Sloppy Joes

• 1 pound lean or extra-lean (90% lean or higher) ground beef
• 1 medium onion, diced (about 1 1/2 cups)
• 4 cloves garlic, minced (about 4 teaspoons)
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
• 1 medium red bell pepper, seeded and diced (about 1 cup)
• One 15.5-ounce can small red or pinto beans, preferably low-sodium, drained and rinsed
• 1 1/2 cups no-salt-added tomato sauce
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon unsulfured molasses
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• Freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 8 whole-wheat burger buns

1. Brown the meat and onion in a large nonstick skillet over medium-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 more, stirring occasionally.
4. Stir in the rest of the ingredients, except the buns, reduce the heat to low, and simmer for another 5 minutes.
5. Place a 1/2-cup scoop of the mixture onto each bun and serve,

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

Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/sloppy-joes-2 (may not work)