Ellie Krieger'S Sloppy Joes

• 1 lb lean ground beef or 1 lb extra lean ground beef
• 1 medium onion, diced (about 1 1/2 cups)
• 4 garlic cloves, minced (about 4 teaspoons)
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
• 1 medium red bell pepper, seeded and diced (about 1 cup)
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can small red beans or (15 1/2 ounce) can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 1/2 cups no-salt-added tomato sauce
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon unsulphured molasses
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 8 whole-wheat hamburger buns

1. Brown the meat and onion in a large nonstick skillet over med-high heat for 5 minutes, breaking up the meat into crumbles as it cooks.
2. Pour the drippings out of the pan and discard.
3. Add the garlic, jalapeno, and red pepper and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4. Stir in the rest of the ingredients, except the buns; decrease heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes.
5. Place a 1/2-cup scoop of the mixture onto each bun and serve.

lean ground beef, onion, garlic, pepper, red bell pepper, red beans, nosalt, tomato paste, red wine vinegar, molasses, worcestershire sauce, mustard, salt, fresh ground black pepper, buns

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/ellie-kriegers-sloppy-joes-450961 (may not work)