Sloppy Joes

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 pounds of ground beef
• 1 small yellow onion, diced
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 Tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard powder
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 2 teaspoons granulated garlic powder
• 2 teaspoons granulated onion powder
• 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons Worchesteshire sauce
• 2 teaspoons ketchup
• 1 1/2 cups tomato sauce
• 1/4 cup water
• salt & pepper, to taste

Directions:

1. In a large skillet with high sides, add the oil and preheat it over medium high heat until the oil is nice and hot.
2. Add the beef and break it up as much as you can with a wooden spoon. Cook the beef until it's mostly cooked through, remove most of the drippings and add the onion, peppers and garlic, season everything with a touch of salt and pepper and cook it all together until the veggies develop some color and cook down a bit, about 5 to 7 minutes.
3. Add the ketchup along with the brown sugar, granulated onion, granulated garlic, paprika and mustard powder, cook it all together for about a minute giving it a good stir.
4. Add the tomato sauce, touch of water and Worchesetshire, lower the heat to low, partially cover with a lid and cook everything together for about 10 minutes.
5. Adjust the seasoning according to taste and spoon mixture over toasted buttered buns.
6. Enjoy

~Recipe by Laura Vitale from LauraInTheKitchen.com