Ingredients for Single Meal
- 1 - lb(s) ground beef
- 1 - 15 oz. can(s) sloppy joe sauce
- 8 - slices sandwich buns**
- 4 - slices shredded Colby Jack cheese**
- Side: - baby carrots**
- 1 - bag(s) sweet potato fries**
- 1 - gallon-size freezer baggie(s)
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Cooking Directions for Single Meal
- Brown the ground beef and then drain. Stir in the tomato sauce plus ½ cans worth of water with sloppy joe mix ingredients and let simmer and warm up for a few minutes.*
- Assemble the sandwiches by adding some meat sauce, a slice of cheese to 2 slices of bread.
- Prepare side dish.
- Serve Sloppy Cheesy Joe Sandwiches with baby carrots or sweet potato fries.
Freezeasy Meal Prep Directions
- Brown and drain 2 lbs. ground beef.
To each gallon-size plastic freezer baggie, add the following ingredients:
- Half of the browned ground beef
- 15 oz. can sloppy joe sauce
Remove as much air as you can and seal. Freeze up to 6 months in your fridge freezer or 12 months in a deep freezer.
Freeze & Thaw Instructions
To freeze, add the *sloppy joe meat sauce to a labeled plastic freezer baggie or container. Put in the freezer, laying flat on a plate or baking sheet (so it doesn’t stick to the grates or floor of the freezer). Freeze up to 6 months in fridge freezer or 12 months in a deep freezer. Thaw in a warm bowl of water for about 20 minutes, before transferring to a skillet to reheat.
Special notes
Homemade sloppy joe mix recipe on 5dollardinners.com.
Dairy-Free Modifications
Omit the cheese for dairy-free sloppy joes.
Gluten-Free Modifications
Recipe is gluten-free when served over rice.
Printable Label Recipe Title
Slopp-Cheesy Joe Sandwiches
Printable Label Instructions
Thaw and reheat sloppy joe sauce in skillet.
Serve on sandwich buns with baby carrots and sweet potato fries.
