Philly Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes

Adapted from: tasteofhomecooking.blogspot.com

1 Tbsp. olive oil
1 lb. ground beef
1 onion, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
4 Tbsp. steak sauce (we used Walmart's version of A1)
1 cup beef consomme
Salt and pepper, to taste
Hawaiian Rolls (the sweet kind, we used the Hawaiian Roll hoagie buns)
1 Tbsp. butter
1 Tbsp. flour
1 cup milk
1 cup provolone cheese, shredded

Add oil to a large skillet and brown beef over medium-high heat. Drain excess grease, then return to heat. To the beef, add the onion and green pepper, cooking until vegetables are tender. Add the steak sauce and beef consomme, then add salt and pepper to taste. Allow mixture to bubble and cook for a couple of minutes. While the meat is cooking, melt butter in medium size pot. Stir in the flour and cook for about 1 minute. Whisk in the milk, bring up to a boil, the allow to thicken, about 2 minutes. Turn off heat and add the cheese.

Vann's birthday was on the 1st of this month, and for his special day I always enjoy cooking him a good meal and dessert! (I actually enjoy doing this quite often, but this day is all his, and he gets to have whatever he wants!) So one night I made him scroll through Pinterest and try to find a meal and dessert that he deemed birthday-worthy. Luckily he chose these for his meal (and an amazing dessert, but that post shall come soon)! These were seriously easy to throw together, and they tasted incredible!

I doubled the batch because I knew that we would probably love them, and I am all about eating leftovers either for lunch the next day or dinner the next night. The original recipe called for dinner rolls, which I am absolutely positive would be delicous, but the Hawaiian Rolls made these to die for! The saltiness of the meat mixture with the sweetness of the rolls was a match made in sloppy joe heaven. Also, I would highly suggest allowing the beef mixture to simmer on medium heat for about 30 minutes. I had to throw the fries in the oven, and decided to leave the meat on the stove, and it was absolutely perfect. It gave all of the ingredients enough time to marry, and allowed the beef to really soak in the beef consomme and thicken. It was delicious! And the cheese sauce.... oh the cheese sauce. I think I could pour it on a shoe and eat it. I couldn't find shredded provolone cheese, so I just used the sliced and it turned out perfect and melted quickly. Give these a try, soon!