Sloppy Joe Casserole with Dinner Rolls

Is this a 5 star recipe? No, probably not, but it’s not a 1 star either so I’m giving it some love.

So I had a bunch of plain ole dinner rolls leftover and thought I’d try this. I found the preparation method a little odd so I sautéed my onions, peppers and garlic first. I also chopped up half a jalapeño and added it. Next I added the meat and cooked for about 5 min then drained the excess fat. As for the rest of the meat mixture ingredients, I added a pinch of dill and a generous dose of ground black pepper. I also used almost the whole can of crushed tomatoes. Then, as noted, regular dinner rolls halved and used just the tops.

It was a fine quick meal.

My partner had never had a sloppy joe before so I thought there wasn’t a better way for her to try it than with a southern living recipe. Sadly the recipe let us down. There was no depth of flavor and we felt that we were eating ground beef mixed with ketchup. Myself trying to be a faithful sloppy joe ambassador, was also let down and dismayed at what I had eaten. What was expected to be a sloppy joe was more like a tousled, unkempt Joseph. Like this guy would have thought Mayo was spicy. None the less, Southern living tried their best but they need to revise the recipe to incorporate more depth of flavor.