Garlic Bread Sloppy Joes (Printable)
Buttery garlic bread stuffed with savory sloppy joe filling and melted cheeses for an easy, crowd-pleasing meal.
# Ingredient List:
→ Sloppy Joe Filling
01 - 1 pound ground beef
02 - 1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
03 - 1/2 green bell pepper, finely chopped
04 - 2 cloves garlic, minced
05 - 1 cup tomato sauce
06 - 2 tablespoons tomato paste
07 - 2 tablespoons ketchup
08 - 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
09 - 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
10 - 1 teaspoon brown sugar
11 - 1/2 teaspoon salt
12 - 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
13 - 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
→ Garlic Bread
14 - 1 large French baguette or Italian loaf
15 - 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
16 - 2 cloves garlic, finely minced
17 - 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
18 - 1/4 teaspoon salt
19 - 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
20 - 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
# Directions:
01 - Set oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
02 - Add ground beef to a large skillet over medium heat. Cook while breaking up the meat with a spoon until browned throughout. Drain excess fat if necessary.
03 - Add finely chopped onion, green bell pepper, and minced garlic to the beef. Sauté for 3 to 4 minutes until the vegetables have softened.
04 - Stir in tomato sauce, tomato paste, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, smoked paprika, brown sugar, salt, black pepper, and dried oregano. Bring to a simmer and cook for 8 to 10 minutes until thickened. Remove from heat.
05 - Slice the baguette or loaf in half lengthwise. In a small bowl, blend softened butter, minced garlic, chopped parsley, and 1/4 teaspoon salt until evenly combined.
06 - Spread garlic butter mixture over the cut sides of each bread half. Arrange bread, cut side up, on the prepared baking sheet.
07 - Bake in the oven for 5 to 6 minutes, or until the surface is lightly golden. Remove from the oven.
08 - Portion the sloppy joe mixture generously onto one half of each bread piece. Sprinkle mozzarella and Parmesan cheese evenly over the filling.
09 - Return the assembled bread to the oven for 5 to 6 minutes, until cheeses are melted and bubbly.
10 - Place the remaining bread halves on top to sandwich the filling. Press gently, then slice into serving portions and serve hot.
# Expert Tips:
01 -
- It turns two beloved comfort foods into one gloriously messy masterpiece that kids and adults demolish equally fast.
- The whole thing comes together in 40 minutes with zero fussy techniques or hard to find ingredients.
- Leftover filling freezes beautifully so future you gets a head start on dinner.
02 -
- Drain the beef fat or your garlic bread will turn soggy before it even hits the table.
- Letting the filling simmer long enough to thicken is what keeps everything from sliding out when you take a bite.
- Softened butter is non negotiable because cold butter shreds the bread apart.
03 -
- Toast the garlic bread just until pale gold on the first bake because it goes back in the oven with cheese and will keep browning.
- A sprinkle of everything bagel seasoning on top of the cheese before the second bake adds an absurdly good crunch.