Sloppy Joe Casserole

Published: Jul 13, 2023 by Drizzle · This post may contain affiliate links · 79 Comments

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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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