Greek Chicken Sloppy Joes

by Sabrina Snyder

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4 sandwiches
Prep Time 8 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
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Greek Chicken Sloppy Joes are a fun and tasty twist on a classic sloppy joes recipe! This delicious take will make them a family favorite!

Sloppy Joes are a great dinner meal option. These Greek Chicken Sloppy Joes are a twist on my Ultimate Sloppy Joes, which are so delicious! Give my Chicken Bacon Ranch Sloppy Joes a try too!

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Sabrina’s Greek Chicken Sloppy Joes Recipe

Greek Recipes are popular on the site including the delicious One Pot Greek Chicken and Rice which is a meal in a single pot that rivals any neighborhood Greek restaurant. With all the delicious Greek flavors you’ll love this unique sloppy joes recipe. Greek recipes get labeled Greek pretty much as soon as feta cheese gets thrown into the mix. While this isn’t a traditional sloppy joe, this recipe is sure to be a hit with adults and most kids.

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Greek Chicken Sloppy Joes Recipe

Greek Chicken Sloppy Joes are a fun and tasty twist on a classic sloppy joes recipe! This delicious take will make them a family favorite!
Yield 4 sandwiches
Prep Time 8 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine American Fusion, Greek
Author Sabrina Snyder
Cooked poultry and ingredients in between 2 breads ready to eat
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Ingredients
 

  • 1 pound ground chicken
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/2 red onion , chopped
  • 1/2 cup green bell pepper , chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves , minced
  • 1 cup tomato sauce
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 1/4 cup tomato paste
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • 1/2 cup feta
  • 1/2 cup Kalamata olives

Instructions

  • Add the chicken, olive oil, onions and green bell pepper to a large skillet on medium high heat breaking it apart but leaving some chunks about the size of a raspberry or small grape. (The larger crumbles will help give the sandwich stability.)
  • Cook until well browned (5-6 minutes), then add in the garlic, tomato sauce, chicken broth, tomato paste, and oregano and continue cooking until the sauce starts to evaporate and the mixture becomes "sloppy. About 5-6 minutes.
  • When the sauce is reduced top with feta and olives and serve inside a toasted brioche bun.

Nutrition

Calories: 343kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 115mg | Sodium: 1184mg | Potassium: 1034mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 739IU | Vitamin C: 24mg | Calcium: 141mg | Iron: 3mg

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Note from Sabrina

If you’re serving these sloppy joes to kids, they’re easy to customize. Swap the tangy Kalamata olives for mild sliced black olives and reduce the amount of feta cheese. You’ll still enjoy the Greek inspired flavors, but with a kid friendly twist that’s perfect for the whole family.

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About this Recipe

Greek Chicken Sloppy Joes are a fresh, Mediterranean inspired spin on the classic sloppy joe, swapping traditional ground beef for chicken and pairing it with Greek flavors including olive oil, feta, kalamata olives and a seasoned tomato sauce. The result is a healthier sandwich that’s still hearty, juicy, and packed with bold flavor. One of the best things about this recipe is it comes together in 30 minutes. It’s a quick and satisfying meal that’s perfect for busy weeknights, casual lunches, or feeding a hungry family.

Can this be made ahead of time?

Yes! This is a perfect recipe to meal prep. When preparing meals to be reheated it is important to cook sauces less than they would normally require. In the case of these sloppy joes you should leave the sauce thinner as it will thicken during refrigeration. Store the chicken mixture apart from the feta and olive topping to allow you to reheat the filling while leaving the cheese and olives cold.

Recipe Tips & Tricks

  • Make sure your ingredients are ready ahead of time so your pan doesn’t scorch waiting for you to add them.
  • Stop cooking when the mixture is just slightly too wet still as it will thicken as it sits for a couple minutes.
  • Don’t add the feta and olives before hand as the cool briny flavors add a lot to the experience of the dish.
  • If you want to meal prep just leave the sauce extra saucy before shutting off the heat. You may need a bit of water when reheating.

Pairing Suggestions

I love serving these sloppy joes with Crispy Sweet Potato Fries, Beer Battered Onion Rings, or Loaded Garlic French Fries. Don’t forget to make some addicting Fry Sauce for dipping!

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About the Author: Sabrina Snyder

Sabrina is a professionally trained Private Chef of over 10 years with ServSafe Manager certification in food safety. She creates all the recipes here on Dinner, then Dessert, fueled in no small part by her love for bacon.

Sabrina Snyder is a professionally trained personal and private chef of over 10 years who is the creator and developer of all the recipes on Dinner, then Dessert.

She is also the author of the cookbook Dinner, then Dessert – Satisfying Meals Using Only 3, 5 or 7 Ingredients, published by Harper Collins.

She started Dinner, then Dessert as a business in her office as a lunch service for her coworkers who admired her lunches before going to culinary school and becoming a full time personal chef and private chef.

As a personal chef Sabrina would cook for families one day a week and cook their entire week of dinners. All grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning was done along with instructions on reheating. As a private chef she cooked for private parties and cooked in family homes in the evenings for families on a nightly basis after working as a personal chef during the day.

Sabrina has been certified as a ServSafe Manager since 2007 and was a longstanding member of the USPCA Personal Chef Association including being on the board of the Washington DC Chapter of Chefs in the US Personal Chef Association when they won Chapter of the year.

As a member of the community of food website creators Sabrina Snyder has spoken at many conferences regarding her experiences as a food writer including the Indulge Food Conference, Everything Food Conference, Haven Food Conference and IACP Annual Food Professionals Conference.

Sabrina lives with her family in sunny California.

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  1. What a fun take on the Sloppy Joe! Love kalamata olives and feta — but adding sliced cucumbers to these sandwiches would be great too.

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  7. The flavor combination in this sloppy joe recipe is OUT OF THIS WORLD! So. Good. This is going to be on repeat in our menu plan.

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