Spicy Sloppy Italian Joes!

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef or 1 lb italian sausage
• 1/2 cup onion, diced
• 1/2 cup green bell pepper, diced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 serrano peppers, minced (optional) or 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce (i use classico spicy red bell pepper)
• 1 1/4 ounces sloppy joe seasoning mix
• 8 slices texas toast thick bread, frozen (the garlic bread kind found in the frozen section)
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 bake texas toast style garlic bread slices per package directions. (i like the kind with cheese!).
• 2 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.
• 3 add dry sloppy joe packet and spaghetti sauce to meat mixture. stir well to combine.
• 4 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).
• 5 i serve these open-faced, so spoon sloppy joe mixture over baked garlic bread pieces and top with parmesan cheese.