These Philly Cheese Steak Sloppy Joes are a mouthwatering twist on the classic. Tender ground beef simmers in a rich, savory sauce with onions, peppers, and a hint of Worcestershire. It is perfect for your busy life you end up with pure comfort food in just 30 minutes.
If you need more family favorite sandwiches, try my ground chicken sloppy joes or my homemade sloppy joes.
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Why this Philly Cheesesteak Sloppy Joe Recipe is a Keeper
Normal philly sandwiches use thinly sliced ribeye steak but I made the sloppy joes version and put the cheese on top to make a really flavorful sandwich.
- 30 Minute Meal: Quick and easy meal for any night of the week. You never knew sloppy joes came in so many different ways.
- Easy Ingredients: They are all staple ingredients that are easy to throw together.
- Family Friendly: So much better than a regular sloppy joe. Messy and perfect for kids to dive into and enjoy. Like a grilled cheese but more fun.
- Adaptable: If you like a philly cheesesteak and original sloppy joe’s with peppers and onions, than this is the recipe for you. Especially with cheese on top. You can also change out the cheese and buns. Make this philly version dairy free or gluten free.
- Crowd Pleaser: You can double the recipe or cut the recipe in half that is what make sloppy joes the perfect sandwich. Especially when you add a slice of provolone or shredded cheese.
What is the Best Meat for Cheesesteak Sandwich?
A nice 80/20 lean ground beef is the perfect blend for these cheese steak sloppy joes. It is tender but not too greasy.
Ingredient Notes to Make Philly Cheese Steak Sloppy Joes
This easy to make sandwich has all the favorite traditional philly cheesesteaks ingredients including onions and peppers etc.
- Ground Beef: You can use any mix that you like. 80/20 is what I like.
- Vegetables: Green pepper, onion, mushrooms, chopped.
- Sauce: Worcestershire sauce, Ketchup and Beef Broth.
- All Purpose Blend: The perfect blend of salt, black pepper and flavorings.
See the recipe card below for a complete list of the ingredients with measurements.
Prep Ahead Suggestions for this Philly Cheesesteak Recipe
You can make the ground beef mixture in advance and reheat and add the provolone cheese. This is a great recipe to prep ahead.
- Cut and prepare your vegetables in advance for this easy recipe.
- Make the meat mixture in advance and store until ready to assemble
Pro Tip for Easy Philly Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes
Flavor: Add some dark beer to the sauce for flavor for this easy dinner.
How to Make this Philly Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes
These are the basic steps for making traditional philly cheesesteak sloppy joes. Refer to the full, printable recipe card below for detailed instructions. Thank you so much for checking it out.
1. Add the Ground Beef, Onion and Bell Peppers and Brown
First, brown your ground beef in a large skillet, drain with a slotted spoon and then set aside. Next, add butter to the skillet and sauté the yellow onions, bell peppers and mushrooms. Return the beef to the pan.
2. Add the Sauce
Whisk the beef broth with the flour in a small bowl. Add to the pan along with the ketchup, Worcestershire sauce and seasoning and stir. Simmer until the liquid has been absorbed and the mixture has thickened.
3. Fill and Top with a Slice of Provolone cheese
Finally stir in the provolone cheese, when cheese melted, top the buns with the cheesesteak filling. Sprinkle with salt and pepper if desired.
How to Store, Reheat and Use Leftover Sloppy Joes for Dinner
You can make and store the philly cheese sloppy joes for a great meal.
- Storing: Store in an airtight container for 3 to 5 days.
- Reheating: Reheat in the slow cooker, stove top or microwave oven.
- Using Leftovers: Use leftovers to top baked potatoes or salads.
Variations and Substitutions for this Sloppy Joe Recipe
You can follow the recipe exactly or make this amazing recipe your own by switching things up.
- Buns: Hamburger bun or brioche bun, something that can handle the sauce. Make as a slider for a fun party food.
- Cheese: Provolone, White American cheese, Mozzarella cheese or a nice blend will all work. A nice melty cheese is best.
- Mix: Mix in some shredded ribeye steak to the beef.Try making with ground chicken or turkey.
Comfort Food Hamburger Recipe FAQs
I love tradition sides with this sandwich, try some Air Fryer Animal Fries, Baked Sweet Potato Fries or Baked Healthy Tortilla Chips.
Toast the Buns: This is the most crucial step! Toast the insides of the buns before adding the sloppy joe mixture.
You can use a lean ground beef, use low sodium ingredients in the sauce and a low fat cheese to this simple and great recipe.
Expert Tips to Love This Recipe for Philly Cheese Steak Sloppy Joes
If you can make this for dinner tonight, you can add different things to make even better. This is an easy and delicious meal. It is the perfect blend of the traditional sloppy joes and philly cheesesteak.
- Toast: Try using a toasted brioche bun in the oven on a baking sheet.
- Add Hot Peppers: Banana peppers or other hot peppers add a little kick to your sloppy joes in place of the bell peppers to the sloppy joe mixture.
- Short cut tip: Try using prep cut vegetables, they are in the produce section of the grocery store to love this easy recipe.
- Variation tip: Ground Chicken can also be great in this new recipe.
- Alternate ingredient: For a stronger beef flavor add beef stock in place of the beef broth to this delicious recipe.
Philly Cheese Steak Sloppy Joes
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Ingredients
- 1 ½ Pounds Ground beef
- 1 Green bell pepper , chopped
- 1 Onion , chopped
- 4 ounces Mushrooms , chopped finely
- 2 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 2 Tablespoons Ketchup
- 1 cup Beef broth
- 2 Tablespoons Flour
- 2 Tablespoons Butter
- 6 Slices Provolone cheese
- 6 Buns, chopped
- ¼ teaspoon All Purpose Blend, or to taste
Instructions
- Brown the beef in a skillet over medium high heat, and set aside.
- Add the butter to the skillet, and reduce the heat to medium.
- Sauté the onions, peppers and mushrooms in the skillet until tender.
- Return the beef to the skillet.
- Whisk together the flour and beef broth.
- Stir the ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, seasoning to taste and beef broth mixture into the skillet.
- Simmer until most of the liquid is absorbed, and the mixture has thickened.
- Stir in the cheese until melted.
- Top the buns with the cheesesteak mixture and serve.
Christina’s Notes
- Toast: Try using a toasted brioche bun in the oven on a baking sheet.
- Add Hot Peppers: Banana peppers or other hot peppers add a little kick to your sloppy joes.
- Short cut tip: Try using prep cut vegetables, they are in the produce section of the grocery store.
- Variation tip: Ground Chicken can also be great in this recipe.
- Alternate ingredient: For a stronger beef flavor add beef stock in place of the beef broth.
- Scale the recipe: Simply adjust the serving size in the recipe card and the ingredients will update automatically.
- Make your own All Purpose Seasoning: When a recipe calls for All Purpose Seasoning, you can use my homemade All Purpose Seasoning recipe or substitute salt and pepper to taste.
- Meat doneness: I always use a meat thermometer to test for doneness when cooking meat.
- Use unsalted butter: I use unsalted butter so I can control the salt level in the recipe.
- Preheat the oven: Unless otherwise noted, always preheat your oven before baking.
For more helpful information about this recipe, such as variations, substitutions and other pro-tips, check out the blog post.
Hi, I plan on making this tonight, and I was wondering can I use frozen onions and peppers instead. And if so how much should I use?
Of course you can use frozen. I would use the same amount. But as always you can add more or less to suit your families taste.