Mike's Sloppy Joe Stuffed Meatballs
Servings: 10 Meatballs
I was working on some of my Midwestern Meatballs and trying to come up with ideas of meatballs to make, and then we got invited to a friend's house for happy hour and I decided to have a Sloppy-Joe-off and make three different meatballs stuffed with Sloppy Joe filling. I love making meatballs and bringing them to friends and family's houses to 1.) Feed them and 2.) Get feedback on my new recipes. One of the reasons I think this came to mind is that I have three different Sloppy Joe recipes in my bag of tricks and they are all so different. My Sloppy Joe recipe includes basic ingredients and the addition of sautéed peppers and onions in the mix. We also have a friend's recipe that is a little different and to be honest I had never heard of such a thing until I met them. Beneke's Hideaway Sloppy Joe Stuffed Meatballs include a "secret" ingredient that makes their Sloppy Joe's a little different, but still really delicious. This recipe comes from my husband and it's the one he would make if he was going to make Sloppy Joes. I hope you love it as much as he does!
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Ingredients
Meatballs
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 cup breadcrumbs.
- 1 tbs Montreal Steak seasoning
- 2 eggs
- pepper to taste
Mike's Sloppy Joes
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 1/2 packets McCormick's Sloppy Joe Seasoning Mix
- 1 6 oz can tomato paste
- 1 1/4 cup water
Instructions
- For the sloppy joes brown the hamburger and then drain the grease – this takes about 10 mins
- Put the ground beef back into the pan you cooked it in and add the McCormick’s Seasoning, the tomato paste and water and mix together well.
- Take the sloppy joe mixture and spoon it into the silicon molds and put in the freezer. Depending on your freezer and how warm the mixture is, it will have to be in there for about 4 hours minimum.
- Once your sloppy joe mixture is frozen and you’re ready to make your meatballs, preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
- In a bowl combine ground meat, breadcrumbs, Montreal seasoning, eggs and season to taste with pepper.
- Take a good scoop of the meat mixture and flatten it in your hand. Take two of the frozen sloppy joe pucks and place them in the middle of the meat mixture. Wrap the meat around the frozen sloppy joe pucks and roll it into the shape of a ball.
- Place your meatballs on a greased baking sheet and place in the oven. Bake for 22 mins.