Triple-Decker Ground Beef Sloppy Joes
A triple twist to a classic sandwich.
Ingredients
For the Sloppy Joe:
- 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
- 1/2 cup chopped onion white or yellow
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 cup ketchup
- 1 cup water
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 dashes salt or to taste
For the Sandwich:
- 3 whole wheat buns plus 3 bottom pieces of the buns
- Sloppy Joes
- 2 cups shredded (or thinly sliced) cabbage
- 6 slices of red bell pepper
- 6 slices of red onion
Instructions
For the Sloppy Joe:
- Heat a large skillet on medium heat and add olive oil.
- To the pan, add bell pepper and onion. Stir together.
- To the pan, add the ground beef and stir. With a heat resistant spatula, break up the ground beef so that the pieces are all about the same size.
- Continue to cook until the ground beef starts to brown and is cooked through.
- Once the ground beef is done, remove it from the skillet onto a paper towel-lined plate to drain off any excess grease.
- Add the ground beef mixture back into the hot skillet.
- To the pan, add ketchup, hot sauce and water. Stir. Turn the heat down to low and let simmer while stirring occasionally until the sloppy joe mixture thickens (about 20 minutes).
- Do a taste test and add more salt and, or hot sauce if needed.
For the Sandwich:
- To serve, place the bottom of the buns cut side-up on 3 serving dishes and top with the warm sloppy Joe mixture.
- Then top with shredded cabbage, sliced red bell pepper, and sliced onions.
- Top each sandwich with another bottom piece of the bun and add more of the sloppy joe mixture on top.
- Lastly, add more cabbage, red bell pepper and sliced onion before adding the top piece of the bun.
- Serve warm.