Sloppy Joes

🥘 Ingredients

• bell pepper (chopped green)
  1/4 cup
• brown sugar (or to taste)
  1 tablespoon
• garlic powder
  1/2 teaspoon
• hamburger buns (split)
  6
• ketchup (or to taste)
  3/4 cup
• lean ground beef
  1 pound
• mustard (yellow, or to taste)
  1 teaspoon
• onion (chopped)
  1/4 cup
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

🍳 Cookware

• skillet

1. 1

   Gather salt and ground black pepper to taste .

   salt and ground black pepper to taste
2. 2

   Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir lean ground beef in the hot skillet until some of the fat starts to render, ⏱️ 3-4 minutes . Add onion and bell pepper ; continue to cook until vegetables have softened and beef is cooked through, 3 to 5 more minutes.

   lean ground beef: 1 pound, onion: 1/4 cup (chopped), bell pepper: 1/4 cup (chopped green)
3. 3

   Stir in ketchup , brown sugar , mustard , and garlic powder ; season with salt and pepper. Reduce heat to low and simmer for ⏱️ 20-30 minutes .

   ketchup: 3/4 cup (or to taste), brown sugar: 1 tablespoon (or to taste), mustard: 1 teaspoon (yellow, or to taste), garlic powder: 1/2 teaspoon
4. 4

   Divide meat mixture evenly among hamburger buns .

   hamburger buns: 6 (split)
5. 5

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6. 📝

   If using ground beef with a higher fat content than lean, be sure to drain any fat before starting Step 2.