(This is an updated recipe/photo from March 2013)
If you’re thinking to yourself that Sloppy Joes aren’t your thing just keep reading. Don’t click out! Because in fact, they aren’t my thing either. I typically don’t like sloppy joes. I think it has to do with the name, maybe? I don’t know. I would typically never choose to make them or eat them. I guess they are a neutral food to me. I don’t hate them, I don’t love them. Neutral. Some other foods that might fall into that category are snickerdoodles, shredded wheat, applesauce, jello, etc. Anyhoo…back to the sloppy joes. Well these one’s are different. One, they are not served on a bun. Two, they are made with roast instead of hamburger meat. Three, they are served on a tortilla as a quesadilla. Four, they are served with cream cheese instead of regular cheddar cheese.
Yes, cream cheese!
I was having a conversation the other day with someone about sloppy joes. He mentioned that he put cream cheese on his growing up. What?! Cream cheese? That sounded really awesome to me! I had to incorporate it into this recipe. And it was awesome. I love them, my kids love them and my husband loves them. Don’t knock it until you try it. You’ll like it too, I promise!
Slow Cooker Sloppy Joe Beef Quesadillas
with Cream Cheese
with Cream Cheese
Makes 8 servings
Ideal slow
cooker size: 3-4 quart
cooker size: 3-4 quart
Cooking
time: 8-10 hours
time: 8-10 hours
2 lbs beef chuck roast (or you can use cross rib
roast), trimmed of excess fat
1/2 tsp black pepper
2 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp paprika
1 (16 oz) can sloppy joe sauce (I
use Manwich
Bold Sloppy Joe Sauce)
1/2 cup
cream cheese or Neufchâtel
cream cheese or Neufchâtel
8 tortillas (I used whole wheat)
1. Lay out a long piece of foil and place
roast in the middle. Season on all sides with the pepper, salt, onion
powder, garlic powder and paprika. Rub the seasonings in. Wrap the
roast up tightly in the foil. Use another large piece of foil to wrap around
the roast securely. Place in fridge and let sit overnight (if you have
the time). If not, just place the foiled meat in the bottom of your slow
cooker (the smaller slow cooker the better…as long as it fits).
2. Cover and cook on LOW for 8-10 hours
(totally depends on how your slow cooker cooks. I cooked mine for about 8
hours).
3. Carefully remove the foil and place
meat on a cutting board. Shred into small pieces. (You can use
your Bosch or Kitchen-aid. Just place hot meat inside and turn to medium
speed for about 30 seconds. It shreds it perfectly every time!) Place
meat back in the slow cooker.
4. Add in 1 can of sloppy joe
sauce and stir until meat is coated.
5. Coat a large skillet with cooking spray
and heat over medium heat. Spread 1 Tbsp of cream cheese all over one side of
each tortilla. Top one half of each tortilla with 1/8 of the beef
mixture. Gently fold tortilla in half. Transfer to skillet and cook 2
minutes on one side, or until golden brown. Flip, and cook the other side until
golden brown. Repeat with remaining tortillas. Cut each quesadilla into
quarters.
6. Serve and enjoy!
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Jennifer Drummond says
Hello! Karen! I just made this tonight and I had a lot of juice from the beef left in the slow cooker. I wasn’t sure if that is supposed to be in the recipe so I drained it off to keep for use later. I’ll probably freeze it in ice cube trays for recipes that require minimal broth. Was the broth supposed to be used in the recipe?
Karen says
Nope it wasn’t supposed to be used! Good idea on the ice cube trays!
[email protected] says
olivia, that sounds delish!
oliviaguillemette says
I loved this recipe however I am not a beefy person so I wrapped up 2 lbs of chicken in the tin foil and cooked it on low for 5 hours I then added the manwich sauce and let it cook for another 20 min I stirred and the chicken just came apart. Divine!!!
Katie says
Our favourite is homemade pizza!
Unknown says
A steak and some veggies cooked outside on the grill
Celeste B. says
My favorite dinner is anything mexican.
Colette says
Creamy black bean salsa chicken!
andyashleigh says
My favorite week night meal is anything relatively easy, healthy, and my whole family loves. Like chicken tacos, fish tacos, or pasta dishes!
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Savings make Cents says
I never thought of using sloppy Joe and turn into quesadillas but sure will have to try it now.
Danelle M says
Our favorite weeknight meal is also quesadillas. Can't wait to try out your sloppy joe version!
Eileen says
Probably chicken fried steak and mashed potatoes with gravy With a green salad. Making me hungry as i type about it! Thanks for opportunity and have a great day
Jennifer Fox says
Anything quick, easy, and delicious, tacos or pasta is always good.
Jennifer (Double Duty Mommy) says
spaghetti
Susan C says
Salad if I need something super fast, otherwise – we love spaghetti.
Abbynormal621 says
I love tacos for dinner!
Ashley Beerbroer says
Now I know what to do with all those Manwich cans Nana keeps buying >.>
Shanna Crump says
Sounds yummy!
cbronso1 says
Baked chicken and mashed potatoes! It's one dish that everybody will eat!
Marla B says
anything crockpot! i am proud of myself when I think & plan ahead & put something in the crock pot.
Denene says
Meatloaf and mashed potatoes
Lisa P says
Fave weeknight dinner is probably some kind of pasta dish. My family loves pasta. I try to hunt around and find new and interesting recipes to try each week so it's not just spaghetti 🙂
Lisa P says
Fave weeknight dinner is probably some kind of pasta dish. My family loves pasta. I try to hunt around and find new and interesting recipes to try each week so it's not just spaghetti 🙂
Liz says
I always need fast and easy recipes!
win says
Love it! My fav meal changes frequently. But right now it is veggies and tofu. Last week was Nachos with ground turkey and asiago cheese and Maui onions.
Shelise Thompson says
This sounds wonderful, we'll be trying it soon! Thanks for the wonderful idea!
Shawna Young says
My favorite weeknight dinner is Wednesday. It's the one night every week that we get together as a family (even those of us who no longer live at home) and have hot & spicy chicken.
Kristin McDonald says
My favorite weeknight meal is swedish meatballs
Brenda says
We love tacos! I love tacos! My favorite meal of the week!
Kami Kaufman says
Our favorite weeknight meal is breakfast burritos-eggs, bacon and hashbrowns rolled into a tortilla. But we're finding new favorites from all of the great ideas on this blog! Thanks for sharing your wonderful recipes!
Help Moms Stop The Murders says
surf and turf
Ruthie says
Thanks for the giveaway – and all your great recipes!
Ruthie says
Thanks for all the great recipes and giveaways. This looks great!
Indigolily says
This looks absolutely awesome. Gonna try it this weekend!
Jen Weisser says
This looks good, but my kids are so picky!! Our favorite dinner night is "Breakfast Dinner", usually pancakes or waffles, sausage, with homefries.
Summer says
Look Delish!
Brieanne G says
I love to make homemade pizza, it's always better than frozen, and I'm perfecting it so that it's usually as good as delivery.
Ginger says
Lately my favorite weeknight dinner has been leftovers from the freezer. I've been making extra of things that freeze well on the weekends (especially soups) so I always have a quick and easy meal when I get home from work.
MarthaC says
Sounds like a tasty recipe. Must try.
Kimberly Porter says
Our favorite weeknight dinner is slow cooked Italian beef sandwiches.
Melissa Moeller says
Favorite weeknight meal is tacos! Thanks.
Melissa Moeller says
Favorite weeknight meal is tacos! Thanks.
jessica s says
we love tacos!
MKC says
My favorite week night meal is Chicken Crock Pot Fajitas!
Gwenthemom says
Definitely going to try this recipe!!
Land of MakeBelieve says
Our favorite weeknight meal is crockpot fajitas…chicken or beef. A favorite for the whole family…even my picky husband!!
Danielle Breedlove says
Whoa! I would have never thought to create such a meal. Looks so delicious. Adding it to my next week menu!
Pamela says
Love the website. Thanks!
Library Danielle says
My current favorite is peppers and onions on a baked potato. I like to get the onions all caramelized and delicious while the peppers are still kinda crisp. Mmm.
Nancy A. says
My veggie beef soup I make in the crock pot in cold weather and in summer it is anything that won't make the kitchen hotter!!
kellyr78 says
My kids and I love pasta, like Raviolis.
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Becky Milstead says
My normal easy weeknight meal is taco soup. 🙂
Christine says
I would love that Calphalon skillet!
AnnaZed says
We like the easy stuff on weeknights; lots of chicken breasts get cooked (but how much of that stuff can you eat!) and great convenient food. Manwich is definitely there!
liz c says
Oh, my favorite weeknight dinner is breakfast 🙂
liz c says
YUM! This would be SO easy!
Jenna says
i love having a bbq quesadilla! so good!
Jaynie says
Lately, on Monday nights, we've been having breakfast for dinner. The kids love it!
Carrian Cheney says
These are so gooey and delicious! Pinning it so everyone can oooohhh and ahhhhh
ilene says
Chicken and salad
Sarah G says
My favorite weeknight meal is Mexican dishes. My husband's favorite is sloppy joes .
Natalie S says
I love roasted veggies and roasted chicken for the weeknight!
Christin says
Linguine with asparagus and pine nuts, yum!
Jenessa Adams says
Favorite weeknight meal? Easy. Anything that comes out of the crockpot! I am all about curries, and tonight we're having massaman curry from this site!
The Lucksters says
French Dip! Oh yeah, Easy, Good.
Rochelle says
Hard to pick a favorite with so many recipes but Id have to say Spaghetti with meat sauce! 🙂
[email protected] says
My fav wknight dinner is chili (of any sort)–I never make it the same way twice.
We are actually having sloppy joes this week but with soy crumbles with a coleslaw topping in a pita. Healthy and delicious!
Jamie says
Anything easy!
Andrea says
My favorite week day meal is Meatball Casserole. Thanks for the chance to enter.
Andrea D.
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Lachelle says
My favorite weeknight meal would be tacos or burritos. However, on those days I made homemade bread that would be a favorite meal too!
Debbie N. says
Who doesn't like sloppy joes????
Cathy says
Looks awesome! Thanks for the great contest.
JM says
My favorite weeknight dinner is anything the everyone will eat with out complaining. I have yet to find that meal…….
I can usually get a majority approval on Meatloaf with mashed potatoes and gravy OR tortellini with Alfredo sauce.
Kristy says
These look good!
Donna says
Quesadillas a re always a hit around here. This is a nice twist on the concept
B Greene says
Chicken casserole with a Ritz cracker topping is a favorite in our house.
Anonymous says
I must try these!
Chelsea says
Nachos are a Favorite in my house. Can't wait to try your recipe.
k says
I love anything that came out of my crockpot or my pressure cooker– best inventions ever!! I recently made some really good green chile chicken 'cordon bleu' in the crockpot. Yum!
Here's a silly question… How are we supposed to know who wins giveaways? Does it get posted on this same post, a new post, by email? I never know! Thanks 🙂
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Jodie says
I like any dinner with chicken
Our little family says
Our favorite dinner is any kind of enchilada.
MommyEdwards.com says
My fav weeknight dinner is the one I don't have to cook! Ha!
Monica says
I love making stirfrys they are easy and fast!
Thanks
Stacey says
We love all your recipes! THis one sounds good too 🙂
Marye Jane says
Tacos or Sloppy Joes are a fav at our home! I love your blog! Thanks for all the great ideas, esp the tomato paste trick!
Anonymous says
Our favorite weeknight meal is either tacos or bacon sloppy joes!!
Jess
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dianespb says
These look so good! I have always wanted to try the Calphalon but it's not in my budget. 🙁
Pattij says
Our favorite week night meal has to be spaghetti and meatballs. This does look good though!
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Janet says
My favorite week night meal is Nachos. We also love to make cream cheese/chicken salsa to serve over rice.
Amanda says
Those look delish! Can't wait to try them 🙂
Becky Hannert says
This looks yummy. And it's Monday so we will be trying it tonight!