Italian Sloppy Joe Sliders

February 7, 2017

Italian Sloppy Joe Sliders

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Italian Sloppy Joe Sliders


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Being short on time, I needed to make something for dinner that both pleased my football fans and wouldn’t drive me crazy to put together in a short time. Italian Sloppy Joe Sliders. Imagine traditional sloppy joe sandwiches, but replace the ground beef with Italian sausage and the traditional tomato sauce replaced with RAGÚ® (I used the Homestyle Thick & Hearty Flavored with Meat Sauce variety).

The sauce is pretty easy, especially since half of it involves opening a jar of Ragu sauce. First, I cooked and browned the sausage. Once that was done, I added chopped tomatoes, black olives, a diced green pepper. Then I added the Ragu sauce and let it simmer for a couple minutes.

Italian Sloppy Joe Sliders | Twisted Tastes
Italian Sloppy Joe Sliders | Twisted Tastes

Italian Sloppy Joe Sliders

Holly McCarthy
Italian sausage, hearty tomato sauce, and vegetables, topped with mozzarella in between two slices of sweet Italian bread.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 8 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 8 leaves basil fresh
  • 1/4 cup grape tomatoes sliced
  • 2 tbsp parsley chopped
  • 1/2 cup parmesan cheese grated
  • 1 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese shredded
  • 1 loaf sweet Italian bread or 8 sub buns
  • 1 small can black olives sliced
  • 1 jar RAGÚ® Homestyle Thick & Hearty Flavored with Meat Sauce 23 oz
  • 1 red bell pepper diced
  • 1 lb Italian pork sausage

Instructions
 

  • Slice the Italian bread in half lengthwise and into sandwich size pieces, then place on a baking sheet.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and bake the bread for 10 minutes.
  • In a large skillet, brown the Italian sausage on medium heat, and add the diced red bell pepper, black olives, parsley, and tomatoes. Cook for 3-5 minutes or until the bell pepper is soft.
  • Add to the skillet the RAGÚ® Meat Sauce and allow the sauce to simmer for an additional 5 – 10 minutes on low heat.
  • Spoon the sauce on the bottom half of each sandwich, and sprinkle the parmesan and mozzarella cheese.
  • Bake for an additional 5 minutes or until the cheese is melted. Remove from the oven.
  • Place a basil leave on each sandwich and replace the top half of the bun.
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