Sauce
- 1 teaspoon steak seasoning
- sliced provolone cheese
- hamburger buns, sliders, etc.
Instructions
- In a skillet pan, over medium-high heat, cook and crumble the ground beef, onion, green pepper, and salt until beef is no longer pink. Drain.
- Stir the cornstarch into the ground beef and mix together until the meat is coated in the cornstarch. Add the beef broth, A-1 sauce, and steak seasoning. Stir together and bring to a boil.
- Once boiling, reduce heat to medium-low and let it simmer, while stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes. Mixture should thicken up and will thicken up more once it's off the heat.
- While meat is simmering, set the oven to broil, and place the buns on a cookie sheet. Butter each bun. Broil for just a few minutes. Watch carefully as they can burn easily.
- When the meat is done use a slotted spoon to scoop it out onto each bottom bun. Place a slice of provolone cheese on the top bun. Broil for a few more minutes until cheese is melted.
- Place the top bun with the cheese on top of the bottom bun with the philly cheesesteak meat. Eat warm!
Notes
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I’m going to make these with veggie crumbles. I LOVE Philly Cheesesteak. My husband loves sloppy joes and this is the best of both worlds!
Hi Keegan. I hope you love them. My husband loves philly cheesesteak sandwiches too 🙂
I made Sloppy Joe Phillyb sandwich. Awesome. My son loved it. I didn’t have green peppers but it worked anyway. I will make it again.
Hi Ruben. So happy to hear! Anything my kids will actually eat is a winner in my book too 🙂 Thanks so much for coming back to let me know.
Holy Amazing Cheese Steak, Batman!!!
I made a version of this last night. Doubled the recipe for my family of 6. Absolutely zero leftovers!! Well, it made a lot of food – we’re just as pack of wolves!! ? I’m not a fan of the steak seasoning though. I used a splash of worschtashire (?) sauce, garlic powder, & Ms. Dash original. Then, a fan of cream cheese & shredded provolone right in the mix to tighten it up. Family says this must be made at least every 2 weeks!!!?
I love the ‘zero leftovers’! That’s definitely a mom win!! I love your substitution for the Worcestershire sauce. And yum to the cream cheese. You can never go wrong with more cheese 🙂
I made these for dinner and they were delicious. My 4 year old ate them sans bun by the spoonful. I didn’t have the Montreal steak seasoning and left out (wasn’t lacking flavor). I added approx. 2 TB cream cheese at end to make it a little creamier. Very good and quick. Will make again.
Yum, I love your idea of adding cream cheese. I may have to try that next time. Thanks for your comment and rating. I appreciate it!
Very good and super easy! It’s a keeper.
We loved this recipe! My son can be really picky about his food, but he loved it! My boyfriend wanted more A1 sauce on his cheesesteak and that kicked it up a notch for him. We will be adding this into the rotation!!
Love the idea of A1 sauce! Thank you for your comment!
Just made this Philly cheese sandwich. It’s ok, best part was putting the cheese on top of the bun so when you put mixture on bun the cheese was melted to hold the mixture and out of bun. To me it needed a kick to it the bell pepper and onion could barely taste them. Will I make it again probably yes but maybe a different way. Trial and error only we we learn.
Thank you for your comment! I love hearing from people who make the recipes about what they like and didn’t like. Thank you for sharing!
Oh my goodness! I made this tonight, and it was such a hit with my husband and 3 kids. So much flavor! I was scant with the onion, and included the 4oz cream cheese as suggested in the blog post. Tasted perfect! Thank you so much – this recipe is a keeper!
So glad it worked for you! Thank you!
Super easy to make – followed your recipe without making changes and it was delicious. Husband, teen and pre teen loved it. Thank you for posting!
You are very welcome. Thank YOU for trying the recipe and coming back to let me know how it went. I love hearing it!
Made these tonite. Didn’t realize I was out of A-1 so I used a couple TBLS of 57. They turned out awesome. Instead of provolone I used white sandwich slices. Just as good if not better. Also added the cream cheese. Family loved them. Will be making again soon.