Texas Toast Sloppy Joes
These Texas Toast Sloppy Joes are the most deliciously easy BBQ flavored sloppy joes on top of garlic Texas toast topped with melted cheese!
OPEN-FACED SLOPPY JOES
I don’t think there is anything quite like good ole Sloppy Joes. I just love them. It is a meal that is so much a part of my childhood. And I like to have a little fun making different versions of the traditional Sloppy Joe. This one has a BBQ twist and my family goes crazy for them! This is a quick little recipe that is perfect for a weeknight meal. The garlic Texas Toast really adds such great flavor and texture!
TIPS FOR MAKING TEXAS TOAST SLOPPY JOES
- Don’t like tomatoes? You can leave those out.
- Want more BBQ flavor? Then cut the amount of ketchup in half and add in more BBQ sauce.
- You can also add in onions and green peppers.
- Kick up the heat and try adding some chopped jalapeños.
- You can use any meat for this: ground turkey, chicken or even a plant based meat substitute.
- Be sure to check out my Chicken Parmesan Pizzas recipe. That one uses garlic Texas toast as a base too and is SO good!
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (SEE RECIPE CARD BELOW FOR THE FULL RECIPE)
- ground beef – use ground turkey or chicken if you prefer.
- diced tomatoes – this is optional. We liked the additional flavor it added but it is not necessary.
- ketchup
- barbecue sauce – this particular sloppy Joe has a BBQ twist. If. you don’t like BBQ then just pick up a can of Manwich and make it with ground beef and add it to the top of the garlic bread. Or you can try my Homemade Sloppy Joe recipe.
- Worcestershire sauce
- sugar (optional) – it balances out a bit of the acidity from the tomatoes. You do not have to add it. If you have a sweet enough BBQ sauce, that will also help as well.
- garlic Texas toast – I usually just buy the store brand.
- shredded cheddar cheese
HOW TO MAKE TEXAS TOAST SLOPPY JOES
Brown and crumble ground beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Drain excess grease.
Return meat to skillet and add in diced tomatoes, ketchup, barbecue sauce, Worcestershire sauce and sugar. Note: As I said above, the added sugar is optional in this. I think it helps balance out the acidity of the tomatoes. But if you are using a very sweet barbecue sauce then you may not feel the added sugar is necessary. Just go by taste here. Give it all a good stir until combined then cover and cook on medium heat for about 10 minutes.
While this is cooking, prepare your garlic Texas toast according to package directions. When bread is ready, spoon filling on top of bread and then sprinkle with shredded cheese. The cheese should melt from the heat of the sloppy Joe mixture.
CRAVING MORE RECIPES?
- Crock Pot Sloppy Joes
- Italian Sloppy Joes
- Big Mac Sloppy Joes
- Dr Pepper Sloppy Joes
- Crock Pot Taco Joes
- Sloppy Joe Cups
- BBQ Biscuit Cups
- Creamed Chipped Beef
- 100 Ground Beef Recipes
Originally published: March 2013
Updated photos & Republished: March 2020
Texas Toast Sloppy Joes
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes
- 1 cup ketchup
- ½ cup bottled barbecue sauce
- 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 Tablespoons sugar
- 1 box (8 slices) frozen garlic Texas toast
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (or more to taste)
Instructions
- Brown and crumble 1 pound ground beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Drain excess grease.
- Return meat to skillet and add in 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes, 1 cup ketchup, 1/2 cup bottled barbecue sauce, 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce and 2 Tablespoons sugar.
- Give it all a good stir until combined then cover and cook on medium heat for about 10 minutes. While this is cooking, prepare the 1 box (8 slices) frozen garlic Texas toast according to package directions.
- When garlic Texas Toast is ready, spoon filling on top of bread and then sprinkle with 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese and serve. Note: if you prefer, you can stick these into the oven to brown the cheese on top.
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Notes
- The added sugar is optional in this. I think it helps balance out the acidity of the tomatoes. But if you are using a very sweet barbecue sauce then you may not feel the added sugar is necessary. Just go by taste.
Nutrition
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“The Country Cook” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and other nutritional values can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.
I’ve never heard of Texas garlic. Does one make it oneself, or buy it? –Thanks, Hal
Hi Hal! You’ll find it in the frozen food section. It’ll usually be near other breads or biscuits and it will actually say on the packaging “Garlic Texas Toast” – Pepperidge Farm makes it & you can also find the store brand. Hope that helps!
This is one of the best sloppy joes I’ve ever had I love it it’s easy to make it’s quick it tastes awesome the barbecue sauce is an awesome twist I love it it’s really good over top of the Texas toast this is a really good recipe thank you for sharing it.
This was very good but I reside with picky eaters that didn’t like the diced tomatoes in this is there any recommendations that I could substitute it with
You could just leave them out next time and just add tomato sauce or tomato soup 🙂
This recipe is amazing! Different, easy, and delicious! My husband said it’s a keeper and that he likes it better than regular sloppy joes. Per your directions, I did not add the extra sugar as it was not needed with the ketchup and BBQ sauce brands I used. You are one of my favorite food bloggers! Thank you for all of your delicious recipes!
Hi Regina! Oh wow – thank you so very much!! This really makes my day to hear. So thrilled you both loved this one!!
Thank you for posting! I lost this recipe for a couple of years, now I can make it again! I add a can of rotel with green chilies and a can of black beans to this mixture. The rotel adds a little spice and the beans bulk it up a little.
Thanks for sharing!! These were soo good and soo easy to make.
Thank you for taking the time to come back and let me know how they turned out. So happy you liked this one!
Thank you for the sweet comments! I really hope y'all like this one!! 😀 ~Brandie
I so love sloppy joes! Your recipe is hearty, saucy and delicious!
Blessings,
Leslie
Yum! Yum! These are soo tasty.
This looks great, I will try it really soon and share it with my friends.
Oh WOW yummy. I can't wait to make this one. Yummy, Yummy. Just what I've been wanting.
Looks great! My kids would really love the garlic bread, instead a bun.
Looks mouthwatering! I love extra cheese topping. Irresistible!
Yummo – never thought to use that thick garlic bread. This was absolutely delicious!