Philly Cheese Steak Sloppy Joes will make you forget your childhood canned sauce memories and make you LOVE sloppy joes again.
Philly Cheese Steak Sloppy Joes came together pretty organically and randomly for us. We have had Philly Cheese Steak Grilled Cheese sandwiches in our rotation for years (because they are AMAZING) and one day we made up a skillet and…. our bread had become furry.
Gross. Right?
So we had hamburger buns on hand from a hamburger night meal a couple of nights before. The changes I made were just enough to be extra gooey and “sloppy” and only took about a minute.
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Philly Cheese Steak Hamburger Helper Skillet? YES.
- 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.
This was a second variation of this Philly Cheese Steak Sloppy Joes recipe we ended up making a week after we made these sloppy joes for the first time. I posted a recipe for this too! Head on over after you’re done on this page, its the best pasta dish we’ve had this year!
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Want to make these Philly Cheese Steak Sloppy Joes 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.
Looking for more Cheese Steak recipes? Look no further!
- Ground Philly Cheesesteak Grilled Cheese
- Philly Cheesesteak Meatloaf
- Philly Cheesesteak Hamburger Helper
- Slow Cooker Philly Cheese Steak Sandwiches
- Philly Cheese Steak Burgers
- Pat’s Philly Cheese Steak (Copycat)
- Cheesesteak Egg Rolls
- Chicken Madness Philly Sub Sandwich
And if you’re looking for more sloppy joe’s I’ve also published these crazy good Bacon Cheeseburger Sloppy Joes, Pizza Sloppy Joes and Ultimate Sloppy Joes.
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Tools Used in the making of these Philly Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes:
Cast Iron Skillet: This is my most used pan in my kitchen, heavy, keeps heat well and gives the BEST sear ever.
Chef’s Knife: This knife is one of the three most used tools in my kitchen (tongs and my pig tail flipper are the other two). I love it, I’ve had it for almost 10 years and it is as sharp today as the day I got it. (left column, second from the top). Mind you I love it this much even though I have a ridiculously expense knife set as well.
Worcestershire Sauce: Do not leave this out or sub it for anything else, this is a main flavor component and this brand is my absolute go-to.
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.
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.
- Served on toasted brioche buns.
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Do not use provolone cheese. If you do, only use half of what it calls for. While I was cooking (before the cheese went in) it smelled delicious. After the cheese went in my husband thought it smelled terrible, he wasn’t wrong. When we ate dinner all we could taste was the cheese and we do like provolone cheese. I get it “Philly cheese steak” wrong cheese. I can’t stress that enough, use a different cheese. I won’t make this again.
The Korean beef sloppy joe DELICIOUS, that one I will make again.
the provolone is what i always use and it’s delicious, this is probably a
preference thing
This is the best. I gave some to my son who then shared with guys at work and they all raved about it. I followed the recipe as written but did add an extra handful of pepper jack. Next time I will add more peppers.
Yay!! Thanks for the 5 stars, Cheri.
Oh! Boy! This is a great game day recipe! Go Eagles! So full of flavor! Thank you for sharing!
These were so delicious. It definitely reminds me of the philly cheese steaks I used to buy from the restaurants when I was a kid.
Instead of using real meat, I used beyond meat. I am thoroughly impressed at the flavor. I use bratwurst buns instead of hamburger buns. I always adore toasting the buns stove-top instead of a toaster. It just tastes so much better. I also throw on some mayo and provolone cheese. Mmm mmm mmm.
Made these last night. Wife remarked that they were the best Sloppy Joe’s she’d ever had! I as well, loved the recipe. Did have to change it up just a bit however. I did not have any Bell Peppers and instead of Provolone cheese, I chose shredded Mozzarella. They were seriously faboo! Thanks for the post… will make this again.
So glad you both enjoyed it!
I made these for Sunday dinner today and they were a big hit! All you need is some extra veggies as a side and you’ve got a really good meal. Thank you so much!
Omg, these were delish! Made for the 1st time tonight and will def make again! Yum!
Very good! Everyone loved them!
Good Recipe, look good your product and easy for learn your recipe
Delicious. Recipe is for 6 – my husband piled on 4 1/2 helpings on two rolls. He loved it and wants me to cook it again soon.
This was fantastic! I didn’t have green peppers so I used the red, yellow & orange ones and it was delicious. Easy to cook up and a great recipe. Thank you!
Awesome!!!! Made twice in a week.
These were delicious! Will definitely be making them again. A very tasty change from traditional sloppy joes.
This woman is an amazing cook. I have tried many of her recipes (not this one, yet). Will try this soon It looks delicious. Wish I could win the lottery and hire her to move in with us.
Thanks for the kind words!
Delicious!
This was a great, quick, tasty meal tonight, and would also be great as suggested with pasta to make into a Hamburger Helper-type skillet meal.
We will be having this again. Thanks!
Would swiss cheese work instead of provolone? I’m out!!! And making dinner now =(
Sure!
Can you make this ahead of time, omitting the cheese and freeze it?
Sure 🙂
The flavor is super good! But too much cheese. Next time I’ll scale it back a little. Other than that. We loved it!
Doubled the recipe and doubled the cheese. Tasted great but way too much cheese. Used white American
SO GOOD. normally inept in the kitchen, but this was not too hard and turned out amazing. this has now changed my household’s definition of ‘manwich.’ when i ask my husband if he wants manwich, he says ‘manwich or REAL manwich?’ (this recipe being the REAL manwich). a new staple recipe.
Yay!! Thanks for the 5 stars, Kaitlyn.
I love this recipe and it’s now part of my rotation for camping meals (and at home meals!). Do you think it could be frozen? I’d love to make 5 lbs. and freeze it for an upcoming family camping trip.
Yes, you can easily freeze this. Just make it like normal except for adding the cheese. Add the cheese once it’s thawed and reheated. I’m so glad you love it so much!
Has anyone ever made this with chicken? I made it with the hamburger and it was so good but wondering about chicken with it. I’m assuming I would want to use chicken broth instead and the rest would be the same?
Yes, that’ll work 🙂
If I don’t have a cast iron skillet can I make this in a regular pan?
absolutely!
Oh My Gosh, sooo Good! I had boiled some mushrooms, and kept the broth. I used this broth instead with cornstarch. It thickened nicely. 5 star recipe. Didn’t add mushrooms, as my son doesn’t care for them. Oh, Deborah..worcestshire sauce and small amount of ketchup give it flavor!
I would leave out the Worcestershire sauce and ketchup.
Just made this for the 2nd time and it was so delicious again! This time I cooked all the veggies along with the meat because I was short on time, and I just put two beef bouillon cubes in the meat mixture along with a bit of water & the cornstarch slurry, and because I didn’t have provolone, I used cream cheese. The whole thing took less than 25 minutes and we’ll have leftovers for lunch tomorrow. 🙂 Love this recipe and will definitely make it again!
Thank you for sharing this recipe. It has become our favorite sloppy joe recipe.
Thanks for the 5 stars. We’ve got tons of sloppy Joe variations on the site.
We made these as gluten free burritos pan-fried in a little butter. So, so amazing!
This looks delicious!! If you don’t eat mushroom, would you add 1/2 more of meat to make up for it or use less liquid?? I thought maybe it would be too soupy without the meaty mushrooms – but no one in our family eats them.
You can just leave them out or replace them with more meat. Either way, it’ll work. Enjoy!
So delish! I have never been a fan of Sloppy Joes… until I tried this! I have made it several times now and while I loved it the way the recipe is written, I’ve played around with it since (not because i dislike it…it’s just what I like to do, lol).. I’m not the greatest fan of ketchup, so I tried mustard in its place and it gave it a very nice lil extra zing! Thank you for such a nice variation of the typical sloppy Joe!
You’re welcome, Stephanie!
This was decent. I felt like it didn’t have enuf flavor so added some italian seasoning and garlic salt and pepper. Also used flour instead of cornstarch. Next time I will use twice as much onions and peppers, and just a squirt of ketchup.
This was fantastic i made it with sliced baby bella’s. Thanks for the recipe!
Loved this recipe! Sooooo good! Not your typical sloppy joe at all. This will definitely become a regular at our house. I did not have brioche buns but used the ciabatta rolls that I get from Costco (I always toast them in the oven before using) and they were good. And since I didn’t have any provolone, I used shredded Swiss cheese instead – also with good results. The only thing I might try next time is to use a slice of cheese on the bun instead of incorporating it into the mix at the end. It was fine the first day, but the leftovers were a bit gooey the next day. But if you are going to use it all the same day (which you might since they are that good), go ahead and mix it in.
This recipe is easily adaptable to what you have on hand. So glad you adjusted as needed. Thanks for the 5 stars, Jan.
Delicious! This is so tasty and so quick and easy to make that it’s now a family favorite! We’ve had it once a week over the past month! Thank you!
Very good, thank you! I modified slightly for me and my family’s needs/tastes. I cooked the onions and peppers with the hamburger. This way I knew they’d be cooked since I can’t have raw veggies. Kids don’t like mushrooms so I doubled the peppers. I added garlic to the broth mix because we have to keep the vampires at bay. Thanks again for the great recipe!
This was really good!
This was absolutely delicious! Thank you for sharing. We will add this into our rotation from now on!
Want to make this for dinner tonight. Don’t have Worcestershire sauce. Can I omit it or substitute something else?
You can just leave it out.
Made this tonight. I almost didn’t add the ketchup, it seemed like an odd addition. Well, I don’t know if it was the ketchup that took it over the top or not, all I can say is I’m really glad I followed the recipe. It was so good. We will be having this again. Thanks for sharing it with us!
Hi Sabrina I’m making this dish tonight for my family. Can I use pepper Jack cheese instead of the provolone? I will let you know how it turns out. Thanks for the recipe.
Hello, I have all the ingredients and forgot the cornstarch. Is there a substitute or will it be ok without it?
Mash a bit of flour and butter together and thicken with that 1 tbsp flour to 1tbsp butter. Let it cook for at least a minute so you dont taste the raw flour then add in the broth. This will help thicken it.
When making in the crock pot do you brown the ground beef first and then Put it in the slow cooker with raw vegetables?
Yes 🙂
This was the perfect family dinner for the viral apocalypse. We are on lockdown in CA and I didn’t have many ingredients for dinner. I had ground beef, an onion and some herb gouda. I went to the store and got ciabatta rolls and some celery. The store didn’t have any bell peppers and my family dislikes mushrooms. I was asked by my family after dinner to add this meal to our family rotation. A total win, thank you!!
That definitely sounds like a winner to me! Thanks for coming back to let me know.
This recipe is amazing! I have made it 3 times now, my husband just loves it!
Thank you for sharing such great recipes with us. I just passed it on to my daughter, she said it looked so good. I highly recommend you try it if you are a Philly Cheese Steak lover.
This was fabulous! Weirdly, I had some tzatziki in the fridge and put some on the sandwich (almost using it like a sauce version of the “coleslaw” you would put on a BBQ sandwich)….the flavors were delicious together! This was SO easy and my husband loved it!
Sounds amazing!
This is so yummy? I keep it in my rotation. I have 3 boys ranging from 17 to 10 and they are super picky eaters but when I make this they can’t get enough!! I always double the recipe so there’s enough. Such a great recipe thank you!!
This was really really good! Will definitely make again!
This is absolutely delicious. Made it twice in 2 weeks. My family loves it. Only thing I do is double broth and corn starch. Everything else is the samen
At what stove top setting are you cooking your skillet on? Medium? Medium -high? Thanks!
Medium-high
Excellent easy mix. I used leftover smoked chuck roast instead so I jumped to step 3. Also mixed in a small amount of various shredded cheeses. I served roasted broccoli as the side.
So I made this with ground beef,onions green bell peppers salt pepper garlic powder ketchup Worcestershire sauce and provolone cheese. It mad for a very un sloppy sloppy joe and was still wonderful.
Just a question I’m making this tonight for dinner. What would you suggest as a side for this.
So sorry I didn’t see this earlier! Normally we serve then with Potato Wedges or Sweet Potato Fries.
Let me know how they turned out and what side you went with 🙂