Description
Hearty Sloppy Joe Casserole melts classic sandwich flavors into a comforting one-dish meal perfect for family dinners. Melted cheese, savory ground beef, and fluffy dinner rolls combine for a crowd-pleasing dish you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb ground chuck
- 2 tsp olive oil, divided
- 1 small yellow onion, diced (1 ½ cups)
- 1 medium green bell pepper, diced (1 cup)
- 2 small garlic cloves, grated (about 1 tsp)
- 1 cup crushed tomatoes (from 1 14.5-oz can)
- ½ cup ketchup
- 2 tbsps yellow mustard
- 1 tbsp dill pickle relish
- 2 tsps Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 2 ½ tsps kosher salt
- 4 oz pre-shredded Cheddar cheese (about 1 cup)
- 1 12-oz package Hawaiian sweet dinner rolls (such as King’s Hawaiian), each roll split in half
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare: Warm the oven to 400°F (204°C) and ready a large oven-proof skillet for the culinary adventure.
- Brown the Beef: Sizzle oil in the skillet over medium-high heat, adding ground beef with a pinch of salt. Crumble and cook until richly golden and fully done, about 6-8 minutes.
- Vegetable Transformation: Remove beef, then sauté onions, bell peppers, and garlic in the same skillet until tender and fragrant, roughly 4-5 minutes.
- Flavor Fusion: Reunite the beef with sautéed vegetables, stirring in diced tomatoes, ketchup, mustard, pickle relish, Worcestershire sauce, and chili powder. Simmer for 3 minutes to marry the flavors.
- Cheese and Topping Finale: Sprinkle Cheddar cheese over the mixture, artfully arrange dinner rolls on top, and brush with melted butter.
- Bake to Perfection: Transfer the skillet to the preheated oven and bake until rolls are golden and cheese melts completely, approximately 10 minutes.
Notes
- Beef Browning Tip: Ensure ground beef is fully browned and crumbled for maximum flavor and texture, preventing any raw meat spots.
- Vegetable Sauté Secret: Cook onions and peppers until slightly translucent to release natural sweetness and develop deeper flavor profile.
- Cheese Melting Hack: Sprinkle cheese evenly before adding rolls to create a gooey, integrated bottom layer that binds the casserole together.
- Roll Placement Trick: Arrange dinner rolls slightly overlapping to create a beautiful golden-brown top and ensure even heating throughout the dish.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Lunch, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 7
- Calories: 405
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 835 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 39 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 18 g
- Cholesterol: 60 mg