a baked casserole with meat and macaroni from Greece.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 15 mins |
| Total Time: | 25 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
Ingredients
- 1 pound spaghetti
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 (15 ounce) can sloppy joe sauce
- ½ green bell pepper, diced
- ½ onion, chopped
- ½ cup Italian-style dried bread crumbs
- ¼ cup shredded Cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes; drain.
- Meanwhile, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. Stir in sauce, bell pepper, and onion; cook and stir until onion and bell pepper are tender, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat; mix in bread crumbs and cheese.
- Add sauce to pasta; toss to coat and serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 878 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 111 g |
| Cholesterol | 93 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 6 g |
| Protein | 40 g |
| Saturated Fat | 12 g |
| Sodium | 972 mg |
| Sugars | 10 g |
| Fat | 28 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
no meat just used the can and spaghetti garlic to water
like others have said, this is REALLY DRY. I used 2 cans of manwich but the crumbs soak it all up and really don’t add the best flavor. This disagreed with my stomach. I’m sorry, won’t be making this again.
I did add in two cans of sauce and that made it perfect.
Kids liked it. The bell pepper gave it a nice flavoring.
Easy to make and tasty, too! What’s not to like?
I was surprised my kids love it. I really did not like it and I like sloppy Joes. For the ease of cooking and my children, I gave it a 4.
I did not care for this recipe. Too little cheese and sauce for the spaghetti. Sloppy Joe sauce was just “wrong” with the pasta. Two thumbs DOWN.
My family doesn’t like Sloppy Joe mix, so I substituted some taco seasoning and spaghetti sauce with a little taco sauce instead….It turned out tasty and my family gobbled it up.
I have tried this a few times. I find that using the powder mix in the packet for sloppy joes is MUCH better than canned. I could def. tell the difference! This is the only reason I did not rate this 5 stars. I hate putting in “changes” in the comments for recipes, as i think they should be rated on the original recipe, however, I think changing the canned to the packet made such a HUGE difference that I have to recommend it!
I had high hopes for this but it just wasn’t something we liked. I had to throw it out. I made it as stated. I know other reviewers felt it was too dry. I didn’t find that to be the case. The flavors just didn’t seem to go well together for me.
I was intrigued by this recipe so had to give it a try. It was a nice change of pace from traditional spaghetti sauce. I did add a little extra sloppy joe sauce. I also sauteed the onion with the meat. I put everything other than the breadcrumbs and cheese in a slow cooker and added those just before serving. I do not like green peppers so I added mushrooms instead but that is just a personal preference. Next time I may try baking this in a casserole and top with Italian cheese. I liked the flavor that the sloppy joe sauce added and would consider adding some to a traditional spaghetti sauce sometime for a variation on this recipe.
Extremely dry. I don’t think the bread crumbs were a good addition. I cooked the pepper and onion with the ground beef because I don’t think it would be good with them being crunchy. I wont be making this again.
I followed the recipes but brown up some onion and pepper’s and added mushrooms and a can of tomatoe sauce and then also added sour cream and hubby loved it but I used parmesan cheese instead of cheddar cheese
I made this and it came out great. I did saute the onions and peppers. I added 2 cans of sauce instead of 1 used the cheddar cheese, but think I’ll try mozzarella cheese next time.
Good flavor. Pretty dry, though. I think it would be better with a tablespoon of Italian seasoning instead of Italian bread crumbs.
This is a great recipe! It is heavily dependant on the quality and quantity of the “sloppy joe mix/sauce”. Add reg. yellow mustard to taste for a super zing! I know it is nice to be the inventor of something new, but I have been eating this exact mix for 55 years. I am going to invent the “carrot cake” for dessert next. :b
would havae been better if the picture weren’t of maccaroni instead of apaghetti.
I made this a few time now my husband nd brother in law loved it they now beg me to make. I made it for it was a quick dinner nd it was getting late but now I make it atleast once a week for one of them beg me I love the favor it has I added taco cheese to it nd now they go even more crazt over it.
This was awesome!!! I don’t like sloppy joes but my boyfriend does so I thought j would give it a shot!! A huge hit!! Will make it again!! 🙂
This was really delicious if u like the taste of manwich and BBQ’s otherwise you wouldnt like it…..(as my father didn’t haha) …..my family and siblings loved this recipe and ask me to make it all the time…its probably better to make it for younger age kids…they’ll really enjoy
This actually turned out really good, i followed the recipee to a T…..definately man food make it again anytime