Easy Pleasy Barbeque Sloppy Jo's

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 lbs ground beef, browned well and drained well
• 1 (12 ounce) bottle barbecue sauce, i used kraft original
• 1 lipton onion soup mix
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 tablespoon dry mustard or 1 tablespoon prepared mustard
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 -2 garlic clove, pressed (optional)
• 1 onion, diced (optional)
• 5 jalapenos, seeded and diced (optional)

Recipe

• 1 optional step. saute onion and jalapeno until tender and carmelized, 10 to 15 minutes. (i have heavy well seasoned cast iron, so i didn't start with a teaspoon of oil, but if you don't have nonstick or well seasoned cast iron, start with a little oil.)add garlic and saute garlic for 2 minutes.
• 2 in a sepearate pan, if you are in a hurry, brown meat until well browned. drain well.(i rinse my meat to get the fat out, but not too much.).
• 3 combine meat, barbeque sauce, lipton soup mix, water,mustard, worcestershire, and vegetables if you opted for them. simmer for 10 to 15 minutes.
• 4 serve on a bun.