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Today is the day.
The day I will finally make my oldest brother proud.
I made Sloppy Joes!
Yes, this is my very first Sloppy Joe. Not first that I have ever made, like first ever!
I know this is probably unfathomable to Sloppy Joe lovers.
Growing up my dad never made them, therefore I never had one, and if I am being honest the thought of a pile of ground beef on a bun does not actually sound all that appealing to me. I don’t know, something about a bun full of meat and nothing else? Just not my thing.
But then there is Creighton, my oldest, wisest (ahh…ok Kai is the wisest, sorry Creigh), happiest meat loving brother. Remember I talked a little about him yesterday?
He is a total guys, guy. Die hard football lover (Go Browns!), major carnivore (loves it), loyal to all his buds, goes to the gym, drinks those weird protein shakes, drives a pick-up, insanely protective of his sisters and totally lazy on his days off.
I love him to death, but we could not be more different.
And you know what’s funny?
Even though he lives 1500 miles and five large states away, he still begs me to make certain foods. Meatloaf, chili, chicken, korean beef, burgers, tacos and Sloppy Joes. Granted I have made most of them with no complaining at all, but I mean he is not even here. Why beg me to make them?
No idea. He does not cook and when he does he puts steak in a frying pan with water. WATER. Not oil, water. Who the heck cooks steak in water?
Anyway, this meal is totally a Creighton meal. Everyone said it. No they really did, the minute we sat down for dinner everyone goes, “oh this is a Creighton meal”. And it is, he would go crazy for it and with good reason.
It is good.
It’s like a healthier cheesesteak, but with chicken in the form of cute little Sloppy Joe sliders. The cheese sauce makes these though. It is crazy delicious and I am finding myself adding it to everything. I almost added it to a dish today, but had to stop myself. Not sure why, I am kind of regretting it now. Plus, oh my gosh I actually think Creigh can make these. So easy. So quick. Dinner in twenty. YES!
20 Minute Chicken Cheesesteak Sloppy Joe Sliders
Servings: 16 Servings
Calories Per Serving: 366 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground chicken or turkey
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 sweet onion sliced thin
- 1 green pepper sliced thin
- 1/2 cup sliced mushrooms optional
- 2 tablespoons worcestershire
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon ketchup
- 16 whole wheat slider buns or 4 regular whole wheat buns toasted
Cheese Sauce
- 1/2 tablespoon flour
- 1/2 tablespoon butter
- 3/4 cup milk I used 2%
- 1/4 teaspoon mustard powder
- 1 1/2 cups shredded provolone cheese
- 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese grated
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In large skillet over medium-high heat add the olive oil, brown the ground chicken, about 5-6 minutes. Add the onion, mushrooms and green pepper, cook another 5-10 minutes, until the onions start to get tender. Stir in the worcestershire, soy sauce and ketchup and season with salt and pepper, bring up to a bubble and cook about 2 minutes.
- While the chicken is cooking, make the cheese sauce. Melt the butter in a small sauce pan over medium-high heat. Stir in the flour and cook about 1 minute. Whisk in milk and mustard powder, bring up to a bubble and let thicken, about 2 minutes. Turn off heat and stir in the provolone cheese, parmesan cheese and a pinch of salt and pepper, stir until the cheese has melted.
- To serve, place a scoopful of the chicken + pepper mixture onto the bottom of the slider buns, then top with the cheese sauce and add the top of the bun.
Don’t you just want a big fat bite?!? Trust me, you do!
Tieghan,
As usual, you saved me from having to figure out what to make for dinner. Just finished making these sloppy joes and can’t wait to devour them! You are a genius and next up is the Roasted Harvest Veggie Bowls. I have made your chicken, rice bowls several times, the jerk salmon tostadas and my son’s friends now think I’m the best cook they’ve ever known. I never told you about that crazy desert I made of yours…another time.
Thanks again for sharing your love of food! xoxo
Thank you SO much, Denise!! I am so happy you are making my recipes and loving them too!! Seriously, that puts a giant smile on my face!! Thank you so much and I hope you guys loved these!
This look so yummy! We love Sloppy Joes at my house, so this will be a big hit I sure!
Thank you!
Hi! I saw these @ Tidy Mom’s Link Party- they look great! I’m a big Sloppy Joe fan, haven’t ever tried it with chicken might have to after seeing this though 🙂
Thanks Angel!! Hope you give these a try!
Welp, considering you’ve never ever had a sloppy joe before (mind boggling!!) I’d say you did a pretty amazing job at your first try! Looks so SO good!!!
Haha! Thank you so much, Nicole! 🙂
They look delicious, and if it’s this easy to make even perfect. Pinning.
Thanks Ash!
I’m a big Sloppy Joe fan, from child to now I just can’t’ get enough of them.. it’s hard for me to eat just one! Thanks for sharing this great recipe!
Thanks Pamela!
These look good – almost like a chicken version of Maid Rites – but they’re not Sloppy Joes. Sloppy Joes have a tomato-based sauce that coats all the meat, and we don’t put cheese on ours.
Definitely into the cheese sauce you made, though. Sounds good!
Thank you!
Perfect little sliders, these look like such a crowd pleaser!
Thanks Laura!! They were a hit!
Just made these for dinner and the fam, loved them!! Especially that gorgeous cheese sauce! Why did I never think of that?!!
What did you say your address was again ; )
Ha! Frisco, Colorado! Come Vist!
Now THAT is a sloppy joe worth waiting for! I am just drooling over that melt-y cheese. Yum. Your brother sounds very similar to my older brother–I never did get what the big deal was with those gross protein shakes he would drink and all those hours he would spend at the gym 😉
Haha! I know, those drinks are nasty! LOL!
Thanks Sarah!
Reading that someone cooks a steak in water made me gasp!!
These sliders are a for sure winner in my household full of carnivores!! Yum!
Haha! I know! Thanks!!
Omg. These… I need!
I need yours that you posted today!
I’m glad you’ve been converted to the sloppy joe!! I have made so many different versions – I can’t get enough. And now I need to add this one to the list!
Thanks Deborah!
I like my Sloppy Joes extra sloppy!! Can you prepare them for me with lots of meat/spice juice? BTW thanks for all the love on here the past few days!
Well, I mean you are the only one of my siblings that will actually eat anything I make. So I gotta give you some love!