Grown Up Sloppy Joes

• vegetable oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup pasta sauce
• 1/4 cup barbecue sauce
• hamburger bun (optional)

1. Coat a large frying pan with oil and set over medium-high heat.
2. When hot, add onion and green pepper, saute until onions starts to soften about 3 minutes.
3. Add ground beef, crumble while browning meat.
4. Add garlic, Worcestershire, basil, thyme, salt and pepper.
5. Using a fork or wooden spoon, stir often to keep meat crumbling until no pink remains, 3 to 5 minutes.
6. Mix in pasta and barbecue sauces. Stirring the mixture often until hot, about 2 more minutes.
7. Using wooden spoon, spoon over toasted hamburger buns or bread.

vegetable oil, onion, green pepper, ground beef, garlic, worcestershire sauce, dried basil, thyme, salt, pepper, pasta sauce, barbecue sauce, hamburger

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/grown-up-sloppy-joes-164070 (may not work)