PIZZA SPICE SLOPPY JOES
			A Tom Douglas® Recipe
Makes 6 sloppy joes
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 pound ground beef
 - 2 tablespoons ‘Serious Pie’ Pizza Spice
 - 1 cup ‘Rub with Love’ Ancho Molasses BBQ Sauce
 - 1 can pureed tomatoes
 - 4 cloves garlic, minced
 - ½ onion, diced
 - 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
 - Kosher salt, to taste
 - Olive oil
 - 6 burger buns
 - Butter for toasting buns
 - 6 slices of white cheddar
 
DIRECTIONS:
- Using a large skillet, add oil on medium high heat.
 - Add garlic and onion. Cook a few minutes, or until they begin to soften.
 - Add ground beef and cook until brown.
 - Using a wood spoon, make sure you are breaking down the ground beef into tiny crumbles.
 - Drain most of the fat and discard.
 - Add the can of pureed tomato to the ground beef and stir
 - Add Ancho Molasses BBQ sauce and Serious Pie Pizza Spice.
 - Stir together.
 - Simmer uncovered for 30 minutes.
 - Finish with apple cider vinegar and stir.
 - Spread buns with butter and brown on a griddle or skillet.
 - Scoop sloppy joe mixture on top of the bottom half of the buttered bun.
 - Top the piping hot sloppy joe mixture with a slice of white cheddar and top with the top bun.
 - Enjoy!