Sloppy Joes IP or Stove top

This was Served on toasted English muffins

This makes enough for at least 8 slices of bread.
Make it in the Instant Pot or Stove top. Add your own twist, or omit what you don’t want. This recipe is pretty basic so make it your own?.
Serve it up your way, Open faced or in a bun, on English muffins, or Toast, or change it up a bit and Serve over Roasted Eggplant Slices.

You will also notice that you don’t need a whole c water

1/2 lb Hamburger
1/2 lb Sausage

3 cloves garlic Garlic Minced

1 lg finely chopped Onion (About 1 – 1 1/2 cups)

1 Aneheim or green pepper chopped finely

1-2 Tbsp Chili powder (I start with 1 and after it’s cooked I add more)

1 1/2 tsp Italian season

1/4- 1/2 tsp Salt

1/4- 1/2 tsp Pepper

3/4 of a Small can Tomato paste

1/4 c Catsup

2 Tbsp Worchestireshire

1/2 c Beef Broth (Better than Bullion Beef works well for this)

1 can drained and sliced Black Olives

1 c grated Cheese For the tops. Slices will work too.

2 Bay leaf if desired

Brown (not gray) Meat, set aside. I did the meat browning this time in the frying pan but do it in the IP as well . When I brown it in the IP I use the liquid to deglaze the bottom and push the wet meat and liquid around to scrape the bottom clean.

Drain most of the fat but leave a couple of Tbsp. Add seasonings. Toss in onion and garlic and sauté for a minute just to take the bite off. (Not really necessary unless doing it all in the IP, but if your browning the beef in the IP then the onions will deglaze the pot a bit before adding the liquid)
Add green pepper, 1/2 c beef broth, Onion, Salt, Pepper, and Garlic on the bottom, then …Browned meat, Catsup, Tomato paste.

Set Manual 4 min, and then QR when it beeps. adjust spices to taste.
Add 1 can of drained and sliced Olives, and stir. Serve on open face on TOASTED and buttered buns..and then top with Cheese, Brown under the broiler. Works well for leftover Sauce too.

I brought the spaghetti sauce out and forgot that I don’t put it in so I X’d it out of the pic.

Layer this….Meat and Tomato paste. Do not stir.

This is Oven roasted Egg plant. Peel, slice Drizzle with EVOO bake at 425° for 10 min.