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Spicy Garlic Bread Sloppy Joes: A Game-Changing Recipe

When it comes to sloppy joes, most people are familiar with traditional recipes that feature soft, burger buns and a sweet and tangy sauce. However, in this article, we'll be exploring a unique twist on the classic recipe that incorporates spicy garlic bread instead of traditional buns. This innovative approach will take your taste buds on a wild ride, and you'll fall head over heels for it.

The Recipe Begins with Brown Ground Beef

Starting with the foundation of any great sloppy joe recipe is brown ground beef. And in this case, we're talking about a whole bunch of it – yes, you read that right! The more beef, the merrier, as far as we're concerned. Once we have our beef, we add an abundance of flavor and spice to give it that extra oomph. To do this, we're adding diced onion, three different peppers (jalapeno, serrano, and fresno chilies), minced garlic, and a generous amount of tomato paste. The combination of these ingredients will not only elevate the flavor of our sloppy joes but also create a rich and savory sauce.

Adding Liquid and Spice to the Mix

With our vegetables sautéed to perfection, it's time to add some liquid to give our sloppy joes that signature saucy goodness. We're talking beef broth, ketchup, brown sugar, chili powder, dry mustard, and balsamic glaze – the works! This is not your grandmother's sloppy joe recipe, folks. We're keeping things real with a hearty, comforting sauce that's both spicy and savory.

The Secret to Simmering the Perfect Sloppy Joes

Once we've mixed all our ingredients together, it's time to let them simmer for about 10-12 minutes until they reach that perfect saucy consistency. This is where patience comes in – we need to let those flavors meld together and allow the sauce to thicken up nice and slow.

Building the Sloppy Joes

Now it's time to build our sloppy joes, and this is where things get really exciting. We're using frozen garlic bread from the package (because who needs homemade when store-bought works just as well?) and baking it according to the instructions on the package. And let me tell you, there's nothing quite like the combination of crispy bread and gooey cheese. To take it to the next level, we add two pieces of provolone cheese to each garlic bread slice – because why not?! We can't get enough of that melty goodness.

The Art of Assembling the Perfect Sloppy Joe

When it comes to assembling our sloppy joes, we're going for a little extra flair. We take those crispy garlic bread slices and top them with a generous helping of our saucy goodness. But here's the thing – we don't just stop at one slice. Oh no! We add multiple layers of sauce, cheese, and even some fresh parsley to give it that extra pop of color and freshness.

The Verdict: A Delicious Twist on a Classic Recipe

And there you have it – our spicy garlic bread sloppy joes recipe is ready to take the world by storm. Whether you're looking for a new twist on a classic comfort food or just want to spice things up in your kitchen, this recipe is sure to hit the spot. So go ahead, give it a try, and let us know what you think!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enspicy garlic bread sloppy joes they are gonna turn sloppy joes on their head you are going to fall in love with this recipe so i'm starting with some brown ground beef a whole bunch of it and i'm gonna add a whole bunch of flavor and a whole bunch of spice too so i've got some diced onion and three different peppers and i removed the membranes of each one and the seeds first one is good old jalapeno and if you can tolerate the spice go ahead and leave the seeds and membranes intact because that's where all the spices and then serrano and fresno chilies yum and then a bunch of minced garlic and a good amount of tomato paste this is off to a winning start do you guys like sloppy joes yes just wait until we serve oh they're gonna be so good okay so the veggies have had a chance to start cooking so i'm gonna add some liquid in the form of beef broth because sloppy joes are all about like the saucy just lusciousness of it bunch of ketchup this ain't no sophisticated sloppy joe recipe i'll tell you that right now a little bit of brown sugar which kind of helps just give it a little bit of sweetness it's not an overly sweet addition and then some chili powder and dry mustard just kind of chug it on in there and balsamic glaze just for fun this is sort of a combination of sloppy joes and spaghetti sauce and chili okay so i'm gonna stir all this together and then once it's all mixed i'm gonna put the lid on and let it simmer for about 10 to 12 minutes until it's saucy and marvelous and then we'll build the sloppy joes all right i'm gonna get the bread for the sloppy joes and this is really fun this is just frozen garlic bread from the package and i just baked it according to the instructions on the package and it's kind of a nice twist traditional sloppy joes are obviously really soft burger buns but i love the crispy bread because it kind of holds up to the sauce and speaking of the sauce check this out alex i love how you guys go oh even if it's not that thrilling okay it's very very hot which is just what i want it to be because i'm going to show you how to build these sloppy joes so get one of these very hot pieces of garlic bread and the store-bought garlic bread already has like a cheesy mixture baked into it but i am never content with the default amount of cheese i've got to add cheese to the situation so i've got provolone i'm going to do two pieces you can't even see the bread at this point and then sloppy joes are by definition a little sloppy a little messy you know oh my god little little saucy a little crazy and you will sloppy well that's what i mean you can't like you can't do a little scoop of the sauce on top this is kind of crazy and then to make it look a little more elegant that one's for alex i'll sprinkle i'll sprinkle some parsley right on top but within a minute the cheese is going to be melted over the bread can you see the bread in there barely look at that wow sloppy joes are not known for necessarily their glamorous attractive appearance but man oh man are they delicious oh this looks so good i'm just going to take a little tiny taste no that's not very sloppy come on he got a really good wow get in there one bite let's just say you don't want to eat this on a first date gonna get messy youspicy garlic bread sloppy joes they are gonna turn sloppy joes on their head you are going to fall in love with this recipe so i'm starting with some brown ground beef a whole bunch of it and i'm gonna add a whole bunch of flavor and a whole bunch of spice too so i've got some diced onion and three different peppers and i removed the membranes of each one and the seeds first one is good old jalapeno and if you can tolerate the spice go ahead and leave the seeds and membranes intact because that's where all the spices and then serrano and fresno chilies yum and then a bunch of minced garlic and a good amount of tomato paste this is off to a winning start do you guys like sloppy joes yes just wait until we serve oh they're gonna be so good okay so the veggies have had a chance to start cooking so i'm gonna add some liquid in the form of beef broth because sloppy joes are all about like the saucy just lusciousness of it bunch of ketchup this ain't no sophisticated sloppy joe recipe i'll tell you that right now a little bit of brown sugar which kind of helps just give it a little bit of sweetness it's not an overly sweet addition and then some chili powder and dry mustard just kind of chug it on in there and balsamic glaze just for fun this is sort of a combination of sloppy joes and spaghetti sauce and chili okay so i'm gonna stir all this together and then once it's all mixed i'm gonna put the lid on and let it simmer for about 10 to 12 minutes until it's saucy and marvelous and then we'll build the sloppy joes all right i'm gonna get the bread for the sloppy joes and this is really fun this is just frozen garlic bread from the package and i just baked it according to the instructions on the package and it's kind of a nice twist traditional sloppy joes are obviously really soft burger buns but i love the crispy bread because it kind of holds up to the sauce and speaking of the sauce check this out alex i love how you guys go oh even if it's not that thrilling okay it's very very hot which is just what i want it to be because i'm going to show you how to build these sloppy joes so get one of these very hot pieces of garlic bread and the store-bought garlic bread already has like a cheesy mixture baked into it but i am never content with the default amount of cheese i've got to add cheese to the situation so i've got provolone i'm going to do two pieces you can't even see the bread at this point and then sloppy joes are by definition a little sloppy a little messy you know oh my god little little saucy a little crazy and you will sloppy well that's what i mean you can't like you can't do a little scoop of the sauce on top this is kind of crazy and then to make it look a little more elegant that one's for alex i'll sprinkle i'll sprinkle some parsley right on top but within a minute the cheese is going to be melted over the bread can you see the bread in there barely look at that wow sloppy joes are not known for necessarily their glamorous attractive appearance but man oh man are they delicious oh this looks so good i'm just going to take a little tiny taste no that's not very sloppy come on he got a really good wow get in there one bite let's just say you don't want to eat this on a first date gonna get messy you\n"