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These Texas Toast Sloppy Joes are a great, easy dinner everyone loves. 

These Texas Toast Sloppy Joes are an amazing weeknight dinner that is family friendly and quick!  Full of flavor this dinner combines an easy, flavorful sloppy joe mix that gets piled on top of Texas toast garlic bread and topped with a slice of melty cheese.  These were a hit in my house and have become a weekly staple.

There is nothing I love more an easy dinner that comes together in minutes and that everyone will eat.  With picky eaters I need all the easy dinners I can find.  This is picky eater approved and an easy weeknight meal.

These sloppy joes are one of my easy go-to dinners that I can just whip together quickly and I know everyone will enjoy.  Just a few ingredients, this easy recipe and a couple minutes and I have a delicious dinner or lunch for everyone. These are also great for parties and get-togethers.  They make a great appetizer, lunch or dinner.  These are always a crowd pleaser.

Everyone already loves sloppy joes and they are such a comfort food but put them on garlic texas toast and they get elevated to the next level. 

These sloppy sliders are perfect all year round. The beef cooks up with peppers and diced onions and mixed with a delicious sloppy joe sauce. I love that you can customize this to your family’s taste, make it spicy, add your favorite seasonings, change out the cheese, you can totally make this recipe your own. The sloppy joe filling is piled on garlicky texas toast and topped with melted cheese and it is just the perfect flavor combination.

Can we also take a minute to talk about how budget-friendly this dinner is?  Everyone is feeling the pinch with the grocery bill right now and you can’t get much cheaper than ground beef and a few other ingredients.  I am always on the look out to stretch that dollar and an easy ground beef dinner recipe always works. So this is a great dinner when you are trying to save a few pennies.

Next time you want a family-friendly dinner even the pickiest kids pop these sliders in the oven and this simple dinner recipe will be ready in no time!  They will be your new family favorite. They are such a big hit in my house.

I promise your whole family will love these Texas Toast Sloppy Joes. 

You will want to make these sloppy joes again and again! We do!

You will love this recipe because it is

• Easy and fast.
• Family-friendly.
• Budget-friendly.
• Full of flavor.
• Perfect for weeknights.
• Crowd-pleaser.

Can I use any ground meat?

Yes, you can use any ground protein you like.  Ground chicken, ground turkey or ground pork will also work in this.  

What should I serve this with?

I love these with a salad, sweet potato fries or some mac and cheese as a side dish but it is also great served with these Slow Cooker Cowboy Beans.

Can I make this spicy?

You can add red pepper flakes, jalapenos, green chiles or even sriracha to give this a kick. 

Ingredients used

• Pound of ground beef – I like to use a lean ground beef in this recipe.
• Chopped onion – You can use fresh or frozen, I cheat and use frozen to save time!
• Green bell pepper – Swap this out for your favorite color bell pepper if you don’t like green.
• Red bell pepper – This adds color and a little sweetness to this dish. 
• Garlic – Just a little will do ya, you can use fresh minced or jarred, both work great.
• Ketchup – This is the base of the sauce, it has touch of sweetness and tartness your mix needs.
• Chili powder – Adds a pop of flavor.
• Tomato paste – This adds richness.
• Worcestershire sauce – Adds depth and savoriness to the dish.
• Brown sugar – You always need a little sweet in your sloppy joe mix.
• Texas toast – The star of the show! I get it right in the freezer section of the grocery store, grab your favorite brand.
• Colby jack cheese –  I like to use colby but you can use your favorite cheese like cheddar cheese or pepperjack cheese, shredded mozzarella cheese

Gather your ingredients.

Brown the meat and veggies.

Make the sauce.

Spoon the sloppy joe mixture on the texas toast.

Top with cheese.

Bake and serve!

How to make these Texas Toast Sloppy Joes

1. FULL RECIPE BELOW
2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
3. In a large skillet over medium high heat add the ground beef, onion, and bell peppers.
4. Cook until the beef is browned and crumbled.
5. Drain the excess fat.
6. To the beef in the pan add the garlic, ketchup, chili powder, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar and water.
7. Stir to combine and cook over medium heat to medium-high heat until the sloppy joe mix thickens.
8. Meanwhile on a parchment paper lined baking sheet place your texas garlic toast in a single layer.
9. Bake for about 3-4 minutes just until the bread thaws and is soft and golden brown.
10. Remove the bread from the oven.
11. Using a spoon make a large indent in each piece of bread.
12. Spoon the sloppy joe mixture into the indent on each slice of Texas toast. 
13. Slice the colby jack cheese in half diagonally. 
14. Place one slice of cheese ontop of each sloppy joe.
15. Bake for another 3-4 minutes until the cheese is melted.
16. Serve!
17. Store the leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

Want more Sloppy Joe Sandwich recipes? Check these out!

• Sloppy Joe Sliders
• One Pot Sloppy Joe Pasta
• Philly Cheesesteak Sliders
• Slow Cooker French Dip Sloppy Joes
• Slow Cooker Rodeo Sloppy Joes
• Cheesy Chicken Sloppy Joe Sliders

Texas Toast Sloppy Joes

Yield: 4

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

These Texas Toast Sloppy Joes are an amazing weeknight dinner that is family friendly and quick!  Full of flavor this dinner combines an easy, flavorful sloppy joe mix that gets piled on top of Texas toast garlic bread and topped with a slice of melty cheese.  These were a hit in my house and have become a weekly staple.

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Ingredients

• 1 pound lean ground beef
• Half of an onion, diced
• Half of a green bell pepper, diced
• Half of a red bell pepper, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup of ketchup
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 ½ tablespoons tomato paste
• ½ tablespoon worchestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• ¾ cup water
• 8 slices frozen garlic Texas toast
• 4 slices colby jack cheese

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a large skillet over medium high heat add the ground beef, onion, and bell peppers.
3. Cook until the beef is browned and crumbled.
4. Drain the grease.
5. To the beef in the pan add the garlic, ketchup, chili powder, tomato paste, worchestershire sauce, brown sugar and water.
6. Stir to combine and cook over medium to medium high heat until the sloppy joe mix thickens.
7. Meanwhile on a sheetpan place your texas toast in a single layer.
8. Bake for about 3-4 minutes just until the bread thaws and is soft.
9. Remove the bread from the oven.
10. Using a spoon make a large indent in each piece of bread.
11. Spoon the sloppy joe mix into the indent on each slice of Texas toast. 
12. Slice the colby jack cheese in half diagonally. 
13. Place one slice of cheese ontop of each sloppy joe.
14. Bake for another 3-4 minutes until the cheese is melted.
15. Serve!

Notes

Store leftovers in the refrigerator covered for up to 3 days.

You can use any kind of cheese you have on hand. 

Add any seasonings you like to your sloppy joe mix.

Top with jalapenos if you would like a kick.