Description
Cheesy Garlic Bread Sloppy Joe Melts: Crispy, buttery garlic bread piled with saucy seasoned beef and gooey melted cheese for a bold, comforting mashup that’s ready in 30 minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- ½ small onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ¾ cup tomato sauce
- 2 tbsp ketchup
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tsp Worcestershire-style sauce
- 1 tsp brown sugar
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 loaf French bread, sliced in half lengthwise
- 3 tbsp butter, softened
- 2 cloves garlic, minced (for garlic butter)
- 1½ cups shredded mozzarella or cheddar cheese
- 2 tbsp chopped parsley (optional, for garnish)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add ground beef and cook until browned. Drain excess fat if needed.
- Stir in onion and cook 2–3 minutes until softened. Add garlic and cook 30 seconds.
- Add tomato sauce, ketchup, tomato paste, Worcestershire-style sauce, brown sugar, salt, and black pepper. Simmer 5–7 minutes until thickened.
- Mix softened butter with minced garlic and spread evenly over cut sides of bread.
- Place bread on a baking sheet and toast for 5 minutes.
- Spoon sloppy joe mixture evenly over toasted bread halves.
- Sprinkle cheese generously on top.
- Bake 8–10 minutes until cheese is melted and bubbly.
- Slice, garnish if desired, and serve warm.
Notes
- Optional garnish with chopped parsley on top.
- For a crispier crust, toast the bread a few minutes longer before adding the filling.
- Use mozzarella or cheddar cheese, or a blend for a gooier melt.
- Leftovers refrigerate well; reheat in a 350°F (175°C) oven until warm and cheese is melty.
- Can be assembled ahead and refrigerated for up to 2 hours before baking.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich (1/4 of recipe)
- Calories: 590
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 700 mg
- Fat: 38 g
- Saturated Fat: 18 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 46 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 28 g
- Cholesterol: 140 mg
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