Sloppy Joe Stuffed French Bread

Our family loves sloppy joes and one night we came up with this delicious Sloppy joes stuffed French bread recipe. This French bread recipe is loaded with cheese and sloppy joe mixture.

It is brilliant and just the best recipe ever. Turn traditional sloppy joes into French bread sloppy joes in just minutes for the perfect weeknight meal. It is so easy. Check out these other Stuffed French Bread Recipes for the perfect game day meal – Philly Cheesesteak Stuffed French Bread, Jalapeno Popper Stuffed Cheesy Bread Recipe, and French Bread Pizza Recipe.

Why This Recipe Works

This recipe for stuffed French bread is a family favorite cheesy sloppy joes recipe. Add a side salad or roasted vegetables for a complete meal idea. It is made with simple ingredients and the best flavor.

We love sloppy joes and making it stuffed in French Bread just makes it taste even better.

Ingredients

• Vegetable Oil – Use oil of your choice
• Green Pepper – You can also use red bell pepper
• White Onion – See Best Onion Substitute if you are out
• Worcestershire Sauce – See The Best Worcestershire Sauce Substitutes if you are out
• Brown Sugar – See The Best Brown Sugar Substitutes if you are out
• Mozzarella Cheese – Shred your own cheese from a bulk cheese
• Cheddar Cheese – Colby Jack Cheese is also a great option
• French Bread, Cut in Half – You can also use garlic bread

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Recipe Variations

• Change the Bread – We like the French bread, but you can make this recipe with Texas Toast.
• Lean Ground Beef – You can change the meat to ground turkey or use half turkey and half ground beef.
• Creamier Sauce – Add in a can of cream of mushroom soup for a creamier sauce.

How to Make Sloppy Joes Stuffed French Bread

• Step 1 – Heat Oven – First, preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Step 2 – Begin browning Ground Beef – Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.  Then add the ground beef and brown the beef.
• Step 3 – Add in Vegetables – Add the green bell pepper and onion to the skillet and sauté for 4-5 minutes until they are tender.
• Step 4 – Mix in Sloppy Joe Sauce – Next add in the Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, salt and pepper.  Mix until these ingredients are thoroughly combined with the beef and vegetables.
• Step 5 – Bring to a boil – Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer covered for about 5 minutes until the flavors are combined.
• Step 6 – Remove center of bread – Then place the 2 halve of the loaf of bread on a baking sheet.  Use a spoon to take out some of the bread from the center of the loaf.

• Step 7 – Place bread in oven – Place the bread in the oven and bake the bread for approximately 5 minutes.
• Step 8 – Spoon Sloppy Joe Mixture – Then spoon the ½ of the sloppy joe mixtures into each loaf after this baking time.
• Step 9 – Top with Cheese – Next add 1 cup of each type of cheese over the top of each loaf evenly.
• Step 10 – Heat in Oven – Place back into the oven for approximately 5 minutes or until the cheese has melted.
• Step 11 – Slice and Enjoy – Remove from the oven and allow time to cool.  Then use a large knife to cut each loaf into slices for easy serving.  Enjoy!

Expert Tips

• Cut Bread – We recommend slice the French bread in half lengthwise.
• Serving – We like to season the French bread with salt and pepper to taste.
• Meat Mixture – Cook the ground beef in a large pan until no longer pink. We recommend to drain the meat to remove excess fat.

Serving Suggestions

• Quick & Easy Baked Beans
• The Best Cheesy Potato Casserole (made with frozen hashbrowns!)
• Easy Pasta Salad Recipe

Keep it simple. This recipe is so delicious that you do not need much else. We have even just cut up a few veggies and made tropical fruit salad.