I have been married to a wonderful Christian man since 1976. The Lord has blessed us with two daughters and two sons. I consider each day the Lord gives me on the earth yet another chance to serve Him.

Thursday, September 21, 2017

Bacon Cheese Sloppy Joe's

This amped up version of sloppy Joes is just plain awesome.  Of course adding bacon can only make it better.  






BACON & CHEESE SLOPPY JOES
(serves 6)

Ingredients:
*1 ground beef
*1 medium yellow onion, chopped small
*2 garlic cloves, minced
*1/2 green bell pepper, chopped small
*1/2 red bell pepper, chopped small
*1/2 cup tomato sauce
*1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
*1 teaspoon salt
*1 teaspoon ground black pepper
*1 tablespoon cornstarch
*1 cup beef stock or broth
*6-8 slices provolone cheese
*6-9 slices bacon
*6 hamburger buns (homemade makes this even better)

Directions:
~Cook bacon, until crispy.
~Remove from pan and set aside.
~In a large skillet, add ground beef, onions, green bell pepper, red bell pepper and minced garlic.
~Break up meat as it cooks.
~Cook until hamburger is browned and done.
~Stir in tomato sauce and simmer for 10 minutes.
~In a small bowl, mix beef stock/broth and cornstarch together.
~Stir into hamburger mixture.
~Cook for another 5-10 minutes until the sauce thickens.
~Toast insides of buns until golden brown (optional).
~Add provolone cheese to sloppy joe's mixture and stir until melted.
~Scoop sloppy Joe's onto each bun bottom.
~Top with 1 to 1/2 slices of bacon.
~Place top bun over sandwich.

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