3 easy cornbread sloppy joe casserole recipes that are family friendly are here. Made homemade or with Jiffy, lean ground beef and our 3 ingredient sloppy joe sauce, this is always a hit for dinner.

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Sloppy joe casserole recipe came about 2 years ago I went about making up my own homemade sloppy joes recipe with condiments I already had at home. We’ve never bought canned mix since then because it is so much better. (affiliate links present)

This year I have been focusing on new meals that moms can throw together in 30 minutes or less and thought a sloppy joe casserole would be a great addition to our monthly meal planning rotations.

Doesn’t it look good??!! I know your kids will love it. The way you make the meat is you mix in just 3 things: ketchup, mustard, and brown sugar. If you want a more complex bottom with a bit of heat you can follow our Jiffy tamale pie too. Both are winners for dinner.

Jiffy Sloppy Joe Casserole

As far as the top goes you have a choice. Mixing up jiffy corn muffin mix with the necessary ingredients on the back of the box, make homemade, OR you can add heat with our Jiffy Mexican cornbread recipe instead.

Jiffy Cornbread Sloppy Joe Casserole

Ingredient Notes

For this I will typically use 1 pound of ground beef but if you wanted it spicy you can substitute HOT Jimmy Dean sausage. Want just a touch of heat, use half and half!! For a lower fat version follow our ground chicken sloppy joes recipe for the bottom layer. Diced onions and/or bell peppers can be sauteed with the meat if desired.

For the sauce to make the meat ooey gooey as you would expect there are a few choices. Manwich does work but isn’t as good as homemade using ketchup, mustard and brown sugar. You can make our copycat Not so Sloppy Joe Sauce as an alternative too.

For the top layer you are going to mix up what is needed to make the batter for Jiffy corn muffin mix. If you use your own creation you would want enough to fill half of a 8×8 pan, you don’t want it too thick.

Tips

If you are only using 1 lb. of ground beef you’ll need to use an 8×8 baking dish, but could easily double it and use a 9×12 pan as well. I’d use closer to 15 oz. (2 boxes) for that.

The key is not making the top layer too thick on top or else the very middle (bread) won’t get completely done. Not horrible, but that is what I have found to be true. The bottom can be made on the stove or as Instant Pot sloppy joes all in the same pot.

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A hand holding a spoonful of cornbread sloppy joe casserole, brimming with a savory ground beef mixture, hovers over a pan of golden cornbread.
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Cornbread Sloppy Joe Casserole Recipe

By Justine
Easy cornbread sloppy joe casserole recipes with Jiffy corn muffin mix! Delicious homemade sloppy joes in a casserole your whole family is sure to love!
Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 18 minutes
Total: 45 minutes
Servings: 8

Equipment

  • 1 8×8 pan or make thinner cornbread topping in 9×13 pan
  • 1 pan
  • 1 Bowl

Ingredients 

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1/2 onion, diced, optional
  • 1/2 bell pepper, diced, any colors, optional
  • 3/4-1 c ketchup
  • 1/4 c mustard
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 box Jiffy corn muffin mix, plus ingredients to make the batter directed on back of box
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Instructions 

  • Brown the ground beef, diced onions and bell peppers in a pan on the stove with olive oil until meat is no longer pink. Add your ketchup, brown sugar, and mustard.
    Cooking ground beef with onions and tomato sauce in a pan, stirred gently with a wooden spoon, is perfect for pairing with classic Sloppy Joe sides.
  • Stir in well until combined (taste now and add more of this or that ingredient to make it the taste you desire). Spray an 8×8" pan with non stick spray and spoon in meat mixture.
  • Use a separate bowl to make the Jiffy cornbread mix as directed on the box. Pour cornbread mixture on top of meat in pan.
    A glass bowl with yellow cornbread batter awaits a metal spoon, ready to transform this simple mixture into delightful corn dog bites.
  • Put into preheated oven at 400 degrees and follow same timing on back of box to bake, about 15 – 18 minutes or until browned on top and cooked all the way thru.
    A cornbread sloppy joe casserole features a hearty meat filling beneath a golden cornbread topping, served with a spoon.
  • If you wanted to melt cheese on top, sprinkle on 3 minutes before bake time is up.

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Nutrition

Serving: 2oz, Calories: 314kcal, Carbohydrates: 33g, Protein: 14g, Fat: 14g, Saturated Fat: 5g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 6g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 40mg, Sodium: 331mg, Potassium: 325mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 9g, Vitamin A: 354IU, Vitamin C: 11mg, Calcium: 29mg, Iron: 2mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Entree, Main Course
Cuisine: American
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Variations

When I serve it I like to put a little dollop of sour cream on top of the scoop, and even a few green onions diced if I have them. For added flavor add a small can of chiles into your cornbread mixture too! YUM!!

with Noodles

Here is the second recipe for an easy sloppy joe casserole using noodles that varies slightly from the one above, tastes a bit different, but is really yummy! More like a traditional recipe using noodles and serving more people than the one above it is easy to throw together, and I use a canned sloppy joe mixture for this one to make it even easier…it’s really cheesy too!

  1. 4 cups noodles, we used cavatappi
  2. Ground beef or for a vegetarian option you can make Sloppy Lentil Joes as the base
  3. Manwich sloppy joe sauce (it’s an amped up tomato sauce essentially)
  4. Cheese

Bell Pepper and onion were finely diced and added into this but of course are optional choices. Gives the dish some great texture though so I would recommend it.

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  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees
  • Brown ground beef together with olive oil, diced onion and bell pepper until beef is browned and slightly softened.
  • Boil noodles in another pot until al dente.
  • Pour Manwich in with browned beef mixture and stir
  • Drain al dente noodles from water and pour into mixture. Fold in until all noodles are coated with sauce
  • Add 1 c. shredded cheese in and slowly mix in too.
  • Pour mixture into a 13×9″ casserole dish covered with foil and put in oven for 25 minutes

Remove foil, sprinkle rest of cheese on top and put back in uncovered for 3-5 min. or until cheese is melted. Serve with sloppy joe sides!

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with Crescent Rolls

If you wanted a different covering you could use refrigerated crescent rolls or biscuits like you see here. You would use the same directions for the meat mixture below. Instead of mixing the ingredients for the cornmeal muffins and pouring that on top, just roll our the raw crescents.

Use the directions on the back of the tube as far as the temperature and bake time goes. The underside is already cooked and warmed so you’re just cooking the dough until it is no longer sticky and golden brown.

OR just leave the topping off all together like our cheesy ShipWreck Casserole, it is super versatile of course like other throw together meals.

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Other Jiffy Corn Muffin Recipes

You can jump to recipe below which has nutritional information, calories, saturated fat listed too. That will vary slightly depending on the fat content on your meat but will give you a general idea. 😉 Just enjoy it y’all.

About Justine

Justine is the creative mind behind The Typical Mom and The Typical Family on YouTube. She began blogging about easy recipes, budget friendly activities for kids, and fun family travel destinations in September 2012.

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10 Comments

  1. I made the cornbread sloppy joe casserole for dinner tonight. It got a 3 out of 3 here! (Each person in my house gets one vote on everything I make). I’ll, definitely, be making this again!

  2. What are the measurements for the cornbread recipe? I’d love to make but I don’t see anything.

  3. This is a great idea, thanks!We have sloppy joes every month or so, but I’ve never bought the canned sauce, either.I saute some cumin and chili powder in oil, saute onion flakes and peppers if the kids will eat them, add meat and brown until cooked. I use spaghetti sauce and serve on round burger rolls or sub rolls, with boil in bag rice.

  4. How long and at what temperature do you put this in the oven for? It looks like something my kiddos will love! 🙂