Chicken Alfredo Sloppy Joes

A sloppy joe with ground chicken and cheese on a bun

Chicken Alfredo Sloppy Joes are two of the best dinners in one sloppy joe recipe! Ground chicken and an easy homemade Alfredo sauce is all it takes for this delicious and easy dinner recipe.

Course Dinner

Cuisine American

Keyword alfredo sloppy joes, chicken alfredo sloppy joes, sloppy joe recipe with ground chicken

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 20

Total Time 35

Servings

Calories 489kcal

Author Jessica - Together as Family

Ingredients

Ground Chicken Sloppy Joes

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 small sweet onion finely diced
3 cloves garlic (minced or pressed, paste, or jarred)
1 pound ground chicken
½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
½ teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon black pepper (or less to taste)

Alfredo Sauce

4 tablespoons butter (I use salted)
1 cup heavy cream
3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
2 teaspoons garlic powder

For Serving

Sliced Provolone or Mozzarella Cheese
Buns

Instructions

In a large skillet pan, over medium heat, add the olive oil and finely chopped onion and saute until the onion is translucent and fragrant, about 3 minutes.
1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 small sweet onion
Stir in the garlic cloves and cook for 30 seconds.
3 cloves garlic
Add the ground chicken, Italian seasoning, kosher salt, and black pepper. Cook and crumble the ground chicken until it's browned and no longer pink. Drain any excess liquid/grease from the pan.
1 pound ground chicken, ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning, ½ teaspoon kosher salt, ½ teaspoon black pepper
Make The Alfredo Sauce : In a separate small saucepan, over medium heat, melt the butter. Once melted, add the heavy cream, grated parmesan cheese, garlic powder. Continue cooking, while stirring constantly, for about 3-5 minutes or until the Alfredo sauce is thickened.
4 tablespoons butter, 1 cup heavy cream, 3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese, 2 teaspoons garlic powder
Pour the Alfredo sauce over top the cooked ground chicken mixture in the skillet pan. Stir thoroughly to ensure the chicken is evenly coated in the sauce.
Simmer for 10 minutes or until the sauce has thickened.
Serve the creamy chicken alfredo sloppy joe mixture onto the bottom bun and add a slice of cheese (if using). Enjoy!
^{*I recommend toasting/broiling the buns for serving. Separate the buns and lay them onto a cookie sheet. Spread butter on each, or spray with cooking spray, and broil for a few minutes. Watch carefully! After broiling, I like to add a slice of cheese on each top bun and then broil again for just like 30 seconds or less.}
Sliced Provolone or Mozzarella Cheese, Buns

Notes

Serving Size : If you want to serve bigger sloppy joes with more filling in each one, count on getting about 4 sloppy joes from the recipe. The nutrition information is just for the sloppy Joe mixture and does not include the cheese or bun as that will vary.

Parmesan Cheese : I prefer buying a wedge of parmesan cheese and shredding it, but you can use the shelf-stable grated parmesan cheese (it's saltier so maybe use unsalted butter) or buy some refrigerated shredded/grated parmesan cheese. Fresh wedge parmesan cheese will melt smoother.

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