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Sloppy Joe Tacos are hearty ground beef tacos with sloppy joe sauce and baked with cheese.

Sloppy Joe Tacos are hearty ground beef tacos with sloppy joe sauce and baked with cheese.



Sloppy Joe Tacos are an easy ground beef dinner recipe perfect for weeknights.

Sloppy Joe Tacos are hearty ground beef tacos with sloppy joe sauce and baked with cheese.

These tasty tacos are both kid and adult friendly.

Sloppy Joe Tacos are hearty ground beef tacos with sloppy joe sauce and baked with cheese.

This baked taco recipe takes just under thirty minutes from start to finish and produces ten tacos.

Sloppy Joe Tacos are hearty ground beef tacos with sloppy joe sauce and baked with cheese.

Printable Recipe Card with a Full List of Ingredients and Instructions is Located at the Bottom of the Post.

Be sure to read through the entire post so that you don’t miss out on any important tips and tricks!

To make these tacos, I started by dumping some lean ground beef into a skillet.

raw ground beef in a skillet

I crumbled the ground beef well as it cooked.

ground beef cooking in a skillet

I added some diced onions to the skillet with the ground beef as it was cooking.

diced onions on top of ground beef in a skillet

Once the ground beef was fully cooked, I drained the grease from the pan.

cooked ground beef and diced onions in a skillet

Then I added some ketchup to the skillet.

ketchup on top of cooked ground beef and diced onions in a skillet

I also added some Worcestershire sauce and brown sugar to the skillet.

Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar and ketchup on top of ground beef in a skillet

I also added some onion powder and garlic powder.

onion powder, garlic powder, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce and ketchup on top of ground beef in a skillet

I stirred all of the ingredients together well and left the mixture to simmer for a few minutes.

sloppy joe ground beef mixture in a skillet

I placed some stand and stuff taco shells in a baking dish.

stand and stuff taco shells in a baking dish

I sprinkled shredded cheese into the bottom of each taco shell.

shredded cheese in the bottom of taco shells in a baking dish

Then I spooned the ground beef mixture on top of the cheese in the taco shells.

sloppy joe ground beef mixture in taco shells in a baking dish

I sprinkled some more shredded cheese on top.

shredded cheese on top of ground beef mixture in taco shells

Then I placed the baking dish in the oven and baked the tacos just until the cheese was melted and the taco shells were starting to brown slightly.

Sloppy Joe Tacos are hearty ground beef tacos with sloppy joe sauce and baked with cheese.

I removed the tacos from the oven.

Sloppy Joe Tacos are hearty ground beef tacos with sloppy joe sauce and baked with cheese.

Then the cheesy sloppy joe tacos were ready to serve.

Sloppy Joe Tacos are hearty ground beef tacos with sloppy joe sauce and baked with cheese.

These baked tacos are perfect for dinner or as a party snack.

Sloppy Joe Tacos are hearty ground beef tacos with sloppy joe sauce and baked with cheese.

If you are looking for an easy ground beef dinner recipe, then you need to try these Sloppy Joe Tacos!

Sloppy Joe Tacos are hearty ground beef tacos with sloppy joe sauce and baked with cheese.

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PRINTABLE VERSION OF THE RECIPE CAN BE FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE

Ingredients You’ll Need to Make These Sloppy Joe Tacos:

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 cup diced onions
  • 1 cup ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 10 stand and stuff hard taco shells
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella and cheddar cheese blend
How to Make Sloppy Joe Tacos:
  1. Preheat oven to 400F.
  2. Dump the ground beef into a skillet over medium-high heat.
  3. Crumble the ground beef well as it cooks.
  4. Add the diced onions to the skillet with the ground beef and stir well.
  5. Once the ground beef is fully cooked, drain the grease from the skillet.
  6. Reduce the heat to medium-low and add the ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, onion powder and garlic powder to the skillet.
  7. Stir all of the ingredients together well and leave to simmer while you prep the taco shells.
  8. Place the taco shells in a 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
  9. Sprinkle 1 cup of the shredded cheese into the bottoms of the taco shells.
  10. Spoon the ground beef mixture on top of the cheese in the taco shells.
  11. Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup of shredded cheese on top of the ground beef.
  12. Place the baking dish in the oven and bake the tacos until the cheese is melted and the shells are starting to brown slightly. 4 – 6 minutes.
  13. Remove the tacos from the oven.
  14. Serve and enjoy!
Sloppy Joe Tacos are hearty ground beef tacos with sloppy joe sauce and baked with cheese.

Sloppy Joe Tacos

Yield: 10 tacos
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 6 minutes
Total Time: 26 minutes

Sloppy Joe Tacos are hearty ground beef tacos with sloppy joe sauce and baked with cheese.

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 cup diced onions
  • 1 cup ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 10 stand and stuff hard taco shells
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella and cheddar cheese blend

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400F.
  2. Dump the ground beef into a skillet over medium-high heat.
  3. Crumble the ground beef well as it cooks.
  4. Add the diced onions to the skillet with the ground beef and stir well.
  5. Once the ground beef is fully cooked, drain the grease from the skillet.
  6. Reduce the heat to medium-low and add the ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, onion powder and garlic powder to the skillet.
  7. Stir all of the ingredients together well and leave to simmer while you prep the taco shells.
  8. Place the taco shells in a 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
  9. Sprinkle 1 cup of the shredded cheese into the bottoms of the taco shells.
  10. Spoon the ground beef mixture on top of the cheese in the taco shells.
  11. Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup of shredded cheese on top of the ground beef.
  12. Place the baking dish in the oven and bake the tacos until the cheese is melted and the shells are starting to brown slightly. 4 - 6 minutes.
  13. Remove the tacos from the oven.
  14. Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 10 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 222Total Fat: 12gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 52mgSodium: 388mgCarbohydrates: 13gFiber: 1gSugar: 8gProtein: 17g

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Brenda

Friday 17th of February 2023

I made your Smothered Pork Chops...but in crock pot. Added potatoes and carrots SO SO YUMMY...Keeper

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