Sloppy Joes

Ingredients

• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 0.25 cups chopped onion
• 0.25 cups chopped green bell pepper
• 0.75 cups ketchup , or to taste
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar , or to taste
• 1 teaspoon yellow mustard , or to taste
• 0.5 teaspoons garlic powder
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 6 hamburgers buns , split

Instructions

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.