Texas Style Sloppy Joes Food

TEXAS SLOPPY JOES

Steps:

• Cook ground beef in 12-inch skillet over medium heat until no longer pink. Add onion and bell pepper; continue cooking 3-4 minutes or until vegetables are softened. Add all remaining ingredients except bread and cheese. Reduce heat to low; cook 5-10 minutes or until thickened.
• Heat broiler.
• Place bread onto ungreased baking sheet; broil 4 to 6 inches from heat, turning once, 4-6 minutes or until toasted. Top each with 1 slice cheese; continue broiling until melted. Top each with 1/2 cup beef mixture and 1 slice cheese; continue broiling 1 minute or until melted. Serve hot.

TEX-MEX SLOPPY JOES

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat for 6-8 minutes or until beef is no longer pink, breaking up beef into crumbles; drain. Add garlic; cook 1-2 minutes longer. Stir in the ketchup, chiles, broth, chili sauce and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally., Meanwhile, spread cut sides of buns with butter. Place on baking sheets, buttered side up. Broil 4 in. from the heat for 1-2 minutes or until toasted. Serve beef mixture in buns.

TEXAS STYLE SLOPPY JOES

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown the ground beef; drain off fat.
• Add the Sloppy Joes Seasoning Mix, tomato sauce, ketchup and chopped green chiles.
• Stir in the pinto beans.
• Cover and simmer about 10 minutes.
• Serve over hamburger buns.
• Shake on a few dashes of Tabasco Sauce, (opt.) and some shredded cheddar cheese.
• Serves 8.
• Note: Prep time includes browning the ground beef.

SPICY SLOPPY ITALIAN JOES!

Steps:

• Bake Texas toast style garlic bread slices per package directions. (I like the kind with cheese!).
• Brown meat (breaking up into crumbles), onion, peppers, and garlic in a large skillet over medium high heat until veggies are soft and meat is cooked through. Drain grease if necessary.
• Add dry sloppy joe packet and spaghetti sauce to meat mixture. Stir well to combine.
• Reduce heat to medium. Let sauce simmer until reduced to desired consistency, about 5-10 minutes (we like ours super saucy, so I only simmer about 5 min).
• I serve these open-faced, so spoon sloppy joe mixture over baked garlic bread pieces and top with parmesan cheese.

EASY CHEESY BARBECUED SLOPPY JOES

Steps:

• Brown meat in large skillet; drain. Add vegetables; cook and stir 5 min. or until crisp-tender.
• Stir in barbecue sauce; cook 5 min. or until heated through, stirring occasionally.
• Fill buns with meat mixture and Singles.