Sloppy Joes filled with your favorite pizza toppings (pepperoni, sausage, mushrooms, peppers, cheese, etc.) all piled high on a garlic bread roll. A hearty and satisfying meal for game day or any night of the week!
4-6good quality rolls or bunssplit, I used ciabatta
2tablespoonsextra virgin olive oil
2tablespoonsmelted butter
1clovegarlicfinely minced
Pinch salt
Sloppy Joes:
1tablespoonextra virgin olive oil
1poundlean ground beef
¼poundItalian sausageI used chicken sausage, about 1 link
½small red onionminced
½ green bell pepperchopped or sliced
5mushroomssliced
2clovesgarlicminced
3large or 6 small pepperonichopped
15ozcan pizza sauceI like Muir Glen
¼cup ketchup
½cupwaterplus more if needed
1cupshredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
Garlic bread rolls:
Preheat oven to 375°F. Combine olive oil, butter, garlic and salt. Brush the top and bottom of each roll with the garlic butter and place on a baking sheet in the oven. Bake for about 8-10 minutes, flipping once, until toasted and golden brown.
Sloppy Joes:
In a large skillet or saucepan, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add ground beef and sausage and cook until browned, breaking it apart as it cooks. Add onion, bell pepper, mushrooms and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are tender, about 5-7 minutes.
Add pepperoni, pizza sauce, ketchup, and water and stir to combine. Cover the pan lightly with foil and reduce heat to a simmer. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes. Add more water, if needed.
Taste and add salt and pepper if needed (I did not add salt to mine). Sprinkle mozzarella over the top and stir it in to melt, or sprinkle the cheese onto each sandwich. Pile the meat onto the garlic bread and serve immediately.