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My Sloppy Joe Stuffed Meatballs

Prep Time: 1 day 40 minutes
Cook Time: 22 minutes
Servings: 10 Meatballs
I was working on my Midwestern meatball recipes and I figured what better way to make some classic Midwestern meatballs was to make a couple of different Sloppy Joe stuffed meatballs. Sloppy Joes seem so Midwestern to me and I have three different recipes off the top of my head that I knew I could use. We have some friends up in Outing Minnesota that make their version of Sloppy Joes for their annual party every year using a “secret” ingredient. You can find those Sloppy Joe stuffed meatballs under the Beneke’s Hideaway Sloppy Joe Stuffed Meatball recipe.
I also tested out my husband’s go-to meatball recipe and you can find that under Mike’s Sloppy Joe Stuffed Meatballs. My recipe is a little different from the two I mention here. I like to play around with Sloppy Joes and try new things. I love this recipe personally because I use a couple of small sweet peppers in the mix that give the meat a little different texture than a traditional Sloppy Joe and there are little pops of sweet pepper here and there. It also gives this recipe a little more nutrients than the typical Sloppy Joe – or at least that’s what I tell myself.
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Ingredients

Meatballs

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 cup breadcrumbs.
  • 1 tbs Montreal Steak seasoning
  • 2 eggs
  • pepper to taste

My Sloppy Joes

  • 1 lbs ground beef
  • 1/2 Onion diced
  • 3 small sweet peppers diced
  • 1 tsp yellow mustard
  • 2/3 cup Ketchup
  • 1 tbs balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tbs Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tbs brown sugar
  • 1 tsp Chili powder

Instructions

  • For the sloppy joes brown the hamburger and then drain the grease – this takes about 10 mins
  • While the ground beef is cooling off, sauté the peppers and onions in the same pan. This will take about 10 mins. If you’d like them to be cooked down longer you can cook them to your preference.
  • Once the peppers and onions are cooked to your liking, add the beef back to the pan and add the rest of the sloppy joe ingredients and mix thoroughly.
  • 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.