Garlic Bread Sloppy Joes

5 from 1 vote

This garlic bread sloppy Joes recipe is the ultimate comfort food with buttery garlic bread loaded with meat and cheese; it’s sure to be a crowd-pleaser.

Prep Time20

Cook Time15

Total Time35

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Garlic Bread Sloppy Joes Recipe

Servings:

Calories: 308kcal

Ingredients

10 ounces frozen garlic bread loaf, thawed (Pepperidge Farms brand)
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
½ cup chopped yellow onion
1 pound lean ground beef
15 ounces sloppy Joe sauce, Manwich Original brand
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
2 cups shredded Colby jack cheese
1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped (optional garnish)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil. Set aside.
Remove your loaf of garlic bread from the freezer to allow it to thaw while you prepare the sloppy Joe mixture.
In a large skillet, on medium-high heat, add the unsalted butter and chopped onions. Saute the onions until soft and translucent.
Add the lean ground beef to the skillet and brown the meat for 5-6 minutes or until fully cooked and no pink remains. Drain any excess fat and liquids from the skillet.
To the skillet of browned ground beef and onions, on medium heat-low heat, add the sloppy Joe sauce, salt, and black pepper. Stir and simmer the sloppy Joe mixture for 5 minutes.
While your sauce is simmering, remove the loaf of garlic bread from the wrapper and open the loaf. You may need to use a butter knife to help separate the two sides of the loaf. Place both sides of the garlic bread, butter side up, onto the prepared baking sheet.
Divide the sloppy Joe mixture evenly between the two pieces of garlic loaf. Be sure to spread the mixture out into an even layer.
Top each of the loaves with 1 cup of the shredded Colby jack cheese.
Bake for 15 to 18 minutes or until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
Allow the sloppy Joe loaves to cool slightly before garnishing with optional chopped fresh parsley and slicing the bread into 2-inch wide breadsticks.

Notes

There are various brands available for frozen garlic bread loaf. They vary in size between 8 to 16 ounces. If your loaf is on the smaller side, you may have some leftover sloppy Joe mixture. If your loaf is on the larger side, your layer of sloppy Joe mixture will be spread slightly thinner.
If using a fresh loaf of French bread, slice it down the center and follow the recipe as for the thawed garlic bread. You can leave your loaf plain, or you can spread a couple of tablespoons of softened butter onto the sliced loaves and sprinkle about ½ teaspoon of garlic salt evenly over the butter before topping the bread with the sloppy Joe mixture. You will need to check your bread at the 10-minute mark to be sure it is not getting too crispy on the bottom.
When adding the sloppy Joe meat sauce to the garlic loaves, I use a large slotted spoon. This allows any excess sauce to stay in the pan. I think these work best when there is not too much excess sauce on the bread.
You may need to check your bake time at 10 to 12 minutes for smaller loaves, and larger loaves may need an additional 3 to 5 minutes. Remember, you are only melting your cheese and heating your bread. Your meat mixture is already fully cooked.

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