Italian sloppy joes make a hearty, quick, and easy weeknight dinner.
Ground beef, italian sausage, and veggies are combined with pizza sauce and topped with provolone cheese for an easy twist on the classic sloppy joe sandwich.
Even though it’s freezing outside still, Spring sports practices are starting up. For many of us, that means that life is going from crazy busy to warp speed as we hustle from one activity to another. I don’t know about you, but I can always use another quick and easy weeknight dinner that my kids will love. These Italian sloppy joes totally fit the bill.
More easy ground beef dinners to try:
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Amish Country Casserole
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Shepherd’s Pie with Tater Tots
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Slow Cooker Calico Beans
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Hamburger Macaroni Soup
Italian sloppy joes take about a half an hour to get on the table. It reheats well and makes killer leftovers (that your kids will actually eat.) My kids are little snobs who don’t like to eat leftovers. It drives me nuts and they didn’t get that from me. However, the bold flavors in this sloppy joe filling keep it from having that dreaded leftover taste. My favorite thing to do with leftover filling is to boil some spaghetti and transform it from sloppy joes to pasta! 
Italian sloppy joes are incredibly easy to customize to suit your tastes, you can:
- Swap ground turkey for the ground beef
- Use spicy Italian sausage instead of regular
- Try different veggies like mushrooms, zucchini, or eggplant
- Add a pinch of crushed red pepper to add some heat
- Serve it on garlic bread
- Add pepperoni and ham for a meat lovers version
The possibilities are endless.
Italian sloppy joes freeze well, making it an excellent recipe to double up and freeze half to have for later!
Italian Sloppy Joes
Ground beef, italian sausage, and veggies are combined with pizza sauce and topped with provolone cheese for an easy twist on the classic sloppy joe sandwich.
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 pound italian sausage
- 1/3 cup diced onion
- 1/3 cup diced green pepper
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 (4 ounce) can sliced black olives
- 2 (15 ounce) cans pizza sauce
- 1 Tablespoon sugar
- 8 slices provolone cheese
- 8 sandwich buns
Instructions
- In a large saute pan brown the ground beef and italian sausage with the onion, garlic and green pepper. Break apart the meat into crumbles as it cooks.
- Drain the fat from the meat and return to the skillet. Add the pizza sauce, black olives, and sugar. Simmer covered in the pan for 15 minutes.
- Serve on buns with sliced provolone cheese. You can place the assembled sloppy joes, without the bun tops, on a baking sheet under the broiler for a few minutes to melt the provolone cheese before serving, if desired.
Pat E
Friday 25th of March 2022
So easy to make. Put this REALLY good sloppy ,joe. On chips w melted cheese . Chips cheese sloppy joe w homemade salsa. WINNER. R new go to. Appetizer. Will make for family this Easter. FIVE. STAR.