Sloppy Joe French Bread Pizza

Making Sloppy Joes at home is about as easy as it can get, and this recipe here for using it to make French bread pizza takes that old classic and makes it truly fantastic. I could eat a scary amount of this pizza.

Course Main

Cuisine American

Keyword French bread, pizza

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 30

Servings

Calories 556kcal

Author Inspired by a recipe from Spicy Southern Kitchen

Ingredients

For the Sloppy Joe mixture

1 pound ground beef
½ cup onion diced, about 1/2 a medium onion
½ cup green pepper diced, about 1/2 small pepper
⅔ cup ketchup
1 ½ teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon dry mustard
½ teaspoon garlic powder
⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper

For the French bread pizza

1 loaf French bread cut in half lengthwise
1 ½ cups Colby Jack cheese shredded, or cheddar

Instructions

For the Sloppy Joe mixture

Crumble the ground beef into a large skillet or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Cook until it just starts to brown. Drain off an excess grease.
Add the onion and pepper and stir. Cook until the beef is completely done and the vegetables just start to soften. You want them to still have a little crunch to them.
Add the remaining Sloppy Joe mixture ingredients. Stir. If the mixture is too dry add a small amount of water.
Turn off the heat and let the mixture sit for 5 minutes.

For the French bread pizza

Preheat oven to 350 F.
Place the bread on a large baking sheet lined with foil.
Divide the Sloppy Joe mixture between the bread halves. It's not time to be shy. You want it thick and you want it crust-to-crust.
Sprinkle with the cheese.
Bake for about 15 minutes or until the bread starts to brown and is lightly crunchy. The cheese should be nice and melted.
Remove from the oven and let rest for a few minutes then slice and serve.

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