Here’s a Texas Toast Sloppy Joe recipe 🍞🍔—easy, cheesy, and messy in the best way!
🍔 Texas Toast Sloppy Joe (Serves 3–4)
Ingredients
For the Sloppy Joe
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 cup ketchup
- 2 tbsp tomato paste or tomato sauce
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp mustard (yellow or Dijon)
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- Optional: 1 tsp brown sugar or hot sauce
For the Sandwich
- 6 slices Texas toast
- ½–1 cup shredded cheese (cheddar or American)
- Butter for toast
Instructions
- Cook the beef
- In a skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until browned.
- Drain excess fat.
- Add flavor
- Stir in garlic, cook 30 seconds.
- Add ketchup, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, salt, pepper, and optional sugar/hot sauce.
- Simmer 5–10 minutes until thickened.
- Prepare Texas toast
- Butter slices lightly.
- Toast in oven at 375°F (190°C) or on a skillet until golden.
- Assemble
- Spoon sloppy joe mixture onto toast slices.
- Top with cheese and, if you like, broil for 1–2 minutes until melted.
- Serve
- Optional: add pickles, extra onions, or coleslaw on top.
🌟 Tips
- Thicker filling: Simmer longer or add 1 tsp cornstarch + 1 tbsp water.
- Mess-free: Toast twice as thick, or serve open-faced.
- Make-ahead: Sloppy Joe mixture keeps in the fridge 2–3 days.
If you want a spicy version, air-fryer Texas toast, or with ground turkey instead of beef, I can give that next.
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