Name: Air Fryer Unsloppy Joes Biscuit Pockets
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 7 min
Total time: 17 min
Ingredients: 1 Pound ground beef; 1/2 Cup ketchup; 1 Tablespoon brown sugar; 1/2 white onion (diced); 1 Teaspoon salt; 1/2 Teaspoon pepper; 1/2 Teaspoon paprika; 1 Teaspoon dried onion (minced ); 1 Tablespoon tomato paste; 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire; 1/2 Tablespoon mustard (stone ground ); 2 Cans biscuits (Pillsbury Grands ); 1 Tablespoon unsalted butter; 1/2 Tablespoon sesame seeds

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Air fryer unsloppy joes biscuit pockets are a delicious take on classic sloppy joes. Basically these are not so sloppy sloppy joes for when you want all the flavour without the mess! These manwich sandwiches are easy to make with Pillsbury biscuit dough and ground beef in the air fryer.

Food blogger, Bella Bucchiotti of xoxoBella, shares a recipe for air fryer unsloppy joes biscuit pockets. These manwich sandwiches or not so sloppy joes are made with Pillsbury Grands biscuits.

This air fryer version of manwich biscuits seals the tasty beef mixture inside a biscuit for a delicious meal. Manwich biscuits are the readymade sloppy joe sauce and you just need to cook them while these Pillsbury biscuit sloppy joes are homemade.

Ingredients for Baked Sloppy Joes

You’ll need ground beef as the main ingredient in these air fryer unsloppy joes biscuit pockets. I like to use either 85% or 90% lean but you can use any kind of beef you want. Ground chuck or sirloin would be tasty. The sauce for this ground beef air fryer recipe calls for ketchup, onion, sugar, paprika, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, and mustard.

In addition, you will need Grands biscuits to make Pillsbury biscuit sloppy joes, along with melted butter and sesame seeds.

How to Make Baked Sloppy Joes

You can cook the ground beef and drain off the excess fat. Add in the not so sloppy sloppy joes sauce ingredients and cook for a bit longer. Next you need to flatten out the biscuits and then add the ground beef to each one. Now just pinch the edges, add melted butter, sprinkle on sesame seeds, and cook!

Using the air fryer for these air fryer unsloppy joes biscuit pockets means a relatively short cooking time. Since the beef filling is already cooked you just have to cook them until the biscuit is golden brown. This can take as few as 7 minutes depending on your air fryer.

Start warming up the air fryer while you make the beef mixture so it’s hot by the time you pop these in.

5 Pillsbury Biscuit Sloppy Joes Variation Ideas

If you like, you can put some shredded cheese (mozzarella, sharp cheddar or whatever you want) on top of the beef mixture before sealing the biscuits.

Add finely chopped bell peppers or mushrooms to the filling if you like. Sauté these with the beef to tenderize them.

Either add some minced fresh chili pepper or grind in some red pepper flakes to up the heat factor a little.

Food blogger, Bella Bucchiotti of xoxoBella, shares a recipe for air fryer unsloppy joes biscuit pockets. These ground beef air fryer manwich sandwiches are so easy to make.

Sloppy joes are traditionally made with beef but you can try pork instead or half of each, or even ground turkey or veal.

A dash of liquid smoke adds a great flavour to the filling. A little goes a long way so only add a few drops if you’re using it.

What to Serve with Manwich Biscuits

Anything goes with a ground beef air fryer recipe. Try mashed potatoes and your favourite green vegetable or pair it with a simple green salad and vinaigrette. If you’re spicing yours up with a little chili you might want to serve something contrasting such as salad with a creamy ranch or blue cheese dressing.

It’s also possible to enjoy air fryer unsloppy joes biscuit pockets as a snack rather than a main meal. Now they might be not so sloppy sloppy joes but there is still plenty of sauce inside so either serve them with silverware or make sure everyone is eating theirs over a plate! They can still be a little messy (especially if you’re making them for kids!)

Can You Reheat These?

Why not double or triple the recipe? These baked sloppy joes can be warmed back up in the microwave the following day for a quick, fuss-free lunch. You could also pop them back in the air fryer or even in a hot oven if you’re using it for something else at the same time.

They will keep for 2 or 3 days in the refrigerator and do best if you wrap them first or keep them in an airtight container.

Can You Use a Different Dough?

I love the Pillsbury Grands because each one is just the right size to make one serving of air fryer unsloppy joes biscuit pockets. There are other ideas for this ground beef air fryer recipe though. You could try Pillsbury crescent dough. That way you will get 4 larger wraps.

If you like these manwich sandwiches, you might also like Smoked Brisket Sandwich with Homemade Pickled Red Onions, Easy Air Fryer Cinnamon Maple Baked Apples or Chocolate Chip Buttercream Jam Sandwich Cookies.