Easy Homemade Sloppy Joes

• servings: 4 servings
• active time: 5 minutes
• total time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 pound lean ground beef

1 small sweet onion (diced)

1/2 small green bell pepper (diced)

2 cloves garlic (minced)

1 tablespoon tomato paste

1/2 cup ketchup

1/3 cup water

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

2 teaspoons yellow mustard

1/2 teaspoon coarse salt

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes

4 toasted buns (for serving)

Directions

Warm olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add beef, onion, and bell pepper; breaking up the meat into crumbles with a wooden spoon. Cook for about 5 minutes until beef is cooked through and vegetables are tender.

Stir in garlic and cook until fragrant, about 20 seconds. Drain off grease.

Stir in tomato paste until thoroughly combined.

Add in ketchup, water, brown sugar, Worcestershire, mustard, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Stir well to combine.

Gently simmer over medium heat for 10 minutes until mixture has thickened.

Remove from heat and serve on toasted buns and enjoy!

Nutrition

• Calories: 387 kcal
• Total Fat: 11 g
• Saturated Fat: 3 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
• Trans Fat: 0.4 g
• Cholesterol: 70 mg
• Sodium: 976 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 42 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2 g
• Total Sugars: 18 g
• Protein: 30 g