Cheesesteak sloppy joes are an easy meal made with ground beef or chicken, onion, green pepper, Worcestershire & creamy provolone cheese.
This cheesesteak sloppy joe recipe comes together quickly and is incredibly flavorful for the entire family to enjoy! We like to serve these with baked rice, or mashed potatoes, and almond joy cookies.
Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes
Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes
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Why you’ll love this recipe
📌 An easy one pot meal to blend all the delicious flavors together.
📌 Versatile! Make it with ground chicken, ground turkey, or ground beef and add or remove ingredients to your liking.
📌 Serve on buns, or over noodles, potatoes, or rice!
Cheesesteak Sloppy Joe Ingredients
- Meat – Ground beef, ground turkey, or ground chicken.
- Onion – Yellow or white onion, diced.
- Bell pepper – Green bell pepper, diced.
- Seasoning – Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper.
- Cornstarch – For the sauce.
- Stock – Beef or chicken stock.
- Cheese – Slices of provolone.
- Buns – For serving.
How do you make cheesesteak sloppy joes? (step-by-step directions)
⭐ First, brown meat with peppers and onions.
⭐ Next, in a small bowl, combine the cornstarch, stock, and Worcestershire sauce and salt and pepper to taste. Add the broth to the meat and veggie mixture and stir to combine.
⭐ Then, cook until all ingredients are heated through.
⭐ Finally, before serving, add the cheese. Cover and let cheese melt then stir to combine. Serve on buns or over your favorite starch.
Scroll down to the printable recipe card toward the bottom of this article for ingredient measurements and detailed cooking instructions.
Preparation
Can sloppy joe cheesesteaks be made ahead of time?
Yes, these can be made a day in advance and stored in an airtight container in the fridge. Reheat in the slow cooker or on the stove top when ready to serve.
You can also brown the meat, onions and green pepper, cool completely and then freeze the mixture until ready to cook. Throw the frozen mixture into the crockpot, add the sauce mixture and reheat to serve.
What kind of meat to use for sloppy joe cheesesteaks?
You can use either ground beef or ground chicken but to change things up you could also use ground turkey or even ground sausage.
Should I use beef stock or chicken stock?
Use whatever you have on hand or go with whatever meat you choose. If you choose ground beef, go with beef stock. If you choose ground chicken, go with chicken stock.
Cooking method variations
Slow cooker cheesesteak sloppy joes
Cook meat, onions, and peppers in a skillet until meat is browned (alternately you can do this step in the slow cooker). Add browned meat and veggies to the slow cooker (if meat was browned in the slow cooker, break it up into crumbles when cooked through).
Whisk together sauce ingredients and pour over meat; stir. Cover and cook until ingredients are heated through. Before serving, add cheese and stir until melted and incorporated throughout.
Instant pot cheesesteak sloppy joes
Cook meat, onions, and peppers on sauté mode meat is browned.
Whisk together sauce ingredients and pour over meat; stir. Add an extra half cup of liquid. Cover and set to sealing. Cook on high pressure and allow a careful quick release. While mixture is hot, add cheese and stir until melted and incorporated throughout.
Stove top cheesesteak sloppy joes
In a large lidded heavy bottom pan or pot, cook meat, onions, and peppers in a skillet until meat is browned.
Whisk together sauce ingredients and pour over meat; stir. Cover and cook until ingredients are heated through. Before serving, add cheese and stir until melted and incorporated throughout.
Storage and leftovers
How long do sloppy joe cheesesteaks last?
Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. Reheat in the microwave or on the stove.
Can you freeze these?
Yes, you can freeze the meat mixture before making them (explained in preparation) or you can freeze the leftovers.
To freeze the leftovers, cool completely and store in a freezer safe airtight container. Freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw in the fridge overnight and reheat on the stove or in the crock pot.
Tips and tricks
✅ Add in mushrooms or other veggies
✅ To speed the prep up, use a frozen pepper and onion mixture.
✅ Switch up the cheese to your liking! Use American, mozzarella, pepperjack or even velveeta!
✅ Serve these on brioche buns, onion buns or even as a sub!
What to enjoy with cheesesteak sloppy joes (serving suggestions)
We love making these during the week because they are easy to make and SO flavorful! Serve them with some 7 layer salad, deviled egg potato salad, and homemade peanut butter bars.
More awesome sloppy joe recipes
- Sloppy joe dip
- Beef stroganoff sloppy joes
- Classic sloppy joes
- Italian sloppy joes
- Sloppy joe casserole
- Nacho sloppy joes
- Cowboy sloppy joes
Tools we love
- 7 Quart Crock Pot Slow Cooker – I’ve had this slow cooker since my husband and I were married in 2003!
- Wooden spatula – My wooden spatulas are my absolute favorite to stir with. I don’t know why, but I feel like a real cook when I use them.
- Instant pot pressure cooker – Mine is a 6 quart basic model, but there are lots of bigger, smaller, and fancier options to choose.
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How to make Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes
Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef, turkey, or chicken
- 1 small onion diced
- 1 medium green bell pepper diced
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- ½ cup beef or chicken stock or broth (plus ½ cup more liquid if using the instant pot)
- 6 slices provolone cheese
- 4 buns
Instructions
Slow Cooker Method:
- Add uncooked meat, onions, and peppers to the slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 3 - 4 hours or high for 2 - 3 hours, until meat is cooked through. Use a spatula to break cooked meat up into small crumbles.
- Alternately, you can cook the meat, peppers, and onions in a skillet on the stove top and then add it to the slow cooker.
- In a medium sized bowl, whisk together Worcestershire sauce, stock, and corn starch. Pour over cooked/crumbled meat and stir. Cover and continue to cook for 1 hour, until ingredients are heated through.
- Right before serving, add cheese and stir until melted and well mixed. Serve on buns or over your favorite starch like baked potatoes, mashed, potatoes, or rice.
Instant Pot Method:
- Cook meat, onions, and peppers in instant pot on sauté mode until meat is browned.
- While meat is cooking, whisk together Worcestershire sauce, stock, and corn starch in a medium sized bowl.
- When meat is browned, turn off saute mode and pour liquid mixture over meat; stir. Add the extra half cup of liquid (water or stock). Cover and set to sealing. Cook on high pressure for 1 minute, then do a careful quick release.
- While mixture is hot, add cheese and stir until melted and well mixed. Serve on buns or over your favorite starch like baked potatoes, mashed, potatoes, or rice.
Stove Top Method:
- In a large lidded heavy bottom pan or pot, cook meat, onions, and peppers in a skillet over medium heat until meat is browned.
- In a medium sized bowl, whisk together Worcestershire sauce, stock, and corn starch. Pour over meat; stir. Cover and cook 2 - 3 more minutes until ingredients are heated through and flavors are melded.
- Right before serving, add cheese and stir until melted and incorporated throughout. Serve on buns or over your favorite starch like baked potatoes, mashed, potatoes, or rice.
Notes
- Cook time - Most electric pressure cookers take about 10 - 15 minutes to come to pressure. The inputted cook time will begin after the pot is pressurized.
- Natural pressure release - Hit cancel and walk away from the pot. It will slowly naturally depressurize. Depending on the contents this can take anywhere between 10 - 20 minutes for a full natural release.
- Quick release - Turn the dial at the top of your pot to allow the pressure to release quickly. Always use a long handled utensil for this to avoid steam burns.
- Do not quick release under cabinets or you may cause steam/water damage. If there is sputtering, quickly turn dial back to 'sealing' and allow it to naturally depressurize a few minutes before trying again.
- If using an instant pot that is larger than 6 quarts, double the amount of liquid.
Nutrition
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Beth says
I love the flavor and texture of these sloppy joes! They’re the best of both of my favorite sandwiches. I made it for dinner last night with some steak fries, and it was delicious.
Gina says
The kids and all their friends LOVED this. What a great dinner.
Sandra says
This makes a great dinner! My husband and the kids loves it!
Catalina says
The Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes were a massive hit in my house! They were so flavorful and a fun twist on the traditional sloppy joes and cheesesteak sandwich.
Erin says
It is so yummy! I made this and everybody at our house loves it!
Tisha says
I love how different this is and yet so good! Perfect way to change up sloppy joes