Easy Sloppy Joes

Nothing fancy with this one. Just a nice, can find it all in my pantry sort of sloppy joe. We usually double it for our family. The recipe is originally off of all recipes. Enjoy!

Ingredients

• 1 pound lean ground beef

• ¼ cup chopped onion

• ¼ cup chopped green bell pepper

• ¾ cup ketchup, or to taste

• 1 tablespoon brown sugar, or to taste

• 1 teaspoon yellow mustard, or to taste

• ½ teaspoon garlic powder

• salt and ground black pepper to taste

• 6 hamburger buns, split

Directions

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. 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. Divide meat mixture evenly among hamburger buns.