Always a crowd favorite and it can feed a crowd. This dish can be made ahead of time and kept warm in a slow cooker and warm.
Sloppy Joe
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef lean
- 1 medium onion chopped finely
- 1/4 cup green bell pepper chopped
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1/2 cup KC Masterpiece BBQ Sauce can also use ketchup
- 1 TBL brown sugar or to taste
- 1 tsp yellow mustard or to taste
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- salt and black pepper to taste
- 6 each hamburger buns
Instructions
- 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.
- Stir in ketchup, BBQ sauce, brown sugar, mustard, and garlic powder; season with salt and pepper. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes.
- Divide meat mixture evenly among hamburger buns.
- If you find yourself with leftover Sloppy Joe or just feel like making a double batch, the meat mixture freezes well for up to one month.
- Ground turkey can be substituted for the ground beef.
Notes
If using ground beef with a higher fat content than lean, be sure to drain it before starting Step 2.