Philly Cheese Steak Sloppy Joes with peppers, onions, and provolone will make you forget canned sauce and make you LOVE sloppy joes again!
Sloppy Joes are such and easy Sandwich Recipe that always make the perfect family meal. I love this Philly Cheese Steak version as well as some of my other popular variations like Cheeseburger Sloppy Joes and Pot Roast Sloppy Joes!
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Sabrina’s Philly Cheese Steak Sloppy Joes
My Philly Cheese Steak Sloppy Joe recipe came together almost accidentally. I already had Philly Cheese Steak Grilled Cheese sandwiches in my weeknight dinner rotation for years, and one day I’d made a skillet of the meat filling but didn’t have sandwich bread. With just a few adjustments to make the mixture extra gooey and “sloppy,” I created this sloppy joe version, which may be even more of a crowd-pleaser. It’s a reliable meal that you can whip together and serve in hamburger buns any night!
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What You’ll Need
- Cast Iron Skillet: This is my most used pan in my kitchen, heavy, keeps heat well and gives the best sear ever.
- Worcestershire Sauce: Do not leave this out or sub it for anything else, this is a main flavor component in the savory sandwich recipe.
- Provolone Cheese: I originally made this recipe with 8 ounces of cheese, or two cups, and it was super cheesy which we love. But I would suggest starting with 1 cup, then adding a bit at a time until it’s where you like it so you don’t overdo it.
- Cheez Whiz: I know what you are thinking, Cheez Whiz? This isn’t even in the ingredients. Yes, I know…because it is a secret guilty pleasure. I add it to the top of my sloppy joes even with the Provolone mixed in. I won’t lie, it isn’t high end, but it is DARN good.
How To Make
Time needed: 30 minutes
- Brown beef
Add the ground beef to a hot skillet. Once it starts to brown, break the beef apart and stir until a deep crust appears on about half the meat.
- Cook vegetables
Remove the beef from the pan, and add the butter, onions, bell peppers, and mushrooms. Let brown for 1-2 minutes, then stir. Leave it for another 2 minutes, and stir again. Then add the beef back into the pan
- Add sauce ingredients
Mix beef broth and cornstarch together. Then, add it to the pan with the ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, kosher salt, and black pepper. Cook for 3-5 minutes so the liquid reduces.
- Serve
Turn off the heat. Then, add the provolone cheese, and serve the cheesesteak mixture over toasted brioche buns.
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Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 small yellow onion , diced
- 1 small green bell pepper , diced
- 8 ounces brown mushrooms , minced
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 cup beef broth
- 8 ounces Provolone Cheese Slices , chopped (use 6oz if you don't want it very cheesy)
- 6 brioche hamburger buns
Instructions
- Add the ground beef to a large cast iron skillet (this browns very well) and brown until a deep brown crust appears before breaking the beef apart.
- Stir the ground beef and brown until a deep crust appears on about 50 or so percent of the beef.
- Remove the beef (you can leave the fat) and add the butter and the onions and bell peppers and mushrooms.
- Let brown for 1-2 minutes before stirring, then let brown for another 1-2 minutes before stirring again.
- Add the beef back into the pan.
- In a small cup mix the beef broth and cornstarch together
- Add the ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, salt, black pepper, beef broth/cornstarch mixture into the pan.
- Cook until the mixture is only slightly liquidy (about 75% of the mixture is above liquid), 3-5 minutes.
- Turn off the heat, add in the provolone cheese. Start with half the cheese and then add a bit more at a time until it's as cheesy as you like it.
- Served on toasted brioche buns.
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Alternate Serving Idea
This Hamburger Helper version is the second variation of this that I ended up making a week after preparing these sloppy joes for the first time. I posted a recipe for this too, but here is a quick summary:
- Cook exactly as described except double the broth (leave the cornstarch the same).
- Do not rinse your macaroni, the starch will keep the sauce thickened.
- At the step where you’d add the cheese, instead add the macaroni.
- Stir it well together and cook for 30 seconds or until thickened.
- Add in the Provolone Cheese and stir for just a couple of seconds, and serve immediately.
Slow Cooker Version
- To make this recipe in the slow cooker, add the Ingredients (minus the cheese and buns) to the slow cooker and cook on low for 4 hours.
- Use half the amount of beef broth.
- If the sauce is not thick add in another 1 tablespoon cornstarch mixed with 1 tablespoon room temperature water. Cook for an additional 30 minutes on low.
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Flavor was excellent. We did without peppers due to an allergy. These were way to saucy. Next time we will cut the broth in half. Did not add cheese to meat in pan as it always sticks to the pan, so we put them on the homemade buns before adding the meat. Everyone loved the flavor of these. Even my kid that doesn’t like mushrooms liked this. Doubled what I could, not the mushrooms unfortunately.
I think next time I will cook the onions and half of the mushrooms separately from the meat, and the mushrooms I cook with the onions I will slice thinly and saute together in butter. Then add the onion/mushroom mix right before serving so that the flavor of the mushrooms is more present.
Over all everyone loved it! I had one kid go back and just put meat on his plate and eat that.
Thank you for your feedback Taz. Glad the family enjoyed the recipe.
I made an account to this website just so I could leave a 5-star review. (Well that, and so I could save the recipe as well.) This recipe is simple, and something my whole family loves! There’s never any leftovers! Thank you for sharing it with us!
Welcome to the DTD family Cheryl and so glad you enjoyed the sloppy joes. We’re big fans of sloppy joes so head over to the Recipe Index, type in sloppy joes to review the MANY options for your family!