Sloppy Joes

Sloppy Joes

Dinner
35 min
6 servings
243 kcal / serving

Sloppy Joes are easy to make with lean ground beef, basic pantry ingredients, and hamburger buns. A comforting classic the whole family will enjoy!

Ingredients

  • 1 poundlean ground beef
  • ¼ cupchopped onion
  • ¼ cupchopped green bell pepper
  • ¾ cupketchup, or to taste
  • 1 tablespoonbrown sugar, or to taste
  • 1 teaspoonyellow mustard, or to taste
  • ½ teaspoongarlic powder
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 6hamburger buns, split

Directions

  1. 1

    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 to 4 minutes. Add onion and bell pepper; continue to cook until vegetables have softened and beef is cooked through, 3 to 5 more minutes.

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

    Divide meat mixture evenly among hamburger buns.