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Sloppy Joe Turnovers is an awesome and easy twist on traditional Sloppy Joe sandwiches. I love them because there’s no mess like the original ones. Not having to worry about gloppy gloop spilling out everywhere.

Plus these are super simple and fast to make.

Let’s make this Sloppy Joe Turnover recipe

In this Sloppy Joe Turnovers recipe, I add a few special ingredients to make it more my style (and I’ll show you how I do that in the recipe below), but you can make your sauce however you want. Just be sure the sauce isn’t too thin. These are so much fun to make so let’s get started!

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Easy Sloppy Joe Turnovers Ingredients

1 lb ground beef
15 oz can Manwich or other Sloppy Joe sauce
2 packages refrigerated crescent roll sheets
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 sweet onion, minced
1-2 sprigs fresh thyme, minced
1 Tablespoon garlic salt

Directions in making easy sloppy joe turnovers recipe

Step 1

In a large skillet with a little olive oil saute onion, garlic cloves, and garlic salt.

Step 2

Add ground beef and fresh thyme.

Step 3

Brown the ground beef and drain off excess fat. Add entire contents of Manwich or other Sloppy Joe sauce. Stir to combine and simmer on low heat for 2-3 minutes or until sauce is thickened.

Step 4

Flatten out refrigerated crescent roll sheets with a rolling pin. Cut into 3 equal portions.

Step 5

Spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray or line with parchment paper. On the cookie sheet, spread 1/6 portion of the sauce onto one-half of each crescent roll sheet.

Step 6

Fold in edges and press to seal like in the image.

Step 7

Bake at 350 F for about 15 minutes or until crescent roll sheet dough is cooked thoroughly and is beginning to turn golden brown. Remove from oven and serve immediately.

I like to serve these with a fresh salad!

Yield: 3 servings

Yummy Sloppy Joe Turnovers Recipe

Name: Yummy Sloppy Joe Turnovers Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Dinner
Ingredients: 1 lb ground beef; 15 oz can Manwich or other Sloppy Joe sauce; 2 packages refrigerated crescent roll sheets; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 1/2 sweet onion, minced; 1-2 sprigs fresh thyme, minced; 1 Tablespoon garlic salt

This variation of our traditional Sloppy Joes is less messy but equally tasty and delicious! Have a great time making this yummy Sloppy Joe turnovers recipe and impress your family!

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 45 minutes

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef
15 oz can Manwich or other Sloppy Joe sauce
2 packages refrigerated crescent roll sheets
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 sweet onion, minced
1-2 sprigs fresh thyme, minced
1 Tablespoon garlic salt

Instructions

In a large skillet with a little olive oil saute onion, garlic cloves, and garlic salt.
Add in the beef and thyme until it is browned.
Drain excess oil from the beef mixture. Add entire contents of Manwich or other Sloppy Joe sauce. Stir to combine and simmer on low heat for 2-3 minutes or until sauce is thickened.
Flatten out refrigerated crescent roll sheets with a rolling pin. Cut into 3 equal portions.
Spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray or line with parchment paper. ON THE COOKIE SHEET spread 1/6 portion of the sauce onto one-half of each crescent roll sheet.
Fold in edges to close the roll sheet.
Bake at 350 F for about 15 minutes or until crescent roll sheet dough is cooked thoroughly and is beginning to turn golden brown. Remove from oven and serve immediately.