"Gourmet" Manwich Sloppy Joe's

Our family tries to eat "somewhat holistic" at home... were not the "over board grass grazer type", but we do try to eat whole grains, fresh veggies, and limit processed foods as much as possible... well then sometimes we throw that philosophy out the window all together and eat some food we used to eat growing up...some nostalgic childhood meal...like Manwich Sloppy Joe's!

"A sandwich is a sandwich, but a Manwich is a meal."

Hunt's introduced Manwich Sloppy Joe Sauce in 1969. In the 1970s, the brand began using the slogan, "A sandwich is a sandwich, but a Manwich is a meal." ...it is something forged deep into my long term memory for sure and remember numerous times eating this meal growing up.

So a few nights ago we decided to have some Manwich Sloppy Joe's for dinner and this time we wanted to make them a little more "Gourmet" than the ones we had growing up. Here is what we did:

Ingredients:

• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp course pepper
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1/4 pound - deli slices of Smokey Gouda Cheese
• 2 lbs lean ground beef
• 4 mini baguettes

Cooking Directions:

• Brown ground beef in large skillet until no longer pink; drain.
• Stir in one 16-ounce can of Manwich (less than original recipe on purpose)
• Stir in Salt, Pepper, Garlic
• Heat mixture until slight boil
• Cut mini baguettes into half both directions and lightly toast

Serving Suggestions:

• Place desired amount of Manwich Sloppy Joe mix on your mini baguettes
• Put one deli slice of Smokey Gouda Cheese on top
• Serve with a side of oven broiled broccoli...you need something to offset Manwich ;)

Enjoy!