Katie forwarded this idea to me a couple of weeks ago. I scanned through the ingredient list and realized that every item was something we generally have on hand. I looked up the full recipe and tagged it for the future.
I wanted an easy meal Friday night and not one that I'd already planned. We'd had a cooler (relatively compared to the last three weeks of high 90's low 100's) and it was drizzling rain. It seemed a day for a comforting sort of easy meal.
I pulled up the recipe once more and decided it's day had come. Oddly, I stuck pretty hard to the original recipe with only minor alterations due to outages in my kitchen.
Philly Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes
1 pound ground beef
1 medium onion
1 medium green bell pepper
8 ounces mushrooms (I used a 6.5 ounce can of mushrooms since I had no fresh on hand)
Salt and pepper to taste
1 tsp. steak or burger seasoning blend
1 tsp. powdered garlic (use fresh or minced if you have it, I didn't)
2 tbsp. ketchup
1 tbsp. Worcestershire Sauce
1/4 cup A-1 steak sauce (or store brand)
1 cup beef broth
2 tbsps. cornstarch
Other:
Hamburger buns, 6-8
A mixture of sharp cheddar and mozzarella cheeses, shredded (original recipe called for Provolone slices)
Brown beef over medium heat, then add onions and peppers, mushrooms, salt, pepper, seasoning blend and garlic. Cook until onions and peppers are just tender. Add sauce ingredients and mix thoroughly over medium heat. The sauce will thicken slightly.
Warm buns. Spoon on mixture then top with shredded cheeses.
Recipes says six servings. I think you can manage eight easily.
This was delicious. It was a big heat with the whole family. I will definitely be rotating this into our menu plans in future.
