Pepperoni Pizza Sloppy Joes

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon bacon grease

  *
• 1 clove garlic

  minced
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1/2 cup crushed tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup pepperoni

  chopped
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese

  shredded

Instructions

• 1 Heat the bacon grease in a large skillet until hot. 
• 2 Then add in the garlic and sauté for 3-5 minutes
• 3 Add the ground beef into the skillet, stirring the garlic into the meat. Cook on
  medium heat for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the meat is well cooked.
• 4 Be sure to drain off any excess oil when the meat has finished cooking.
• 5 Mix the crushed tomatoes, Italian seasoning, salt, black pepper, and pepperoni
  into the meat, stirring until combined.
• 6 Let the pizza sloppy joe mixture simmer for a good 5-10 minutes.
• 7 Finally, top the meat with the shredded mozzarella right in the skillet and let
  it begin to melt.** Then stir the melted cheese into the meat mixture.
• 8 Serve on toasted buns or on a bed of lettuce or spinach.

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