35 minutes

Texas Toast Sloppy Joes

Texas Toast Sloppy Joes is a family favorite meal that serves zesty homemade sloppy joe sauce over garlicky, crunchy Texas Toast! A quick and delicious dinner option that’s ready in only 35 minutes!

Ease more of your weeknights by making another 30-minutes or less meal such as my One Pan Pizza Pasta and Beef Stroganoff!

Close up photo of Texas toast sloppy joes on a white plate.


 

This Texas Toast Sloppy Joe recipe is a major upgrade from your favorite childhood dinner! Homemade zesty sloppy joe sauce smothers store-bought Texas Toast and is then covered in melty cheese!

After a quick run to the store, you can slide this dinner onto the table in just 35 minutes!

Sinking Your Taste Buds Into These Texas Toast Sloppy Joes

Taste: These sloppy joes have all the flavor your taste buds could ever want! The burger sauce combines zesty, savory, and subtly sweet flavors. Then all of that saucy goodness is piled onto a buttery garlic piece of Texas Toast. You’ll be hooked after the first bite!

Texture: Sloppy Joes are just that – sloppy! Deliciously sloppy that is. The saucy mix is flooded with crumbles of tender ground beef, diced onions, and green peppers. While the bread provides a crunchier texture!

Texas Toast Sloppy Joes on a piece of parchment paper on a baking sheet.

Homemade Flavor That Can’t Be Beaten!

I get it, canned often means convenient! But you also lose out on tons of fresh, mouthwatering flavor by skipping out on homemade.

This Texas Toast Sloppy Joe Recipe makes it easy to add flavor by using ingredients you likely already have. The savory flavor is brought to the recipe with garlic powder, Dijon mustard, and tomato paste.

While Worcestershire sauce and apple cider vinegar lend a taste of zing. All of this flavor is then balanced out with a little sweetness thanks to your favorite honey barbecue sauce!

Ingredients to make Texas Toast Sloppy Joes on a white table.

Tips For The Tastiest Sloppy Joes

  • Excess Liquid – After cooking the ground beef and vegetables in the skillet be sure to drain the excess liquid. Excess liquid from frying alters the flavor of the recipe and makes the sloppy joe mixture extra runny.
  • Simmering – Once the browned ground beef and vegetables combine with the remaining ingredients allow plenty of time to simmer. Simmering allows the sloppy joe mix to thicken, making it the perfect consistency!
  • Meat Choice – I make this recipe with ground beef but ground turkey can also be used if you prefer.
  • Broiling – Don’t skip out on broiling the finished Texas Toast Sloppy Joes! Broiling brings these Sloppy Joes to the finish line by melting and slightly browning the shredded mozzarella cheese!
  • Enjoying Immediately – Since the Sloppy Joe mix is served on bread these are best enjoyed immediately. Doing so will avoid soggy Texas Toast!
Step by step photo collage showing how to make sloppy joes on Texas Toast.

Storage Instructions

I’d recommend only storing leftover Sloppy Joe mixture that hasn’t been used on Texas Toast. Completed leftover Texas Toast Sloppy Joes will turn soggy within a day.

Leftover Sloppy Joe mixture can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days.

What Else Can I Serve The Sloppy Joe Mix On Besides Texas Toast?

This saucy burger mixture can also be served on bulky rolls, hamburger rolls, or even brioche rolls!

Can I Make The Sauce Mixture Extra Sloppy?

Of course! For a looser sloppy joe consistency just add extra ketchup or BBQ sauce.

Close up photo of Texas toast sloppy joes on a white plate.

Everyone will love the flavor of these Texas Toast Sloppy Joes while you’ll love how quick they are to make! Snag another 30-minute dinner recipe that’ll also save you time without sacrificing flavor!

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Texas Toast Sloppy Joes on a piece of parchment paper on a baking sheet.
5 from 5 votes

Texas Toast Sloppy Joes


Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 4 people
Sloppy Joes are a nostalgic family favorite, and this homemade version kicks the canned stuff to the curb! Filled with ground beef that’s smothered in a zesty sauce, this easy 30-minute meal is perfect to make on busy weeknights.

Ingredients
  

Instructions

  • Add the ground beef, onions, and green pepper to a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat until beef has browned and vegetables are tender. Drain excess liquid. 
    1 lb lean ground beef, 1 white onion, 1 green bell pepper
  • Add in the ketchup, tomato paste, barbecue sauce, mustard, Worchestershire, vinegar, and spices, and simmer over medium-low heat for 15 to 20 minutes until the sauce has thickened.
    1 cup ketchup, 3 ounces tomato paste, ¼ cup honey barbecue sauce, 1 tablespoon dijon mustard, 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar, ½ teaspoon garlic powder, salt, ground black pepper
  • Meanwhile, bake the Texas Toast according to the package directions.
    8 pieces Texas Toast
  • Top the freshly baked pieces of toast with the finished sloppy joe mixture and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Broil on low for 1 to 2 minutes, just until the cheese is melted and starting to brown.
    1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • Garnish with fresh parsley if desired and enjoy immediately.
    fresh parsley

Nutrition

Calories: 293kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 70mg | Sodium: 1029mg | Potassium: 881mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 705IU | Vitamin C: 15.3mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 3.8mg

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3 Comments

  1. 5 stars
    We loved this one. Have made a lot of different sloppy Joes and this has been one of our favorites.

  2. Megan Wei says:

    5 stars
    Quick and easy meal that even our picky 3 year old loved!

  3. 5 stars
    This recipe was super easy to make for dinner and delicious! Will definitely be making it again! And having leftovers for lunch!

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