Make sloppy joe meatball subs with frozen meatballs, sloppy joe sauce, sub buns and cheese.
Who doesn’t love a good sloppy joe? Kids love to eat them and moms love that sloppy joes are an easy dinner that is cooked up quickly. Of course, the traditional sloppy joes with ground beef on a hamburger bun are delicious.
But you can do so many other things with them. Like these Sloppy Joe Turkey Lettuce Wraps that everyone loves. You can also use sloppy joe sauce to make delicious meatball subs.
Easy Sloppy Joe Meatball Subs
You pretty much need 4 ingredients to make these meatball subs – meatballs, sloppy joe sauce, buns and cheese. It’s super east to use frozen, store bought meatballs because it was just one of those days, but homemade meatballs will work, too. Just make sure the meatball are full cooked.
You can use any bun to make the subs. We used bolillo rolls but hot dog buns, sub buns, even a hamburger bun would work. Monterrey jack is our favorite cheese so we used that with some cheddar. Use what you have or love the best.
Place the fully cooked meatballs in a medium sized pot. Our rolls took 3 meatballs each. Add as many meatball as you need for however many subs you are making.
Next, cover with your choice of store bought or homemade sloppy joe sauce. Stir to cover the meatballs with sauce and heat over medium high heat until the meatballs and sauce are hot.
If you are using frozen meatballs there is no need to thaw the meatballs, either. They’ll thaw right in the sauce.
Once the meatballs and sauce are warmed through, scoop the meatballs in to the buns. Spoon a little extra sauce on top. Cover with cheese and bake at 350 degrees until the cheese melts and the buns are warm and softly toasted.
Sloppy joe meatballs subs are amazing! We all loved them!
Easy Sloppy Joe Meatball Subs
Ingredients
- 18-20 cooked meatballs
- 1 can Manwich Sloppy Joe sauce
- 6 sub buns
- Shredded cheese
Instructions
- Place meatballs in a medium sized pot. The meatballs can be frozen, but they must be already cooked.
- Empty one can of Manwhich Sloppy Joe sauce in to the pot with the meatballs. Heat the sauce and the meatballs over medium heat until heated through. Remove from heat.
- Use a spoon to place the meatballs in buns. Our buns took 3 meatballs each but fill your buns up. Spoon more sloppy joe sauce over the meatballs.
- Place the buns with the meatballs on baking sheet. Top with cheese. Bake at 350 degrees until cheese is melted and bubbly. Serve immediately.
Your sloppy joes look gourmet compared to mine I made the other day, love the idea of the meatballs and hubby would too. I have pinned to share!!
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Happy New Year!!!
Karren
What a great idea Camille! Thanks for bringing it to Fiesta Friday!Happy 2018!
Thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday in 2017. Wishing you the very best in 2018 and hope to see you soon.
Happy New Year!
Miz Helen
That looks so good! This is the perfect recipe to have for Super Bowl!
I’ve always loved Manwich and meatball subs! I love using frozen meatballs for stuff like this because they heat up in the microwave super quick, and there are so many different things you can do with them. This is a great idea.
Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party!
I never what kind of break to use when I make sloppy joes! This bread looks perfect.
anyone know how long it takes for the meatballs to be warm?
Not long if they are thawed. Maybe 15-20 minutes. A little longer if they are frozen.
I never would have thought to put the Manwich sauce with meatballs. What a great idea, it looks delicious! Thank you for sharing this recipe with us at the #HomeMattersParty this week. Pinning now!
This looks amazing! Yumm! This is such a perfect treat for our party š Happy Fiesta!
Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner Link up!
This looks like a great meatball sandwich! Hope you have a fantastic weekend and thanks so much for sharing your awesome post with us here at Full Plate Thursday. We hope to see you again real soon.
Miz Helen
I think my husband would like these. Thank you!
Hmm, my son might eat sloppy joe’s this way. The kid doesn’t like ground beef, go figure! Looks tasty to me.
Thanks for sharing on #TastyTuesdays
how many protein grams would be in this!?
It’s going to depend on what meatballs you use. I’d check that recipe or package.
Looks amazing Camille! Featured on Family Fun Friday.
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This looks amazing Camille! Featuring on Family Fun Friday.
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Easy dinners are handy to have during spring sports season. Pinned & shared. Thanks for joining the Inspiration Spotlight party @DearCreatives
That looks super yummy! I will be featuring this tonight at my Winter Blues Wednesday party that opens at 8pm EST. Please stop by and pick up an I’ve Been Featured button. Thanks. http://diybydesign.blogspot.com
They look very yummy!
Thanks for sharing this at the What’s for Dinner Link up! You’re one of the features for this coming week!
YUM! This looks so good! Thanks for the recipe!
Can’t wait to try this! Quick question, how’d you suggest I go about it if I want to prep ahead of time and just pop in the oven the next day or later in the evening. Thanks!!
Yum I bet these are amazing!
Oh this sounds great! I make these but not with sloppy joe sauce! I will now! Thanks for the recipe!āØ Thank you for sharing on Merry Monday! Have a great week! Pinnned & Sharing on FB.
Kim
Oh Camille this looks so good – and easy! Thanks for sharing on the What’s for Dinner Link up!
I love your recipe for these Sloppy Joes Meatballs! Hope you are having a great week and thanks so much for sharing your awesome post with us at Full Plate Thursday. We look forward to seeing you again real soon!
Miz Helen
These look great. Thank you for linking with us at #HomeMattersParty . We would love to see you again next week.
This is a great meal especially on football night. Thank you for sharing at Dishing it and Digging it link party. It’s great having you.
Oh my gosh, I bet these are so incredible!! Love the simplicity of it too. Thanks for sharing with us at Funtastic Friday!
This look like a good easy sandwich recipe. I can’t wait to try them. Thank you for sharing at Pinworthy Projects Party.
These look yummy.Look like a good “man” sandwich. š Thanks for joining us at Family Joy Blog Linkup. Come back again.
Quick and easy! Thanks for sharing with us at Over the Moon Link Party. See you next week.
Sounds like a great combination! Love sloppy joe sauce~! Thank you for sharing on Merry Monday! Pinned! Have a great week!
Kim
I don’t mind eating a piece or two! This looks absolutely delicious! Happy new year, Camille!
Happy New Year!
Delicious!! What a beautiful mouthful of food! Thanks for sharing on the What’s for Dinner Link up
Perfect game day food! Thanks for linkin’ up with What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!
Yum, those look amazing! Pinning to try for my family! š Thank you for sharing with us at the #HomeMattersParty
Looks good – Love that meatball maker! Thanks for sharing on the Whatās for Dinner link up and donāt forget to leave a comment at the party ā Next weekās features that also leave a comment get pinned and tweeted!
This recipe is quite brilliant. Awesome twist on a two classics.
Nice and easy. Thanks Camille. I forget about these easy ingredients.
So nice for a quick meal!
Oh Yum! Looks so easy to make too. Thanks for sharing the Inspiration Spotlight Party pinned & shared. Hope to see you at the next party!
Hi Camille!
I am always looking for quick and hearty meals for my boys – thanks so much for this great idea!
Kindest Regards, Carlyn š
Hi Camille!
I am always looking for something quick and hearty for my boys – thanks so much for this great idea!
Kindest Regards, Carlyn š
Looks like a great easy meal for meatball sub lovers. Thanks for sharing with us at the #HomeMattersParty link party
Oh my! This looks so incredible! Pinned and tweeted. We love partying with you and we appreciate you stopping by! Please take a minute to stop by next week, so we can pin and tweet your new creation. The party starts on Monday at 7 pm! Have a great Sunday! Lou Lou Girls
What a delicious riff on a classic meatball sub- this is perfect for game day!
I stopped by from Thursday Favorite Things.
It’s a nice change! They’d be great for game day.
Great idea for a quick meal! Thanks for joining the Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop!
Mmm! I love a good meatball sub! I have a can of Manwich in my cabinet right now. I think I’ll be using it to make this! š
oh wow these look so yummy! I wish I had one right now!
This recipe looks so yummy! I never tried meatballs this way! Great photos by the way!
Thank you! They were delicious! Better than I expected. š