What to Serve with Sloppy Joes
Sloppy Joe Side Dishes are the recipe you need to make your family dinner complete!
This is what to serve with sloppy joes!
Ever wondered what to serve with sloppy joes? Sloppy Joes are a family favorite!
You’ll need a great addition to the main meal, so give any of these great side dish ideas a try!
First, let’s chat about Sloppy Joes for a minute…
I love making a homemade, delicious sloppy joe sauce with chili sauce, tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, and other simple ingredients. I’ll use this sauce to make the perfect recipe of sloppy joe sandwiches with hamburger buns, or use the loose meat mixture over tater-tots or even hot dogs!
For an Easy Sloppy Joe Dinner, get out your slow cooker! Once you’ve made a big pot of homemade sloppy joes, pour the meat sauce into your slow cooker. Put out buns and other toppings like dill pickles and red onion for a delicious topping idea! I love making up little sliders and serving those too. In other words, any way to make an easy dinner, I’m all in!
But, one thing to remember! If you’re hosting sloppy joe night for your family gatherings, you’ll want to *try* and make it easy on yourself! Choose side dish recipes that you can either make ahead or give the recipes to your people and have them bring them to the party! A delicious meal is always complete when others pitch in and help.
Sloppy Joe Side Dishes
There are so many side dish recipes that I’ll be breaking them into categories.
Classic Side Dish Ideas:
Macaroni and Cheese – This (Soul Food) Southern Baked Macaroni and Cheese Recipe has all the amazing ingredients like cream cheese, cheddar cheese, and might just be the perfect side dish!
Easy Coleslaw Recipe – For me, this is one of the best side dishes! I love a creamy coleslaw recipe with a mayo-based dressing. Of course, you can always pick up a coleslaw mix from the grocery store and use the packaged dressing! Pro Tip: Add a drizzle of red wine vinegar to the store-bought dressing! That’s the easiest way to make a store-bought dressing taste more homemade.
Classic Potato Salad – Love me some *good* Potato Salad! I need lots of hard-boiled eggs, pickle relish, and onions!
Other Delicious Side Dish Ideas:
Tater Tots – you can use the air fryer or bake them yourself. If you want to add a little something give them a sprinkle of garlic powder when they come out of the oven or air fryer! Garlic Powder and a little salt is a great way to an easy side dish a little bit fancier! If you’ve got leftover sloppy joe meat pour is over cheesy tater tots for another favorite sloppy joe recipe! Give this Air Fryer Tater Tots recipe a try from Aubrey’s Kitchen!
French Fries – such classic comfort food!
Macaroni Salad -Y’all! I fell in love with Macaroni Salad in Maui… and I’ve never made it. But! This Amish Macaroni Salad Recipe is a crowd-pleaser!
Green Beans – there are so many great ideas for green beans, but this recipe is delightful! Just a little Olive Oil, salt, and pepper over a hot skillet, and you’ve got Skillet Grilled Green Beans!
Pasta Salad – I love a good pasta salad with spicy red onions, cherry tomatoes, bell peppers. This Mediterranea Pasta Salad fits the bill, and it’s vegan!https://veganhuggs.com/mediterranean-pasta-salad-vegan-gf/
Garden Salad – you might be craving a healthier option for side dishes. With good reason! Classic Sloppy joes can be a heavy main dish — so pair a salad or other veggie options to help keep you from feeling that “lead belly” feeling. Doesn’t this Charred Corn and Avocado Salad with Roasted Red Onions look amazing?!
Fruit Salad – Having a good fruit salad on your side dish table is always a great idea! This Simple Fancy Fruit Salad from my friend The American Patriette is SO GOOD!
Sweet Potatoes – Crispy outside and tender inside, this baked Sweet and Smoky Sweet Potato Fries recipe is a flavorful, delicious, and healthy side dish for just about anything.
Need some more Sloppy Joe Side Dishes?!
What to Serve with Sloppy Joes
Grilled Potatoes in Foil take just 30 minutes to make. Everyone loves them, especially when they can choose their own toppings like sour cream, chives, cheese, and bacon!
You will love this easy and nutty Sesame Spinach Salad Recipe. It is healthy and makes a perfect side for any dinner, potluck, BBQ and lunch.
Quick and easy to make, serve this Black Eyed Peas Bean Salad as a side or enjoy it as a salsa with tortilla chips! This salad, like most bean salads, is cheap easy, and fast to make with loads of fantastic flavours melded together.
This simple cherry tomato salad takes only five minutes to toss together, making it a super easy side dish for just about anything. Celery complements the cherry tomatoes, giving the salad a nice crunch while bacon brings a punch of salt.
Summer succotash with grilled corn, lima beans, cherry tomatoes, fresh herbs tossed in olive oil and fresh lime juice. It's the best side dish for all of your warm weather BBQs
This cucumber and onion salad is so easy to throw together at the last minute and can be ready in just 10 minutes!
This easy pesto mac and cheese is made with short pasta (such as macaroni, rotini or small shells) tossed in a creamy homemade cheese sauce
Sweet and savory Boston baked beans make a perfect comfort food side dish. You are sure to love them--the molasses and Worcestershire add such richness and depth to the flavor.
This crunchy & refreshing red cabbage coleslaw is mixed with carrot, apple, jalapeno, cilantro & green onion then tossed in a tangy & slightly sweet apple cider vinegar dressing. Serve it as a simple side dish with a variety of hearty main courses.
This creamy grape salad recipe is made with fresh grapes topped with a creamy sauce, brown sugar, and toasted pecans. This is our favorite side dish to serve with sloppy joes!
Although it began as a summer salad, this cold rice dish is great in any season. Add whatever diced vegetables you want - just make it colorful & you’ll be fine.
This Grilled Corn Salad recipe is fresh and easy! It's made with roasted corn, avocado, tomatoes and tossed in a lemon feta cheese dressing.
For a quick and delicious snack or side dish, try this Air Fryer Okra! You only need 5 ingredients, and these okra fries take just 15 minutes to get browned and crispy in the air fryer.
Easy and perfectly crispy Oven Baked Potato Wedges will become your go-to side dish or appetizer. Much healthier than french fries and the tastiest potatoes you’ll ever taste!
Garlic Parmesan Fries are a tasty side dish that you can serve any night of the week and it pairs well with almost any meal. Make life easier by using frozen fries to save time.
