In a large skillet, cook 1 pound ground beef with diced onions and minced garlic over medium heat until the meat is fully browned. Once cooked, drain off any excess grease.

Ensure the meat is fully cooked and broken into small pieces for better texture in the sandwich.📌

Stir in 1 tablespoon tomato paste and 1 tablespoon burger seasoning. Mix well to coat the beef.

Cooking the tomato paste for a minute helps deepen its flavor.📌

Add 7 ounces tomato sauce, 1/4 cup ketchup, 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, and 2 tablespoons brown sugar to the skillet. Mix all ingredients thoroughly and let the sloppy joe mixture simmer for a few minutes to allow flavors to meld.

Simmering on low heat prevents burning and thickens the sauce nicely.📌

While the sloppy joe mixture simmers, take slices of Texas toast and generously slather mayonnaise or butter on one side of each slice.

Mayonnaise creates a crispier, more evenly golden crust than butter.📌

Heat another skillet or clean the first one. Place the mayonnaise/butter-coated Texas toast slices into the hot skillet. Immediately place a cheese slice on the uncoated side of each piece of toast.

Ensure the skillet is hot enough for a good sear but not so hot that it burns the bread quickly.📌

Once the cheese starts to melt, spoon a couple of big spoonfuls of the sloppy joe mixture onto one side of the toast with cheese. Then, carefully flip the other toast slice (cheese side down) over the sloppy joe mixture to form a sandwich.

Don't overfill the sandwich, or it will be hard to flip and eat.📌