Best Sloppy Joe Grilled Cheese Sandwiches Recipes

SLOPPY JOE GRILLED CHEESE

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, heat oil. Add onion and cook, stirring, until soft, about 5 minutes. Add ground beef and cook, stirring and breaking up meat, until no longer pink, 6 to 8 minutes. Drain fat.
• Return beef mixture to skillet over medium heat and stir in ketchup, garlic, brown sugar, mustard, and chili powder and season with salt and pepper. Simmer until thick, 5 minutes. Transfer mixture to a plate and wipe skillet clean.
• Assemble sandwiches: Butter one side of each bread slice. Place 1 slice butter-side down in skillet and spoon over sloppy joe mixture. Top with cup of cheddar cheese and one more slice bread, buttered-side up.
• Cook over medium heat until bread is golden and cheese is melty, about 3 minutes per side. Repeat with remaining ingredients to make 4 sandwiches total.

SLOPPY JOE-GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450°F.
• Bake TATER TOTS as directed on package.
• Meanwhile, brown meat in large nonstick skillet on medium heat; drain. Return meat to skillet. Add vegetables; cook and stir 5 min. or until crisp-tender. Stir in barbecue sauce; cook 1 to 2 min. or until heated through, stirring frequently. Spoon meat mixture into bowl. Carefully wipe skillet clean with paper towels.
• Spread 4 bread slices evenly with 4 tsp. margarine; place, margarine sides down, in skillet. Top with meat mixture and cheese; cover with remaining bread slices. Spread tops of sandwiches with remaining margarine.
• Cook sandwiches 3 min. on each side or until cheese is melted and sandwiches are golden brown on both sides. Serve with TATER TOTS.

GRILLED CHEESE SLOPPY JOES

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef and minced in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Add chili sauce and brown sugar. Rinse chili sauce jar with water to get the remnants of the sauce; add to the beef mixture. Stir, reduce heat, and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from the heat.
• Butter one side of 2 slices of bread. Place one slice, butter-side down, in a new skillet over medium heat. Layer with 1 slice of American cheese, a scoop of Sloppy Joe mixture, another slice of cheese, and the second piece of bread, butter-side up. Cook until sandwich is browned on the bottom and the bottom slice of cheese is melted, 3 to 5 minutes. Flip sandwich over and repeat on the other side. Repeat to assemble and cook remaining sandwiches.