Homemade Sloppy Joes

Ingredients

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• 1 pound lean ground beef
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• ¼ cup chopped onion
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• ¼ cup chopped green bell pepper
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• ¾ cup ketchup, or to taste
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• 1 tablespoon brown sugar, or to taste
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• 1 teaspoon yellow mustard, or to taste
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• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
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• salt and ground black pepper to taste
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• 6 hamburger buns, split
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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.Dianne