Sloppy Joe Biscuit Cups
These easy Sloppy Joe Cups are made from refrigerated biscuits or cornbread muffins, filled with sloppy joe meat, topped with cheese, and baked to perfection! Great for parties, family gatherings, or game nights, these simple but delicious cups are a lifesaver for last-minute meals or snacks!
Sloppy joes are a classic American dinnertime favorite for the whole family, I haven’t met anyone who didn’t enjoy a sloppy joe!
While they are delicious and super easy to make, they are sloppy! But as a kid, there’s nothing more fun to eat than a messy meal. My mom wasn’t a fan of the mess, but I was. If you don’t want too much of a mess but they family wants them, make these biscuit cups instead.
Besides homemade potato skins, these are the cleanest and handiest way to get your comforting sloppy joe fix! All of the classic flavors but in buttery biscuit or cornbread muffin cups. Much easier to pick up and eat.
Ready in less than an hour, these biscuit sloppy joes are great for snacking, lunches, and dinner, and are perfect for parties too. If you want to make it even easier, check out my garlic bread sloppy joes or these sloppy joe sliders!
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See recipe card for complete information on ingredients and their quantities.
Ingredient Notes
Beef – I prefer to use lean ground beef, but use whatever blend you like. The usual chuck or 80/20 make delicious cups too.
Cornbread muffins or buttermilk biscuits – I have used both of these in the past to make this recipe and they’re both delicious. Cornbread muffins make them a little bit sweet but it’s delicious. If you prefer them more savory, use any kind of biscuits you like.
Spices – Garlic powder, onion powder, brown sugar. You can also use this blend of seasonings for meatloaf if you prefer.
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How To Make Biscuit Sloppy Joes
- Preheat the oven to 375° and prepare muffin tins. In a large skillet brown the ground beef over medium high heat until no longer pink.
- Stir in all other ingredients to make a sauce and simmer for a few minutes stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat.
- Press the biscuit out flat, then press it into the muffin cups. Repeat with the remaining biscuits then fill each muffin cup with sloppy joe meat. Sprinkle with cheese.
- Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until the biscuits are golden brown. Lift a muffin and check the bottom of the cup to see if it is browned. Remove the muffins from the pans and serve.
For the full recipe and detailed instructions, please refer to the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
Storage & Reheating
Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Reheat in the oven or air fryer at 350 until warmed through.
To prep ahead, make the sloppy joe meat mixture and store it in the fridge for up to 3 days. Then add to biscuit cups and bake when ready to enjoy.
Best Biscuits to Use
Southern Style buttermilk biscuits will have a buttery and slightly sweet flavor to them, whereas traditional biscuits have a more subtle flavor.
I have used Pillsbury Southern Homestyle biscuits because I love their buttery flavor!
Manwich is a brand of sloppy joe sauce used to make sloppy joes, but it can easily be made from scratch as well, as I have done in this recipe,
Sloppy joes can be a handful because they make buns soggy until they fall apart. You can toast the buns before putting in the beef mixture, but sloppy joes will ultimately remain sloppy! However, these biscuit sloppy joes manage to avoid going soggy as biscuits tend to be a bit thicker than bread rolls.
Tapas Tips & Tricks
- You can wait and add cheese to the cups toward the end of the baking time or fresh and hot out of the oven.
- If you want them a little sweeter, the Cornbread muffins taste delicious. If you prefer more savory, use any biscuit that you like.
- For some extra veggies, add some finely diced bell peppers or mushrooms to your sloppy joe mixture.
- I have added these to my list of the best Superbowl appetizers, in case you are making a list too.
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These sloppy joe biscuit cups are super easy to make and a big hit with adults and children, making them perfect for your next summer party.
Sloppy Joe Biscuits
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 3/4 cup ketchup
- 1/4 cup beef broth
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon yellow mustard
- 2 cans cornbread muffins or buttermilk biscuits
- 1/2 cup shredded cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375° and spray muffin tins with cooking spray. Set aside.
- Cook the ground beef in a large skillet until no longer pink. Drain fat if desired.
- Stir in the garlic powder, onion powder, ketchup, beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar and mustard. Cook till hot and bubbling. Remove from the heat.
- Open the can of biscuits and gently roll or press a biscuit flat to make it slightly larger. Press into the muffin cup making sure to press down into the edges of the cup to avoid bubbles. Repeat with the remaining biscuits.
- Fill each muffin cup with sloppy joe meat and sprinkle with cheese.
- Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until the meat is bubbling and the biscuits are light golden brown.
- Remove the muffins from the pans and serve warm.
Notes
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These are so delicious and handy to eat!