Monster Sloppy Joes
Monster Sloppy Joes are a fun twist on traditional sloppy Joes, perfect for a kid-friendly Halloween dinner. This easy pasta recipe is made with ground beef and cheese and stuffed in a cooked jumbo pasta shell.
What’s not to love in these little googly-eyed guys?! Cooked pasta shells oozing with cheesy sloppy Joes filling are sure to win smiles. Kids loved getting involved in the kitchen and making their own tasty monster creations.
This Is A Fun Halloween Recipe Craft For The Whole Family
You can make this a fun DIY dinner and let everyone assemble the monsters themselves. I like to put everything out, buffet-style, so each person can build their own crazy little Joes.
I used green olives for the eyes and sliced red peppers for the tongues. However, you can change it up with so many other ingredients. Black olives, different colored peppers, roasted peppers, jalapenos (for a spicy kick) are all great possibilities. Feel free to add your own twist and be sure and tag me on Instagram @ameessavorydish with your spooky creations!
When kids use their imagination in the kitchen and are involved in the preparation, special memories are made and new skills are born. Especially, when it’s a fun themed meal that’s tasty to eat and entertaining to make.
This recipe is made with an easy recipe for Homemade Sloppy Joe filling and will be a fun conversation starter at your next Halloween party or family dinner.
Cheese lovers, you can top these guys with extra cheese and throw them under the broiler until melted before adding the toothpicks and eyes for extra gooey goodness.
This Not-So-Scary Halloween dinner recipe is sure to win smiles!
Monster Sloppy Joes
Ingredients
- Recipe for Homemade Sloppy Joes *see above
- 1 box jumbo pasta shells cooked according to package directions
- 8 oz block cheddar cheese, shredded
- Green olives for eyes
- 1 red pepper sliced in strips for tongue
- toothpicks for placing eyes on shells
Instructions
- Slice a red pepper into strips and cut an upside down "V" for the tongue
- Prepare shells according to package directions
- Separate shells on a parchment lined cookie sheet and set aside
- Prepare the homemade sloppy joe filling
- Before removing sloppy joes from the cooktop, stir in shredded cheese until melted
- Spoon filling into shells
- Decorate your monsters adding eyes and tongue
Notes
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Amee, this is so great and so creative! You probably intended this for younger kids but my youngest son is 16 and I know that he and his friends would love this! Even my husband would love it! I might just have to surprise them on Halloween and make Monster Joe’s.
Awe, thank you Lisa! My son is 13 and still thinks they are fun. I hope you guys enjoy them as much as we do! 🙂
This is a very creative and delicious Halloween meal. Everyone will enjoy your creative not so scary sloppy joe’s. Thanks for sharing with Foodie Friends Friday party this week. Will pin and share this weekend.
We look forward to seeing you again soon with another delicious recipe.
Joanne
Thank you Joanne!
Thank you so much Joanne!!
Good Morning Amee! Stopping by to let you know I’m featuring your link from last weeks #theWeekendSocial. Your Not so Scary Joes just cracked me up when I was scrolling through all the shared links to find a feature. These are so freekin’ cute. Love that it’s a twofer recipe. Plus we love Green Olives around “Chez Chopper” I hope to see you again tonight, Thursday 9:00 PM EST. Please stop by and check out your feature! http://www.theKitchenChopper.com
Awesome!! Thank you so much for the feature!!:)