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!
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.
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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 on medium-high heat 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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Alternative Cooking Techniques
Slow Cooker
- 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.
Variations
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.
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Made this recipe last week and my hubby loved it and so did I. Made it exactly except only used 6oz. provolone. Thank you.
Can you refreeze the recipe once it’s been made?
You can Amy, but the texture of the cheese will change a bit. Because it’s mixed in with other ingredients it won’t be as noticeable. You can melt a bit more cheese on when reheating it to slightly improve the texture.
Sorry was excited to share I forgot to rate!
I understand, good food gets me excited too. Thank you so much Lisa for the 5 star rating!
Oh man I made these today and they were so good I didn’t use the full 8oz of provolone or mushrooms and had a lg orange pepper but otherwise everything else was the same, I found letting the meat mixture sit a bit to cool sat up well on the buns, hubby said I can make these again. Thank you Sabrina for a delicious substitute for the real thing!
Thanks for the tip. I’m so happy that everything turned out delicious, and you’re welcome!
This recipe is one of our family favorites. I’ve been making it probably once a month for the past couple years, and it always turns out great!
Glad the family enjoys the recipe Corrie and thanks for the five star review!
This was delicious! My husband and teenage boys and even my 5 year old loved it. Nice variation away from the typical sloppy Joe. Pretty much followed the recipe exactly except cooked the onions and peppers first and then added beef and cooked it together as my husband prefers the onions unnoticeable.
I love this recipe however I’ve used ground chicken instead of beef. Can this be made with chicken breast shredded eventually putting everything together in a crockpot?
Hi Diane, love the twist with the ground chicken, great idea. Shredded chicken could work too, but make sure that it is finely shredded. I wouldn’t recommend this recipe for the slow cooker, since it cooks in 30 minutes. I do however recommend checking out my recipe for (insert link for “Slow Cooker Philly Cheese Steak Sandwiches” here). Substitute boneless skinless chicken breast and thighs for the chuck roast, then follow the rest of the recipe as follows. Please report back if you try this out!
Great recipe! It’s delicious and all my kids, even my picky 8 year old, love it!!! Way better than any other sloppy Joe recipe!
My favorite reviews are when the picky eaters enjoy the recipes! Thanks for taking the time to review our recipe Maureen!
This recipe has become a family favorite. My husband just asked me to make it for his birthday! Delicious.
High praise indeed! Thanks Sara, and thanks for the five star review.
You definitely do not need an entire cup of beef broth.
Hi Joe, make sure the beef and other ingredients are cooked at medium high heat to ensure reduction of broth, plus that cornstarch is going to help thicken it as well.
Delicious
Thanks Megan!
Looks good, I will have to try it soon, luckily I’m going to the store soon.
Are family’s new sloppy Joe!
Love them!!
Family favorite here too Trudy and thanks for the five star review!
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!