If you’re looking for an easy comfort food casserole, this Sloppy Joe Bubble Up is for you. It’s low in Weight Watchers points, but hearty enough to feed you and the family. And (my favorite part) it’s not as messy as an actual Sloppy Joe. You get all the taste without the mess. It’s a great dish for kids because of that.
This Sloppy Joe Bubble Up is made with ground chicken rather than ground beef to save some calories and Weight Watchers points. With all the other ingredients added, you won’t miss the ground beef! Melted cheese, buttery biscuits, spices, and ketchup help bring the flavor you want from a Sloppy Joe-inspired meal.
Three reasons why you need to make this recipe!
It’s a Sloppy Joe without the mess!
As stated above, you can enjoy this meal with a bowl and fork, rather than a sandwich that just falls everywhere. It’s much more feasible to feed kids this way. You’ll all enjoy it!
It’s a high-protein meal.
Whether you’re having this for lunch or dinner, you’re getting a whopping 35 grams of protein per serving. Without going over 300 calories! It’s basically a magic meal for weight loss.
You can make the Sloppy Joe sauce with pantry staples.
Rather than buy canned Sloppy Joe sauce that is filled with carbs, this recipe details how to make it at home, from scratch. You’re saving yourself from a lot of sugar and carbs this way.
Ingredients you need to make Sloppy Joe Bubble Up:
- 1.5 lb Fat-free ground chicken, weighed raw
- 1 (7.5 oz) packaged biscuit dough. The Walmart Great Value brand has 10 small biscuits in the roll and they come in 4 packs. One pack weighs 7.5oz.
- 2 garlic cloves, diced
- ½ cup chopped onions
- 2 cups reduced-fat pasta sauce
- ¼ cup reduced sugar ketchup
- 1.5 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- ½ tablespoon mustard
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- ½ cup reduced-fat mozzarella cheese
How to make Sloppy Joe Bubble Up (step by step):
- In a large pan, brown the ground chicken. Since the chicken is fat-free, I recommended spraying the skillet with nonstick cooking spray to help it cook well. Add in the garlic and onions once the chicken is cooked through.
- Stir in the pasta sauce, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, sugar, and seasonings. Let it simmer on low for 5 minutes.
- Spray a large 9×13 casserole dish with some nonstick cooking spray and preheat the oven to 350F.
- Cut the 10 small biscuits into 6 pieces for each biscuit. Slowly stir them into the chicken and sauce mixture, then pour the entire thing into the casserole dish. Be sure to spread out the biscuits in your dish so you don’t have too much in one area.
- Bake it in the oven for 30 minutes. Remove it from the oven, sprinkle with cheese, and return to oven for an additional 12 minutes.
- Makes 6 servings. Enjoy!
Makes 6 servings. Nutrition info for 1 serving: Calories 291, Fat 3 g, Saturated fat 1 g, Carbs 30 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Sugars 12 g, Sodium 826 mg, Protein 35 g.
WW Points
- Fat-Free ground chicken 0 points
- Biscuit dough 22 points
- Diced garlic cloves 0 points
- Chopped onions 0 points
- Reduced fat pasta sauce 6 points
- Reduced sugar ketchup 1 point
- Worcestershire sauce 0 points
- Brown sugar 3 points
- Mustard 0 points
- Chili powder 0 points
- Italian seasoning 0 points
- Reduced fat mozzarella cheese 5 points
6 points per serving based on the WW app recipe creator.
If you’re using an older version of WW, check out these points below.
Freestyle smart points-(blue & purple) 5 using WW recipe builder
Smart Points-(green) 7 using SP calculator
Points Plus- 6 using PP calculator
Different ways to change up this recipe:
- You can use extra lean ground beef if you prefer. Just make sure to adjust the points.
- If you’re in a pinch, you can use a canned Sloppy Joe sauce, but again, make sure to adjust for the extra points.
- Top it with freshly chopped oregano and parsley for bright Italian flavor!
Tips and Tricks for Making Sloppy Joe Bubble Up:
- G-Hughes is a great sugar-free ketchup brand.
- Sloppy Joe Bubble Up is best right after it’s cooked, but it will stay good in the fridge for up to 5 days.
- This casserole freezes well. Just make sure to wrap it tightly in Saran wrap and it’ll last for up to three months in the freezer.
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Sloppy joe bubble up
Ingredients
- 1.5 lb ground chicken, fat free (weighed raw)
- 1 7.5 oz package of biscuit dough, I use great value from Walmart, there are 10 small biscuits in the roll and they come in 4 packs, one pack weighs 7.5oz
- 2 garlic cloves, diced
- 1/2 cup chopped onions, I used red onion
- 2 cups reduced fat pasta sauce
- 1/4 cup reduced sugar ketchup
- 1.5 Tbsp worcestershire sauce
- 1 Tbsp brown sugar
- 1/2 Tbsp mustard
- 2 tsp chili powder
- 2 tsp italian seasoning
- 1/2 cup reduced fat mozzarella cheese, I used Trader Joe's
Instructions
- In a large pan, brown the ground chicken. Since the chicken is fat-free, I recommended spraying the skillet with nonstick cooking spray to help it cook well. Add in the garlic and onions once the chicken is cooked through.
- Stir in the pasta sauce, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, sugar, and seasonings. Let it simmer on low for 5 minutes.
- Spray a large 9x13 casserole dish with some nonstick cooking spray and preheat the oven to 350F.
- Cut the 10 small biscuits into 6 pieces for each biscuit. Slowly stir them into the chicken and sauce mixture, then pour the entire thing into the casserole dish. Be sure to spread out the biscuits in your dish so you don't have too much in one area.
- Bake it in the oven for 30 minutes. Remove it from the oven, sprinkle with cheese, and return to oven for an additional 12 minutes.
- Makes 6 servings. Enjoy!
Notes
Smart Points-(green) 7 using SP calculator
Points Plus- 6 using PP calculator 6 points per serving based on the WW app recipe creator.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Hi, I’m just wondering exactly what kind of biscuits to use I’m in Canada, is this the pillsury ones?
Pillsbury discontinued the 7.5oz packs, I buy great value ones at Walmart in the U.S in Canada you can buy the smallest biscuits they have and weigh out 7.5oz, then cut those into small pieces, likely smaller than I do mine as they will be bigger biscuits if that makes sense
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I’m using my own *family recipe* sloppy joe recipe, but wow what a great Idea for the all in one bake! Thank you so much! I will be using your recipe soon, but I needed an *in a pinch* recipe!!! Thank you again!
Hi, I hope you enjoy it if you try it 🙂
For anyone in Canada making any of these delicious bubble ups, I use the low-fat crescent rolls as I’ve never seen low-fat biscuits. I tried with regular biscuits but like the taste of the crescent rolls better (I just cut the tube of dough into 10 rounds and then cut those into 6).
Thanks for sharing Jenese 🙂 they are not low fat biscuits that I use just a smaller pack (17SP for the whole package, 10 small biscuits) Canada does not sell those packages unfortunately so I suggest people buy the smallest one they can and then weigh out 7.5 oz 🙂 but the crescent roll are a great substitute as well
I made this last weekend and it is now a new family favorite!!! DELICIOUS!!!!
That is so awesome to hear 🙂 glad everyone enjoyed it
could the dough be substituted with potatoes?
Yum… YES and can you make it for me please haha.. I like your style and I think I might just try it out *keep in mind potatoes will take longer to cook most likely
Has anyone ever prepared a day in advance then baked? Wondering if it has any effect on the biscuits if they sit uncooked in the sloppy joe sauce?
I have seen some people say they have done it and it has worked out fine, I myself have not tried it