These sloppy joes with an Italian twist are served on thick slices of garlic Texas Toast and topped with mozzarella cheese. These open-faced sandwiches are perfect for a busy weeknight meal, potluck or game day spread!
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time15 minutesmins
Total Time25 minutesmins
Course: Main Course, Sandwich
Cuisine: American, Italian
Keyword: italian sloppy joes, sloppy joes on texas toast, texas toast sloppy joes
Servings: 8sandwiches
Author: Ashley Leonard
Ingredients
1tablespoonolive oil
1poundground beef
½ pound ground Italian sausagemild or hot
½cupyellow onionchopped
½cupbell pepperchopped
2clovesgarlicminced
15oz. can tomato sauce
½teaspoonsalt
½teaspoonblack pepper
1tablespoonItalian seasoning
8slicesgarlic Texas Toast slicesfrozen
1cupmozzarella cheeseshredded
Instructions
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Place Texas toast slices on a baking sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes until the edges just start to brown.
While toast is baking, heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add beef and sausage and break apart into small pieces. Cook until meat is no longer pink. Drain any excess grease.
Add chopped onion, bell pepper and garlic. Continue sautéing 4-5 minutes until onions are translucent and peppers are soft.
Add tomato sauce, salt, pepper and Italian seasoning.Reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes.
Top each toast slice with a scoop of meat mixture and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Place back in the oven for 5-6 minutes until cheese is melted. Serve immediately.
Notes
Serve with a simple garden or Caesar salad for a quick and filling meal!