Barbecue Sloppy Boy Sandwich

I wish you could have heard the Oooooooos and Ahhhhhhhhs and Mmmmmmms coming from the dinner table when I served these sandwiches tonight!  My version of a Sloppy Joe came from my oldest son, Andrew, requesting them for dinner last week.  What did I do?  I went to Walmart, bought a $1 can of Manwich, added some ground beef, and there it was...blah (no offense to the Manwich people).  So I started thinking about all the flavors that we like around this house, and my Barbecue Sloppy Boy Sandwich was invented!  As any mom knows, to make a meal that ALL the members of the family are raving about is very difficult, but this is that meal!

Ingredients:

1 1/2 Ground Beef

1 Red Bell Pepper (diced)

1 Small Vidalia Onion (diced)

1 Garlic Clove (minced)

1 Tbsp Chopped Flat Leaf Parsley (Fresh)

2 Tbsp Chopped Cilantro (Fresh and Divided))

1 Tbsp Garlic Powder

1 TbspExtra Virgin Olive Oil

Salt and Pepper

Sauce:

1 Cup Ketchup

1 Cup Barbecue Sauce (I recommend Sticky Fingers Memphis Original)

1/2 Brown Sugar

Step 1:  Combine all the ingredients for the sauce and warm over low heat in a small sauce pan.  Stir/whisk while cooking so it doesn't stick to the bottom.

Step 2:  Brown ground beef.  Season beef while it is cooking with garlic powder, salt, and pepper.  Drain grease and set aside. (I always wipe out the pan too to make sure there isn't a lot of grease left in the pan)

Step 3:  In the same pan that you cooked the ground beef, add about a tablespoon of oil and cook diced peppers, onions, and garlic over medium heat until onions are translucent.  Add parsley and 1 tablespoon cilantro and cook about 1 minute more.  

Step 4:  Return the ground beef to the pan with the peppers, onions, and garlic.  Add sauce and stir to incorporate.  Warm over low to medium-low heat.  Top with the reserved tablespoon of cilantro.

We like to eat our sandwiches on Potato Rolls!  And paper plates are a must!  Not only will you hear "Thank you for dinner, Mom!" but I can bet the next thing you will hear is "When can we have these again?"

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