Spicy Sloppy Italian Joes! - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef or 1 lb Italian sausage
1/2 cup onion, diced
1/2 cup green bell pepper, diced
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 serrano peppers, minced (optional) or 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
1 (15 1/2 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce (I use Classico Spicy Red Bell Pepper)
1 1/4 ounces sloppy joe seasoning mix
8 slices Texas toast thick bread, frozen (the garlic bread kind found in the frozen section)
1/2 cup parmesan cheese

Preparation

Bake Texas toast style garlic bread slices per package directions. (I like the kind with cheese!).
Brown meat (breaking up into crumbles), onion, peppers, and garlic in a large skillet over medium high heat until veggies are soft and meat is cooked through. Drain grease if necessary.
Add dry sloppy joe packet and spaghetti sauce to meat mixture. Stir well to combine.
Reduce heat to medium. Let sauce simmer until reduced to desired consistency, about 5-10 minutes (we like ours super saucy, so I only simmer about 5 min).
I serve these open-faced, so spoon sloppy joe mixture over baked garlic bread pieces and top with parmesan cheese.