Name: Sloppy Joe Casserole Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 17 min
Total time: 32 min
Ingredients: 1 pound ground beef; 1 (15 ounce) can manwich sauce; 2 (8 ounce) cans crescent roll dough; 4 cups shredded Mozzarella cheese (divided)

We love sloppy Joes at our house! This recipe just made everything so much easier and my whole family loved it! If you are looking for a quick meal, you should give this one a try, you won’t be sorry!

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Sloppy Joe Casserole Recipe

5 from 1 vote

Everything you love about sloppy joes in an easy to make casserole!

10 people

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 17

Total Time 32

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Ingredients

▢ 1 pound ground beef
▢ 1 (15 ounce) can manwich sauce
▢ 2 (8 ounce) cans crescent roll dough
▢ 4 cups shredded Mozzarella cheese, divided

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
Spray a 9 x 13 inch pan with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
In a frying pan, brown ground beef. When it is cooked all the way through, drain the grease and add the Manwich. Cook until it simmers.
Open one package of the crescent rolls. Unroll it and place it in the bottom of your sprayed pan. Spread it out with your hands until it covers the whole bottom of the pan.
Take half the mozzarella cheese (2 cups) and sprinkle it on the dough evenly.
Carefully pour all of the Manwich mixture over top of the cheese. Spread it out with a spoon evenly.
Sprinkle the rest of the mozzarella cheese (2 cups) on top of the Manwich mixture.
Open the second package of crescent rolls and unroll it. Place it on your table top and press it together the best you can. You can press in on parchment paper if it is easier for you. Carefully pick up the pressed crescent rolls and put them over your cheese. It doesn't have to fit perfectly, you just want it to cover the majority of the top.
Place in the oven and cook for about 10 to 12 minutes, or until crescents are golden brown.

Nutrition

Calories: 366 kcal · Carbohydrates: 21 g · Protein: 22 g · Fat: 22 g · Saturated Fat: 11 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 64 mg · Sodium: 890 mg · Potassium: 332 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 7 g · Vitamin A: 487 IU · Vitamin C: 3 mg · Calcium: 236 mg · Iron: 2 mg

Cuisine: American

Course: Main Course

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Questions & Reviews

trish says:

sounds yummy. I think I will try a cornbread topping instead of crescent rolls though

Kari@Loaves n Dishes says:

Oooh, I love the cresent roll topping! Super smart!

Kerrie Jarvie says:

What are suitable alternative s to Crescent rolls? Dont think I have seen that product here in Australia.

Tracy says:

i make this often, but I use garlic crescent rolls. Yummy!

Pearl says:

Does the dough get soggy on the bottom? And what about the top, does it soggy too? I just don't want to get disappointed when I try making this recipe. Thanks

Stephanie says:

I make this only as a pizza casserole. Works best if you cook the bottom layer first while frying the meat. About 8 minutes. Than add your ingredients, then the top and bake. Then the bottom layer will for sure cook through and won't be soggy. So good!!

Jenetta Penner says:

Oh, those look so good I can actually smell and taste them! Will definitely give this a try. :)

Myra says:

What size can of Manwich? There are two sizes.

Cyd says:

Use the 15.5 ounce can.

Kathy R says:

I tried this tonite and 350 was just not hot enough. The roll tube says 375. After 12min., and the dough not cooked, I bumped the heat up and baked another 8min. I used beef, added a chopped red pepper and broccoli along w/ the meat; added Italian herbs and dried minced garlic while browning. Also, I used Bold Manwich. It was good, but I think it could use more herbs. I also want to try it w/ cheddar cheese.

Diane says:

This has been a family favorite for years - made pretty much the same way with the following changes: add onion to taste, instead of Manwich use one 15 oz can tomato sauce, 1 pkg sloppy joe seasoning, 1-1/2 c shredded cheddar cheese and 1-1/2 c shredded mozzarella cheese and one can of corn (drained). Layer the same way: crescent rolls, meat w/sauce and seasonings, corn, cheese and 2nd crescent roll. bake 30 minutes at 350.

Kristi Ferguson says:

Probably any refrigerated biscuit dough, stretched thin, would work. Or biscuit mix placed on top every 2-3 inches.

Kristi Ferguson says:

Niki M says:

But our biscuits.. Not your biscuits. Lol chocolate chip wouldn't go well with this :p

Cheryl says:

I made this recipe the other night and as the recipe is written is was inedible, the crescent rolls were soggy!

Angie says:

The bottom dough needed much longer to cook than 12 minutes. I cooked an additional 10 min but I would recommend pre-baking the bottom layer first. I used beef and made my own sauce. Other than taking longer to cook it was tasty.

Joan Dittman-Guthrie says:

Hi I used leftover spaghetti sauce..I had 2 tube rolls of pizza crust..baked the bottom half first for a bit and added the other pizza roll on top with a bit of olive oil and garlic powder on top .. baked at 380* yum !

Sue Wilkins says:

This is a family favourite. I switch it up a bit by putting a thick layer of precooked cabbage and mashed potatoes and cheese. Its sooooo good!!

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trish says:

sounds yummy. I think I will try a cornbread topping instead of crescent rolls though
Kari@Loaves n Dishes says:

Oooh, I love the cresent roll topping! Super smart!
Kerrie Jarvie says:

What are suitable alternative s to Crescent rolls? Dont think I have seen that product here in Australia.
Tracy says:

i make this often, but I use garlic crescent rolls. Yummy!
Pearl says:

Does the dough get soggy on the bottom? And what about the top, does it soggy too? I just don't want to get disappointed when I try making this recipe. Thanks
Stephanie says:

I make this only as a pizza casserole. Works best if you cook the bottom layer first while frying the meat. About 8 minutes. Than add your ingredients, then the top and bake. Then the bottom layer will for sure cook through and won't be soggy. So good!!
Jenetta Penner says:

Oh, those look so good I can actually smell and taste them! Will definitely give this a try. :)
Myra says:

What size can of Manwich? There are two sizes.
Cyd says:

Use the 15.5 ounce can.
Kathy R says:

I tried this tonite and 350 was just not hot enough. The roll tube says 375. After 12min., and the dough not cooked, I bumped the heat up and baked another 8min. I used beef, added a chopped red pepper and broccoli along w/ the meat; added Italian herbs and dried minced garlic while browning. Also, I used Bold Manwich. It was good, but I think it could use more herbs. I also want to try it w/ cheddar cheese.
Diane says:

This has been a family favorite for years - made pretty much the same way with the following changes: add onion to taste, instead of Manwich use one 15 oz can tomato sauce, 1 pkg sloppy joe seasoning, 1-1/2 c shredded cheddar cheese and 1-1/2 c shredded mozzarella cheese and one can of corn (drained). Layer the same way: crescent rolls, meat w/sauce and seasonings, corn, cheese and 2nd crescent roll. bake 30 minutes at 350.
Kristi Ferguson says:

Probably any refrigerated biscuit dough, stretched thin, would work. Or biscuit mix placed on top every 2-3 inches.
Kristi Ferguson says:

??
Niki M says:

But our biscuits.. Not your biscuits. Lol chocolate chip wouldn't go well with this :p
Cheryl says:

I made this recipe the other night and as the recipe is written is was inedible, the crescent rolls were soggy!
Angie says:

The bottom dough needed much longer to cook than 12 minutes. I cooked an additional 10 min but I would recommend pre-baking the bottom layer first. I used beef and made my own sauce. Other than taking longer to cook it was tasty.
Joan Dittman-Guthrie says:

Hi I used leftover spaghetti sauce..I had 2 tube rolls of pizza crust..baked the bottom half first for a bit and added the other pizza roll on top with a bit of olive oil and garlic powder on top .. baked at 380* yum !
Sue Wilkins says:

This is a family favourite. I switch it up a bit by putting a thick layer of precooked cabbage and mashed potatoes and cheese. Its sooooo good!!