Cheesy Bacon Sloppy Joes

Name: Cheesy Bacon Sloppy Joes
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb ground beef (i use a 80/20 mix); 6 slice smoked bacon; 1/2 cup diced onion; 1/2 cup diced bell pepper (any color); 1 jalapeño seeded and diced; 2 clove minced garlic; 1/2 cup tomato ketchup (your choice); 1/4 cup your favorite bbq sauce; 1/4 cup water; 2 tsp prepared yellow mustard (your choice); 2 tsp worcestershire sauce; 2 tbsp brown sugar; 1 salt and pepper to taste; Grated Sharp Cheddar Cheese; 4 toasted hamburger buns

Lee's @Lees

Texas

These have always been a favorite of my kids. When they come home to visit now, this recipe is still requested.

Lee's @Lees

Texas

These have always been a favorite of my kids. When they come home to visit now, this recipe is still requested.

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Ingredients

1 lbground beef (i use a 80/20 mix)
6 slicesmoked bacon
1/2 cupdiced onion
1/2 cupdiced bell pepper (any color)
1jalapeño seeded and diced
2 cloveminced garlic
1/2 cuptomato ketchup (your choice)
1/4 cupyour favorite bbq sauce
1/4 cupwater
2 tspprepared yellow mustard (your choice)
2 tspworcestershire sauce
2 tbspbrown sugar
1salt and pepper to taste
Grated Sharp Cheddar Cheese
4toasted hamburger buns

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Steps

1

Over medium heat, brown ground beef and put in colander to drain.
2

While ground beef is draining, cook bacon until crisp. Leaving bacon drippings in the pan, remove bacon and set aside to drain on paper towels.
3

Using same pan with bacon drippings, sauté onions jalapeño pepper, bell pepper, salt and pepper until soft. 5-7 minute's. Adding garlic during last minute or so.
4

Return ground beef back to pan adding : ketchup, BBQ sauce, water, prepared yellow mustard, worcestershire sauce and brown sugar. Combine well.
5

Crumble up reserved bacon slices and add to mixture.
6

Simmer covered over low heat 25-30 minutes stirring occasionally. If thicker sauce is desired, uncover during last 10 minutes of simmering.
7

Serve on buns of your choice topping with shredded cheese. Topping ideas: pickle slices, extra bacon slices, etc.You can substitute a chipotle pepper for the jalapeño.
8

Recipe doubles very easy for a larger family and freezes very well. Enjoy