Lunch Lady Sloppy Joes

By Tracy

8 Person

35 Minutes

460 Calories

Lunch Lady Sloppy Joes are a fun twist on sloppy joes and an easy dinner for any night of the week. Hotdog buns, stuffed with a mozzarella cheese stick and topped with hot sloppy joe sauce for a string-cheesy and delicious dinner. So fun and totally delicious. The proof is in the string!

Ingredients

3 slices pickled jalapenos
1/2 cup sliced green onions
8 hotdog buns
8 sticks mozzarella string cheese
1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
3/4 tsp. kosher salt
1/2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup water
15 oz. tomato sauce
1/2 tsp. sugar
2 tsp. yellow mustard
1 1/2 tsp. regular or ancho chili powder
2 tsp. olive oil or bacon fat
1 clove garlic
1 cup finely chopped yellow onion
1 1/4 pounds ground beef

Method

01

In a medium saucepan, over medium-low heat, saute the onions in olive oil (or bacon fat). Once soft and translucent add in the garlic, cook for one minute.
02

Next, add in the ground beef and use a spatula (or potato masher) to break it up into small pieces and cook thoroughly.
03

Then measure and add in the ancho chili powder, mustard, sugar, tomato sauce, water, Worcestershire, salt and pepper to the meat mixture. Stir and simmer over medium-low heat for 10-15 minutes.
04

Place the cheese sticks inside the buns and top with sloppy Joe sauce. Sprinkle with green onions, pickled jalapeno slices and/or anything else your heart desires and serve!

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Lunch Lady Sloppy Joes

4.7

( By Tracy )

01 Information

Grade easy
Serving 8 servings
Calorie 460 Kcal
Prep Time 5 Mins
Cook Time 30 Mins
Total Time 35 Mins

02 Ingredients

3 slices pickled jalapenos

1/2 cup sliced green onions

8 hotdog buns

8 sticks mozzarella string cheese

1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper

3/4 tsp. kosher salt

1/2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

1/4 cup water

15 oz. tomato sauce

1/2 tsp. sugar

2 tsp. yellow mustard

1 1/2 tsp. regular or ancho chili powder

2 tsp. olive oil or bacon fat

1 clove garlic

1 cup finely chopped yellow onion

1 1/4 pounds ground beef

03 Method

Step 1

In a medium saucepan, over medium-low heat, saute the onions in olive oil (or bacon fat). Once soft and translucent add in the garlic, cook for one minute.

Step 2

Next, add in the ground beef and use a spatula (or potato masher) to break it up into small pieces and cook thoroughly.

Step 3

Then measure and add in the ancho chili powder, mustard, sugar, tomato sauce, water, Worcestershire, salt and pepper to the meat mixture. Stir and simmer over medium-low heat for 10-15 minutes.

Step 4

Place the cheese sticks inside the buns and top with sloppy Joe sauce. Sprinkle with green onions, pickled jalapeno slices and/or anything else your heart desires and serve!

04 Author