Sloppy Joe Casserole is all that you want in a one pot dinner. Comforting, warm, meaty, cheesy, and buttery are just a few of the words that describe this recipe. It’s easy to make - just cook some ground beef and throw the rest of the ingredients into a casserole dish for the oven to do the rest of the work. It makes a great meal for the whole family in just under 30 minutes. A 30 minute max prep and cook time is exactly what you want on a busy weeknight. And this meal tastes like you slaved for hours in the kitchen. No one will know!
This recipe is rich in protein and comes with various health benefits. Iron is crucial for good red blood cell health and for preventing anemia. Red meat (ground beef) is a fantastic source of iron. If you’re an energetic adult, you need a good source of iron. Sloppy Joe Casserole is a delicious way to get it in.
For more family friendly casseroles (that won’t break your point bank) check out these Weight Watchers Casseroles.
Three reasons why you need to make Sloppy Joe Casserole!
It’s a non-messy way to eat the classic dish.
Just the name tells you how messy traditional sloppy joes are. Mix that with kids, and you’ve got a mess you’re cleaning up for days. Sloppy Joe casserole, however, is the perfect solution. You get all the yummy flavors without the mess.
It’s a fantastic way to hide some veggies.
With the healthy ground beef and Manwich meat sauce providing most of the flavor, you could hide a variety of veggies in this casserole, and your kids (and you) wouldn’t even know they were there. Frozen cauliflower rice or shredded zucchini are great options.
Biscuits pair so well with sloppy joe sauce.
Traditional sloppy joe meat is placed on a hamburger bun. But topping this casserole with a buttery biscuit is so much better. The biscuit helps soak up the delicious manwich sauce so you get every scrumptious bite.
Ingredients you need to make Sloppy Joe Casserole:
- 1 lb cooked extra lean ground beef
- 1 cup diced onions
- 1 (398ml) can of Manwich sloppy joe sauce
- ⅔ cup light shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 (7.5 oz) can of Great Value biscuits (should have 10 biscuits in the can)
- 1.5 tablespoon melted reduced calorie margarine
- 2 cloves fresh garlic, diced
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
How to make Sloppy Joe Casserole (step by step):
- Cook the ground beef and onions on the stove in a pan and drain off the fat once it’s cooked.
- While the ground beef is cooking, preheat the oven to 350F and spray a 9-inch square dish.
- Add the Manwich sloppy joe sauce to the meat and let it simmer on low for 5 minutes, stirring often.
- Pour the meat mixture into the dish and top with the reduced fat shredded cheese.
- Place 9 of the 10 biscuits on top of the meat mixture (shown in the picture). You will have one extra that you can cut into small pieces and stuff in between the biscuits to fill holes.
- Bake the casserole in the oven for 14 minutes. Just before the time is up, melt the margarine and add the diced garlic and oregano to it. Remove the dish from the oven and using a small spoon, drizzle the garlic oregano butter over the top of all the biscuits.
- Return the casserole to the oven for 6-8 minutes, and let cook until the biscuits are golden brown. It can sit for 15-20 minutes after baking so that it’s not extremely juicy.
Makes 9 servings. Nutrition info per serving: Calories 165, Fat 4 g, Saturated fat 1.3 g, Carbs 19 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugars 6 g, Sodium 508 mg, Protein 13 g.
WW Points
- 96% extra lean ground beef 12 points
- Diced onions 0 points
- Manwich sloppy joe sauce 11 points
- Light shredded mozzarella cheese 9 points
- Great Value Biscuits 19 points
- Reduced calorie margarine 4 points
- Fresh garlic cloves 0 points
- Dried oregano 0 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.
7 personal points or smart points on all 3 MyWW
5 points plus
Different ways to change up this recipe:
- Vegan version: use chopped shitake mushrooms instead of ground beef. It gives the same meaty texture, without the animal protein.
- Add chopped broccoli, chopped mushrooms, cauliflower rice, or shredded zucchini to the meat mixture to really bulk this up without adding any extra points.
- To save points, you can use lean ground turkey or ground chicken instead of ground beef. It will change it to 5 weight watcher points per serving.
- To save more points, you can take out the reduced calorie margarine, and just use spray butter to top the biscuits mid-way through baking. Spray butter won’t add any points, and you can just sprinkle on the garlic and oregano after spraying on the spray butter.
- If you like heat, add diced jalapenos to the meat mixture.
Tips and Tricks for Making Sloppy Joe Casserole:
- You can make this ahead of time, but don’t put the biscuit dough on top until you’re ready to bake. Go ahead and make the meat mixture, put it in the 9 inch dish, then wrap it tightly and store it in the fridge until you’re ready to make it. Before putting it in the oven is when you want to add the biscuits on top.
- Sloppy Joe Casserole keeps in the fridge for up to a week or it can be stored in the freezer (wrapped tightly!) for up to 6 months.
- You can top it with a little extra cheese if you have the points for it. Sloppy Joe casserole also goes well with chips, mustard, or pickles. You get to decide!
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Sloppy Joe Casserole
Ingredients
- 1 lb cooked extra lean ground beef
- 1 cup diced onions
- 1 can of sloppy joe sauce manwich 398ml
- ⅔ cup light shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 7.5 oz can of pillsbury biscuits In the 4 value pack, you can use bigger biscuits and weigh out or increase points
- 1.5 tablespoon melted reduced calorie margarine
- 2 cloves fresh garlic diced
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
Instructions
- Cook the ground beef and onions on the stove in a pan and drain off the fat once it’s cooked.
- While the ground beef is cooking, preheat the oven to 350F and spray a 9-inch square dish.
- Add the Manwich sloppy joe sauce to the meat and let it simmer on low for 5 minutes, stirring often.
- Pour the meat mixture into the dish and top with the reduced fat shredded cheese.
- Place 9 of the 10 biscuits on top of the meat mixture (shown in picture). You will have one extra that you can cut into small pieces and stuff in between the biscuits to fill holes.
- Bake the casserole in the oven for 14 minutes. Just before the time is up, melt the margarine and add the diced garlic and oregano to it. Remove the dish from the oven and using a small spoon, drizzle the garlic oregano butter over the top of all the biscuits.
- Return the casserole to the oven for 6-8 minutes, and let cook until the biscuits are golden brown. It can sit for 15-20 minutes after baking so that it’s not extremely juicy.
Casey
Making this tonight! Question.. Do u put it in the oven for a total of 14 min or 20-22 min? Thanks!
Drizzle
14 minutes, then add the garlic butter to the biscuits and return back to oven for 6-8 more minutes as recipe calls for 🙂
Cassie
I am feeling very frustrated I made this tonight and added broccoli because I needed some veg but when I create the recipe on weight watchers it says it's like 13 pp a serving...what am I doing wrong?
Drizzle
Hi Cassie.. I wouldn't trust the App too much right now, they are still working out a lot of kinks.. also adding broccoli should not increase points.. When I input the nutritional info into the new calculator for smart points I get 7sp, for points plus its 5pp.. Sorry for your frustration ..
Lisa castro
Made this for dinner last night and it was delicious! Thank you..
Michelle
I am new in Australia and don't know yet if I can get the PillsBury biscuit. What else can I use?
Drizzle
Hi Michelle, I have had a few people in Australia ask about the pillsbury, unfortunately they don't carry it, I always suggest people look at the pillsbury.com website to see if they can compare it to anything, in some cases pizza dough might work if it is thinned out.. hope that helps...
Kat
Hi,
L9ve this site. So grateful to you and your help! Okay questions, - reduced calorie margarine? What do you use.. the only thing in my life I have ever used is butter!
I haven't a clue what to use here.. help?
Please...
Gratefully Yours,
Kat D G
Drizzle
Hi Kat, I use Becal light.. It may depend on where you live and what is available to you as far as brand goes, you can use butter it just might increase points a little..Thanks for your kind words 🙂
Kat
Thank you! I have never seen this but some said I could us brummel it's like a light margarine using some yogurt. Going to try it. What you use- how many points for a Tablespoon or teaspoon?
Tia.. . ♥
Drizzle
Hi, 2tsp is 1sp and 1Tbsp is 2sp
Amy
For anyone who wants to add more veggies--I processed 8 button mushrooms and 4 good sized florets of fresh broccoli really fine in the food processor, chopped about 3/4 cup of zucchini and 1/2 cup green pepper and added all of that to the skillet while browning the meat. I like to slip in as many veggies as I can! I also used a 5-count can of biscuits, quartered them and laid them evenly on top of the casserole. I did not put the butter mixture on top. It turned out awesome, and my kids never even knew they were eating their veggies. I went ahead and plugged it all in on the WW site as a new recipe to get the points right for my own count. It was about 10 points per serving, so I'm not sure how you were able to get it down to 7, especially including the butter mixture on top. At any rate, my family loved it. Thanks for the recipe!
Drizzle
How many servings did you have, 9 small servings like mine? I don't use the recipe builder on App, I use my fitness pal, build my recipe and then use nutritional numbers in my WW calculator.. Glad you enjoyed it and great way to get veggies in 🙂
Danielle
What would the sp be if you used ground turkey instead of ground beef?
Drizzle
Hi, I never cook with ground Turkey, based on the WW App 1 lb raw extra lean beef is 12SP and if it's 99% fat free ground turkey 1 lb raw is 6SP hope that helps
Laura
Can I find your recipes somehow on my fitness pal? I see you use them to calculate, but when I enter 'drizzlemeskinny', nothing comes up.
Thanks!
Laura
Drizzle
Hi, I am not sure how that works, om myfitnesspal I go by k8drizzle, I only really use myfitnesspal to figure out nutritional numbers on my recipes so I don't know if you can add people etc..
Kellie
This was fantastic my husband even liked them and he doesn't like anything.
Drizzle
Haha.. poor you, my husband will eat anything thankfully.. but I am glad he enjoyed it (you as well) Have a great day!
Kayce
Made it with ground turkey but followed the rest of your recipe. Awesome! Thanks so much for the great dinner!
Drizzle
Your welcome, glad you enjoyed it 🙂
J
Can you freeze the leftovers?
Drizzle
I would think so, I personally have not frozen the recipes with pillsbury in them so I can't say for sure..
Erin
I'm calculating the nutritional information you provided and it's telling me it's 8 SP per serving, not 7. This should be updated so people have the accurate numbers 🙂 Thanks!
Drizzle
Hi Erin, please know that products vary, we could live in different countries (I am in Canada) if your in the U.S then we may use a different product that could easily affect the points, especially only by 1 point, I go based of my ingredients, I can't update it just because you say it's 8, I have to go based on what I used, the WW app recipe builder is not the same everywhere either..
Nahida
Just made this last night and it came out delicious. I bulked it up a bit by adding a green bell pepper and a yellow squash. Thank you for the recipe!
Drizzle
You are very welcome, so glad you enjoyed it 🙂
leah
Hello! I am wondering about halting the recipe. Do you know if i open the can of biscuits and use half one night for half this recipe, and then the other half of the can of biscuits the next night for half of another one of your bubble up recipes......do you think the biscuits would be okay or too dried out if stored in a tupperwear in the fridge for the night? Its just my husband and i and id like to not have to eat leftovers so much when making these recipes that make too much for us.
Drizzle
Hi Leah, if it is just one night in the fridge I think the biscuits will be fine, maybe in a sealed container, I wouldn't let them sit longer than that though
Deborah Taylor
This was so good! Husband & I enjoyed it, thanks for sharing your recipes! 🙂
Drizzle
So glad you both enjoyed it 🙂
Terri
How much is a serving for 7 smart points?
Drizzle
basically one biscuit with the meat underneath
Terri
OK. Thank you
Anne
What if I left off biscuits completely? Hubby is diabetic and we don't want bread. How many points would that be?
Drizzle
Hi Terry I only know the points as the recipe is... I can tell you there is 17SP in the whole package of biscuits, hope that helps
Katie
Hello what percent lean ground beef do you use?
Drizzle
It depends what I can find, typically 95/5
Angel E
Just made this tonight! Sooo delicious, i havent had a sloppy joe since i was a kid! The garlic took it over the top!!
Drizzle
So glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Angela
I just made this tonight. Epic fail. The rolls would not cook all the way thru. I had to scrape off and cook sperately
Drizzle
Hmm. so sorry that happened, I have never had an issue with them baking
Lisa Murphy
Hi I am just wondering if anyone has made this and made the two ingredient biscuits to go on instead of pillsbury biscuits?
Drizzle
Hi Lisa, I know some have tried the bubble ups with the 2ID and said it just does not bake the same, all I can suggest is to try it and see 🙂
Chrissy
This is a family favorite in our house! So delicious! Thank you for the recipe.
Drizzle
Hi Chrissy, so glad everyone enjoys it 🙂
Carol
Hello. Have made this twice before with ground lean beef but going to make it with lean ground chicken, in the recipe builder comes out to 5 smart points a peice. Sure it will still be delish ?.
Drizzle
Thanks for sharing 🙂 so glad you enjoy it
Carol
Making your banana blueberry oat muffins tmorrow. Needed new food ideas and your website is sure helping. Thank you ?
Drizzle
Yay, so happy to hear that, hope you enjoy them 🙂
Robin Johnson
OMG! THIS IS SO GOOD, I ate more of it than I should have. I'm wondering if this casserole will freeze well? Ya think?
Drizzle
So glad you enjoyed it Robin, mine usually never lasts long enough to freeze but I have seen others say they freeze it with no issues
Niki Jolene
I can never get the biscuits to cook properly. They’re always still doughy. And if I put them back in the get harder on top, but still doughy in the bottom.
My family likes it but we usually have to scrape away some of the biscuit.
Anybody else ever have this issue?
Drizzle
H Niki, I have seen some say they have this issue too and all I can think is ovens can vary so maybe just play around with the temperature and or cooking time
Mary Clark
I made this for supper tonight and it's awesome, thank you for such a great recipe
Drizzle
Hi Mary, so glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Hannah
I made this tonight and I was honestly so excited. But it’s been 30 minutes and the dough still isn’t cooked and I’m getting extreme frustrated and ready to toss the whole thing and order a pizza.
Drizzle
I'm so sorry to hear that 🙁 I'm not sure why the biscuits did not cook, unless it comes down to your oven varying in temp, mine always bake
Karen
This was delicious but realistically it’s not serving 9 adults. Kids maybe but not adults. Changing servings to 5 makes it 16 points. It was heavenly but 1lb if meat isn’t feeding 9 ppl.
Drizzle
Hi Karen, it is 9 servings because of the 9 biscuits used.. nowhere do I state that 1 serving is plenty for 1, I just listed it as 9 servings as mentioned due to the biscuits, that would be like saying a recipe of cookies that makes 36 will feed 36 people, we all know most will have more than 1 cookie 😉 serving size does not always mean that it will accommodate a family of that size, sorry you felt that way .. as an alternative you can swap out the ground beef for turkey/chicken to lower the points
Cindy
I made this tonight. I didn’t use can of manwich since I didn’t have it but got another recipe for the sauce on Pinterest. I’d definitely make it again. Thanks so much!
Cindy
I used 99% fat free ground turkey instead of ground beef. Tasted great!
Drizzle
So glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Lena
I love your recipes! I was wondering if there is anything that I can substitute for the canned biscuits? My husband is allergic to something in the canned biscuits but love all of your recipes with them! Would it be the same with homemade biscuits?
Thanks so much!
Drizzle
Hi Lena, so glad you are enjoying the recipes 🙂 you could use homemade biscuits they would just likely be higher in points, I know some have tried using the two-ingredient dough as well
Jami
This was very hearty and very good. I'm lactose intolerant and used a dairy free cheese and the biscuits helped melt it. This is definitely going to be a regular in my rotation. Might try the manwich that is burbon barbeque for something a little sweeter next time. Great recipe though!
Drizzle
I am so happy to hear you enjoyed it 🙂