Spenser's Sloppy Joes

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 chopped green bell pepper
• 1 chopped red bell pepper
• 2 chopped garlic cloves
• salt
• black pepper, freshly grounded
• 2 lbs lean ground beef
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 cup barbecue sauce (neeley's used their own)
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon hot sauce (recommended ( tabasco)
• 4 hamburger buns, split
• barbecue sauce, for topping

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a large skillet with straight sides. add the bell peppers and garlic. saute until tender, about 3 minutes. season with salt and pepper.
• 2 add the ground beef to the vegetables. stir and cook about 8 minutes, until the meat is no longer pink and fully cooked.
• 3 add tomato sauce, tomato paste, barbecue sauce, worcestershire, and hot sauce into the skillet. stir. simmer until thickened, about 10 minutes.
• 4 serve on buns with extra sauce.