Saucy Bbq Sloppy Joes

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 green pepper, finely chopped
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup barbecue sauce
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 lb velveeta cheese, pasteurized prepared cheese product cut up
• 4 hamburger buns, split

Recipe

• 1 brown meat in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat; drain.
• 2 add peppers and onions, cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 3 stir in barbecue sauce, water and velveeta; cook 2 minutes or until velveeta is melted and mixture is well blended, stirring frequently.
• 4 cook now and just fill the toasted buns with warm meat mixture and serve.
• 5 to freeze and cook later: cool meat mixture completely.
• 6 place in resealable freezer-weight plastic bag or 4 small freezer containers; place buns in resealable freezer-weight plastic bag.
• 7 freeze for up to 3 months.
• 8 thaw meat mixture and buns in refrigerator overnight.
• 9 when ready to serve, reheat meat mixture in small saucepan on medium heat, stirring frequently.
• 10 meanwhile, toast the buns.
• 11 fill buns evenly with meat mixture.