Tender biscuits filled with a saucy Sloppy Joe filling make Sloppy Joe Pockets a delicious on-the-go snack, fun for kids' lunch or dinner, movie night, game watching and snacks for your Super Bowl party!
Do you love those saucy juicy Sloppy Joe sandwiches from your childhood? Me too and this recipe makes the classic sandwich even more fun to eat!
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Sloppy Joe Pockets
But I'm not a fan of that canned beef mixture so I'm making my own homemade sloppy joes and putting a new twist on this classic sloppy joe recipe refrigerated biscuits!
Our homemade sloppy joe filling is so delicious and easy to make you won't know why you ever used that canned stuff.
Ground beef combines with just a few basic kitchen ingredients to make a saucy beef mixture that fills these tender biscuit pockets.
You will love our Sloppy Joe Pockets for this weekend's Super Bowl get together or your next family movie night.
Flaky biscuits with their flavorful filling are fun for kids as an on the go lunch too.
An easy homemade Sloppy Joe filling makes every bite of these portable pockets ever so tasty!
You can make the filling ahead, refrigerate in an airtight container, then fill the biscuits and bake when you're ready!
Of course it's so much easier to use store bought biscuit dough, but you can easily use homemade biscuits if you prefer.
Whether it’s game night, movie night or just a fun evening together, Sloppy Joe biscuits are going to be a favorite with the whole family!
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What is a Sloppy Joe sandwich?
The sloppy joe sandwich is a mixture of ground beef,cooked with onions, tomato sauce or ketchup and Worcestershire sauce and other seasonings too. This saucy beef mixture is typically served on a hamburger bun.
Where does Sloppy Joe originate from?
Also referred to as a "loose meat sandwich", the sloppy joe's origin is said to be associated with a cook named Joe in Souix City, Iowa.
Back in the 1930's, Joe added tomato sauce to his loose meat sandwiches and the "Sloppy Joe' was born.
Although there are several stories of the origin of this sandwich making it's origin somewhat "sloppy" and who really knows the true origin?
How to make Sloppy Joe biscuits
Scroll down for the full recipe instructions and ingredient amounts in the recipe card below
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and cook beef, onion, garlic, kosher salt and pepper until beef is browned, stirring occasionally.
- Stir in tomato sauce, brown sugar and Worcestershire and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Remove from heat and let mixture cool to room temperature, about 20 minutes. I recommend transferring mixture to a bowl to cool faster than keeping it in the skillet.
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- On lightly floured surface, roll each biscuit dough into a 5 1/2″ diameter dough circles.
- Arrange the sloppy joe meat filling, about a heaping ¼ cup per pocket, in lower center of each dough circle to within 1-inch of the edge.
- Fold dough over filling to make a pocket and seal edges with fork.
- Arrange pockets a baking sheet. Brush tops with melted butter and sprinkle with sesame seeds, if desired.
- Bake 15-18 minutes or until golden brown and baked through.
Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
- Make this recipe with lean ground beef
- Make the filling ahead, refrigerate in an airtight container, then when you're ready fill the biscuits and bake!
- Don't have a rolling pin? No worries, you can using your fingers to press dough into circles
- Sprinkle the meat mixture with cheddar cheese before sealing the biscuits
- Add a pinch of crushed red pepper flakes if you like a hint of heat
- Add chili powder for a little spiciness
Substitutions
- Substitute ground chicken or ground turkey for the ground beef
- Make this recipe with smaller refrigerated biscuits in place of the larger Grands biscuits for a bite-size appetizer or snack
Equipment
Sloppy Joe biscuit ingredients
- ground beef
- onion
- garlic
- tomato sauce
- brown sugar
- Worcestershire sauce
- kosher salt
- pepper
- refrigerated Grands biscuits
- butter
- sesame seeds
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Sloppy Joe Pockets Recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- ½ cup chopped onion
- 1 clove garlic , minced
- 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
- 2 Tablespoons packed brown sugar
- 2 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tube (16.3 ounces) refrigerated Grands biscuits
- 1 Tablespoon butter , melted
- ½ teaspoon sesame seeds , optional
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Instructions
- Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and cook ground beef, onion, garlic, kosher salt and pepper until beef is browned, stirring occasionally.
- Stir in tomato sauce, brown sugar and Worcestershire and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Remove from heat and let mixture cool to room temperature, about 30 minutes. I recommend transferring mixture to a bowl to cool faster than keeping it in the skillet.
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- On lightly floured surface, roll each biscuit dough into a 5 1/2″ diameter circle.
- Arrange filling (about a heaping ¼ cup per pocket) in lower center of each dough circle to within 1-inch of edge.
- Fold dough over filling to make a pocket and seal edges with fork.
- Arrange pockets a baking sheet. Brush tops with melted butter and sprinkle with sesame seeds, if desired.
- Bake 15-18 minutes or until golden and baked through.
Thank you so much for sharing your awesome recipe with all of us at Weekend Potluck, Gywnn! Your Sloppy Joe Pockets are perfect for Super Bowl parties today, both kids and adults would go crazy for them, We hope you stop by again to share more of your great recipes. Have a great week!
Thank you for your kind words Mary. I enjoy sharing my recipes at Weekend Potluck and look forward to sharing more. Thank you for taking the time to stop by Swirls. Savor the moment, Gwynn
I think I'm going to make these for dinner!
Do you cook your onions while browning the meat or do you wait and add them in step 2?
Hi Kelly, thank you so very much for your question. That was actually a typo and I just went in and corrected it! I cook the onions together with the ground beef, garlic, kosher salt and pepper, in the first step of the recipe. I am so happy that you pointed that out to me! It's all fixed now. Happy cooking and I'd love to hear how they turn out for you! Savor the Moments, Gwynn