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Killer Pizza Joes

BeefItalianDiner-Style

Time: 15 minutes

Yield: 6 servings

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Look out! This big, bad bite is coming for your taste buds! Oh, don't worry. Killer Pizza Joes don't mean any harm. All they want to do is smother you with their saucy, hearty flavors! All sorts of crazy things could happen when the flavors of pepperoni pizza combine with beloved sloppy Joes. That's a comfort food powerhouse comin' straight to ya! So, don't be intimidated, Killer Pizza Joes are here to be scarily satisfying!

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Ingredients

  • 2 pounds ground beef
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 teaspoons garlic, minced
  • 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
  • 1 (15-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 (15-ounce) package pepperoni slices
  • 6 hamburger buns, split
  • 6 slices mozzarella cheese

Directions

Step 1 -In a large skillet over medium heat, add the ground beef, the salt, the pepper, and the garlic and cook, while crumbling the meat, until the beef is no longer pink. Drain the excess grease.

Step 2 -Stir the Italian seasoning, the crushed tomatoes and their juices, the tomato sauce, the sugar, and the pepperoni slices into the beef mixture and simmer until the flavors are combined, about 5-7 minutes.

Step 3 -Evenly spoon the beef mixture onto each of the bottom buns and top each with 1 slice of mozzarella cheese.

Step 4 -Place the top buns over each of the cheese slices.

Step 5 -Serve.

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