It’s an easy 25-minute dinner that’s hearty, cheesy, and incredibly satisfying. If you love Sloppy Joes and grilled cheese sandwiches, this recipe gives you the best of both worlds in every bite.

Prep in Advance

And best of all? You can make the sloppy joe mixture ahead of time so that htese sandwiches come together quickly on busy weeknights.

Type of Bread To Use

I can’t seem to find Texas Toast at my grocery store any more. What’s up with that? So instead I used a hearty white bread which I actually really like for grilled cheese because it holds up so well. Pepperidge Farm Hearty White is the one I buy.

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Turned out great. The only thing I changed was, I used bottled mustard, because I didn’t have any ground mustard in the house. Slapped on two pieces or Jewish rye, because that’s what I had in the house. Couldn’t have come out any better.

The sloppy joe mixture is a little sweet and it gets covered in melted ooey, gooey cheddar cheese. Use another type of cheese if you like. I like to use a lot of sloppy joe in relation to the cheese, but you can go heavier on the cheese and lighter on the sloppy joe.

And that golden, buttery crust on the bread!

Seriously yum y’all.

How To Make

(More detailed instructions in recipe card below.)

Cook and crumble the ground beef. Once you have it broken apart and part way cooked, add the onion and green peppers.
Add ketchup, dry mustard, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper. Simmer for 5 minutes.
For each sandwich, place 1/4 cup of shredded cheddar on a piece of bread and top with sloppy joe mixture. Place second piece of bread on top.
Melt butter in a griddle or nonstick pan and cook until browned on both sides and the cheese is melted.

Budget-Friendly Dinner

This is a great recipe for when you want a filling dinner without a long grocery list. It uses affordable, everyday ingredients and turns a pound of ground beef into 4 hearty sandwiches.

How To Store

Store leftover sloppy joe filling in an airtight container for up to 3 days. I would not recommend fully assembling the sandwiches ahead of time because the bread will become soggy.

For leftovers, reheat the filling separately and make fresh grilled cheese sandwiches.

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Grilled cheese halves stacked on top of each other.

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Originally posted September 24, 2015.

Sloppy Joe Grilled Cheese