Messy, Melty, Mississippi Sloppy Joes: Your New Family Favorite?
Meet your new favorite weeknight sandwich. These Mississippi Sloppy Joes pile tangy banana peppers and gooey provolone on top of a rich, savory meat sauce that’s anything but ordinary.
Fair warning: these are called sloppy for a reason…so grab extra napkins.
You can easily make these gluten-free with a frozen gluten-free garlic toast (hopefully your store carries it!) I love easy meals like this that I can put together a gluten-free version without having to make an entirely different meal.
This one is weeknight comfort food that somehow feels a little EXTRA.
- Homemade Sloppy Joe sauce (if you don’t want to use a can!)
Mississippi Sloppy Joes
Tangy banana peppers cut right through the rich, savory meat sauce, and a blanket of melted provolone ties it all together with a creamy, mild finish.
Servings - 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 lb. ground beef browned
- 15 oz. can sloppy joe sauce
- 1/4 cup banana peppers chopped
- 8 slices frozen garlic toast
- sliced Provolone cheese
- side salad
Instructions
- Finely chop the white onion. Chop the celery stalks. Peel and chop the carrots.
- In a large skillet, melt the butter and saute the onion, celery, and carrots for 3 to 5 minutes. Mix in the ground chicken with the veggies and brown until the chicken is no longer pink.
- Stir in the sloppy joe sauce, Cajun seasoning and paprika. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Assemble the sandwiches by adding sloppy joe meat onto buns and add a pinch full of shredded cheddar on top of the sloppy joe meat. Let melt and add the top bun.
- Prepare side salad.
- Serve Cajun Chicken Sloppy Joes with side salad.
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