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Adult Sloppy Joes

Adult Sloppy Joes

Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients

Sloppy Joe Mixture

  • 1 lb Ground Buffalo
  • 1/2 Red Onion Diced
  • 4 Stalks Celery Sliced
  • 2 Cloves Garlic Minced
  • 6 Mushrooms Finely diced
  • 1/2 Green Pepper Finely diced
  • 10 Green Olives Sliced
  • 3/4 Cup Ketchup
  • 1-2 Tsp Ground Horseradish
  • 1 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
  • 4-6 Drops Liquid Smoke
  • 1 Tbsp Dijon Mustard
  • 1-2 Tsp Soy Sauce
  • 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
  • Ground Pepper To taste

Parmesan Sourdough Bread

  • 6 Slices Sourdough bread Preferred Flavor
  • 2 Tbsp Olive Oil
  • Salt, Pepper and Garlic Powder To taste
  • 3 Tbsp Parmesan

Toppings

  • 4 Strips Bacon Cooked as desired (we use microwave)
  • 1/2 Cup Shredded Parmesan Cheese

Instructions

Sloppy Joe Mixture

  1. Add in olive oil, diced onion, sliced celery and minced garlic to a large fry pan. Sauté for 10 minutes. 

  2. Add in ground buffalo and cook thoroughly. 

  3. Once ground buffalo is cooked, add in green pepper, mushroom and olives. Mix throughly and cook for 5 minutes. 

  4. While buffalo and veggie mixture is cooking, combine all wet ingredients (ketchup, worcestershire sauce, horseradish, liquid smoke, dijon mustard and soy sauce) in a bowls and whisk together. 

  5. Add sauce mixture into buffalo and vegetable mixture. Thoroughly mix and simmer for 10-15 minutes. 

Parmesan Sourdough Bread

  1. While sloppy joe mixture is simmering. Place the 6 pieces of sourdough bread on a cookie sheet. 

  2. Use a pastry brush and brush the top of all pieces with olive oil. 

  3. Sprinkle on salt, pepper, garlic powder and parmesan cheese. 

  4. Broil until they reach the desired toasty-ness. 

Putting it Together

  1. Once Parmesan Sourdough Bread is done toasting. Place on 6 plates. Top with sloppy joe mixture. 

  2. Top with shredded parmesan cheese and a few pieces of bacon (4 stripes of bacon to be chopped into pieces). 

  3. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

Optional Sides: 

  • Pickles
  • Hot Peppers
  • Potato Wedges