March 18th is National Sloppy Joe Day!
Sometimes I will ask my husband, “what are you hungry for or what is something that you have been craving I haven’t made in a while?” Without fail, he ALWAYS responds with, “Sloppy Joes.”
Here are 5 facts about Sloppy Joes:
- Most believe the Sloppy Joe was first served in Havana, Cuba at the bar and café called “Sloppy Joe’s” in the early 1900s.
- The Sloppy Joe goes by many names, including Manwich, slush burger, yum yum, barbecue, dynamite, and even Sloppy Jane.
- “Sloppy Joes” were mentioned in several movies of the 1930s, Citizen Kane and even It’s a Wonderful Life. Even though it was not widely popular until the 1960s.
- In 1969, Hunt’s revolutionized the Sloppy Joe when it introduced its Manwich Sloppy Joe Sauce.
- Many say that a cook named Joe in Sioux City, Iowa, in the 1920s created a sandwich of “loose meat” served in bread, hence where the “sloppy’ Joe came from.
I have shared with you my homemade Sloppy Joe recipe which can be found here. However, this recipe is a little different. Instead of putting the meat and sauce on a grilled hamburger bun, you bake the meat inside biscuit dough. They are super easy and the kids love them!
Ingredients
- Prepared Sloppy Joes recipe
- 1-Jumbo 8-count package store-bought biscuit dough
- 1/2 cup shredded cheese
- vegetable spray
Instructions
- Prepare Sloppy Joe meat mixture as directed. Here is my recipe.
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Spray 8 of the muffin cups with vegetable spray.
- Separate dough into 8 biscuits, flatten slightly, and place each biscuit into greased regular-size muffin cups. Firmly press dough in bottom and up the sides of each cup.
- Spoon about 1/3 cup beef mixture into dough-lined cups.
- Sprinkle each cup with about 1 tablespoon shredded cheese.
- Bake for 17 to 20 minutes or until biscuits are golden brown and cheese is melted.
Sloppy Joe Cups
Fix Sloppy Joe sauce according to directions. Preheat oven to 375°F.
In a 12-tin muffin pan, spray with cooking spray. Flatten 1 out of the 8 biscuits with your fingers and firmly press dough in bottom and up the sides of each of each cup.
Spoon about 1/3 cup of the Sloppy Joe beef mixture into dough-lined cups.
Sprinkle each cup with about 1 tablespoon of shredded cheese.
Place muffin pan on the center rack of oven and bake for 17-20 minutes or until golden brown and cheese has melted.
Ingredients
- Prepared Sloppy Joes recipe
- 1-Jumbo 8-count package store-bought biscuit dough
- 1/2 cup shredded cheese
- vegetable spray
Instructions
- Prepare Sloppy Joe meat mixture as directed. Here is my recipe.
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Spray 8 of the muffin cups with vegetable spray.
- Separate dough into 8 biscuits, flatten slightly, and place each biscuit into greased regular-size muffin cups. Firmly press dough in bottom and up the sides of each cup.
- Spoon about 1/3 cup beef mixture into dough-lined cups.
- Sprinkle each cup with about 1 tablespoon shredded cheese.
- Bake for 17 to 20 minutes or until biscuits are golden brown and cheese is melted.
