Sloppy Joes

Chris asked me today why sloppy joes are so sloppy.  I told him it was because he likes to pile the meat high onto his bun!  Or, perhaps I should say he slops the sloppy high on his joe??  Tonight was a pretty simple yet delicious dinner: sloppy joes with a side of chips and baked beans (canned).  When you get home late from work (quarter til 7) and have limited food supply (it's grocery night!), your choices are limited.

PS:  Don't tell Chris that there's mustard in this recipe!  He'll probably refuse to eat it ever again!!  I had to keep him out of the kitchen to add it to the recipe and he ate it unsuspectingly...mission accomplished ;).  Then again, I'm sure he eats foods with mustard and other "allergenic" foods (eggs, mayonaise, cream cheese, sour cream, non-skyline cheddar cheese, etc.) all the time...

Sloppy Joes
(Source: modified from All Recipes)

PREP TIME	10 Min
COOK TIME	20 Min
READY IN	30 Min

SERVINGS  6

INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon prepared yellow mustard
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 3/4 cup ketchup
• 3 teaspoons brown sugar
• salt to taste
• ground black pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS

1. In a medium skillet over medium heat, brown the ground beef, onion, and green pepper; drain off liquids.
2. Stir in the garlic powder, mustard, ketchup, worcestershire sauce and brown sugar; mix thoroughly. Reduce heat, and simmer for about 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.  Serve on hamburger buns