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A cheap and easy meal idea that kids love using just a few simple ingredients.

Sloppy Joe Cups are a fun and mess free way to enjoy a classic recipe. Using a few cheap ingredients like crescent roll dough, ground beef, sloppy joe sauce, and cheese, you can make a delicious meal your family is sure to love. My kids love hand held food and gobble this ground beef recipe up every time I make it. Add your favorite veggies as a side and you have a well balanced meal that your whole family will love.

The perfect game day appetizer, snack idea or even meal! Quick, easy and crowd pleasing. The best comfort food you'll ever eat! I make these sloppy joe cups often on busy weeknights when I'm not in the mood to cook (with my kids’ favorite veggies), but it's insanely popular at family gatherings, especially Sunday night football. My kids love it, too! Such a simple and easy ground beef recipe. Just mix it with a can of sloppy joe sauce, scoop into a muffin tin lined with crescent roll dough, add cheese, and bake!

This recipe could not be any easier to make. If you’ve got 10 minutes then you can create this scrumptious meal even your pickiest eater will love. This is my go to recipe on busy nights. Sloppy Joe Cups can even be made ahead of time and simply warmed up at dinner.

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 2 cans Pillsbury crescent roll dough
  • 6 slices of cheese (use your favorite kind!)
  • 1 can sloppy joe sauce
  • 1 red bell pepper (optional)

Are you hungry but lack cooking skills? Here is a quick and easy meal to make at home with just a few basic and cheap ingredients! This simple dinner idea is sure to be a hit with your family of picky eaters.

How To Make Sloppy Joe Cups

1. Cook ground beef for about 10 minutes or until no longer pink. Make sure to break up the ground beef while it’s cooking so that it’s nice and crumbly. Chop and add the bell pepper to the pan when the ground beef is almost cooked. Continue to sauté for 5 minutes to soften the bell peppers. This is completely optional but adding the peppers is a great way to hide some veggies from picky eaters!

A fun and easy family dinner idea! Kids love these sloppy joe cups. They are a creative and delicious muffin tin recipe, perfect for a quick family dinner or filling snacks. This recipe is especially popular with kids, who are sure to love the fun cupcake shape and savory flavor. Easy recipe for sleepovers and parties too!

2. Open the can of sloppy joe sauce and add it into the ground beef/pepper mixture. Heat until warm then remove from heat.

Refrigerated dough stuffed with ground beef, melted cheese and sloppy joe sauce, baked until warm and gooey to create handheld dinner cupcakes. A fun and easy family dinner idea! Kids love these sloppy joe cups. Picky eater approved!

3.  While the ground beef is cooking, open the crescent roll dough cans and gently roll out dough into a rectangle-ish shape. Use a sharpe knife or pizza cutter to cut the dough into 8 equal pieces. Repeat for the 2nd can of dough.

This will give you 16 crescent dough squares. Muffin tins are generally only have 12 cups SO…. you can save the dough for later, or make 2 batches. You should have plenty of meat!

I'm always looking for quick and simple dinner ideas for busy weeknight meals, and these sloppy joe cups are always a hit! They’re super fun and easy to make in a muffin tin with just a few ingredients, and perfect for a family with picky eaters. Kids love them! Add some veggies for a well balanced meal everyone is sure to love.

4. Grease a 12 count muffin tin (super important or your dough will stick) and put 1 crescent square into each muffin cup.

Pillsbury crescent roll dough stuffed full of a delicious mixture of ground beef, melted cheese, bell peppers, and sloppy joe sauce combined in a muffin pan to create handheld sloppy joe cups. So yummy and kid approved! This is one of my favorite family dinner recipes for busy school nights because these sloppy joe cups are so easy to make with just a few basic ingredients in a muffin pan.

5. Cut each cheese slice into 4 pieces. Put 1 cheese piece into the bottom of each dough square. Add a scoop of the sloppy joe meat mixture, and top with an additional piece of cheese. The sloppy joe cups are ready to bake!

A quick and easy ground beef dinner recipe your family will love! You can’t go wrong with ground beef, melted cheese and sloppy joe sauce stuffed into warm and flaky crescent roll! It’s the ultimate comfort food for your picky eaters. Not only is this simple meal insanely delicious, but it’s also super easy to make with just a few cheap ingredients: Pillsbury crescent roll dough, ground beef, cheese, bell peppers, and a can of sloppy joe sauce. These are also great for sleepovers or after school snacks!

6. Bake at 375 degrees for 12-15 minutes until the dough is golden brown. Watch it carefully because the edges of the dough can get crispy pretty fast! Let cool for a couple of minutes then use a spoon to scoop out each cheesy Sloppy Joe Cup. ENJOY!

A quick and easy ground beef dinner recipe your family go crazy for! My picky kids ate the entire batch the last time I made these sloppy joe cups. It’s a great way to make mess free sloppy joes in your oven. The buttery Pillsbury crescent rolls take them up a notch, too! So much better than regular buns. This is the ultimate comfort food, and easy enough for busy weeknight meals. We make this easy dinner recipe on regular rotation, anytime we’re craving sloppy joes.

Handheld Sloppy Joe Cups are perfect snacks for kids too. Try having some ready for after school snacks or sleepovers. Your kids are going to beg for more!

A fun and easy family dinner idea made with just a few ingredients! Kids especially love the having these savory cupcakes for dinner. This is such a creative and delicious muffin tin recipe, perfect for a quick family meal or filling snack.

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With just a few simple ingredients, including ground beef, melted cheese, bell peppers, and sloppy joe sauce, these sloppy joe cups can be whipped up in no time! They are a great option for a family-friendly meal that is both fun and easy to make on busy school nights. These are also wonderful served as finger food for your next family gathering or sleepover. Always a hit with kids!
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Sloppy Joe Cups

Are you looking for an easy dinner idea that is sure to impress even your pickiest eater? These sloppy joe cups are so simple to make with just a few cheap ingredients like crescent roll dough, ground beef, cheese, sloppy joe sauce, and chopped bell peppers. I’m always looking for an easy meal for busy weeknights and sloppy joe cups are always a hit. Add your favorite veggie and you have a well rounded meal that takes just minutes to make. Plus, kids absolutely love them!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Main Course, School Lunch, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cheap meal, easy snack, ground beef, kid approved, muffin tin recipe, quick dinner
Servings: 12

Ingredients

  • 2 cans Pillsbury crescent roll dough
  • 1 lb Ground beef
  • 1 can Sloppy Joe sauce
  • 6 slices cheese (pick your favorite kind)
  • 1 Bell pepper (any color)

Instructions

  • Cook ground beef in a skillet for about 10 minutes or until no longer pink. Make sure to break up the ground beef while it's cooking so that it's nice and crumbly.
  • Chop and add the bell pepper to the pan when the ground beef is almost cooked. Continue to sauté for 5 minutes to soften the bell peppers.
  • Open the can of sloppy joe sauce and add it into the ground beef/pepper mixture. Heat until warm then remove from heat.
  • While the ground beef is cooking, open crescent roll dough cans and gently roll out dough into a rectangle-ish shape. Use a sharp knife or pizza cutter to cut the dough into 8 equal pieces. Repeat for the 2nd can of dough.
  • Grease a 12 count muffin tin (super important or your dough will stick) and put 1 crescent square into each muffin cup. 
  • Cut each cheese slice into 4 pieces. Put 1 cheese piece into the bottom of each dough square. Add a scoop of the sloppy joe meat mixture, and top with an additional piece of cheese. The sloppy joe cups are ready to bake! 
  • Bake at 375 degrees for 12-15 minutes until the dough is golden brown. Watch it carefully because the edges of the dough can get crispy pretty fast!
  • Let cool for a couple of minutes then use a spoon to scoop out each cheesy Sloppy Joe Cup. ENJOY! 

Notes

Classic comfort food made even easier! Break out your muffin pan because you're about to make a delicious meal that your picky kids will love with just 5 ingredients! These little sloppy joe cups have a Pillsbury dough crust that is stuffed full of ground beef, melted cheese and sloppy joe sauce. Sounds simple, I know, but they are packed full of flavor! So yummy! These also make a great after school snack for kids.A quick and easy ground beef dinner recipe your family will love! Including your picky eaters. I mean, how can you go wrong with ground beef, melted cheese and sloppy joe sauce stuffed in a warm and flaky crescent roll? It’s the ultimate comfort food, If you're in the mood for sloppy joes, but you don't want the mess, you've got to try this easy way of making sloppy joes in your oven. The crescent roll dough really takes them up a notch!Are you looking for fun and easy food ideas for kids? These sloppy joe cups are always a hit! Super quick and simple to make in a muffin tin with just 5 ingredients: ground beef, melted cheese, bell peppers, and sloppy joe sauce all wrapped up in a crescent roll. Kids love this simple handheld food. They are great served for sleepovers, easy dinners, lazy Sundays at home, and family gatherings. The best finger food for any occasion! Even last minute dinners.Looking for a quick dinner idea? These sloppy joe cups are so delicious and made with just a few simple ingredients including Pillsbury crescent dough sheet, ground beef, melted cheese, bell peppers, and sloppy joe sauce. So yummy! I love to have these ready as afterschool snacks. They’re also perfect for sleepovers or family gatherings. This 5 ingredient recipe is sure to impress your family. Kid approved!

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