Bachelor Sloppy Joes

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 1/4 cup chopped green pepper
• 1/4 cup chopped celery
• 1 1/2 teaspoons distilled white vinegar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons prepared yellow mustard
• 1 1/2 teaspoons brown sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• Salt and ground black pepper to taste

Directions

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add beef to the skillet and break into smaller bits with a spatula as it cooks; cook until browned on one side, 3 to 5 minutes. Turn beef and add onion, bell pepper, and celery. Put a cover on the skillet and continue to cook until beef is completely browned and crumbly, 2 to 5 minutes more.

Stir vinegar, mustard, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, and garlic powder into the beef mixture; season with salt and pepper. Reduce heat to low and simmer mixture, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are completely tender, about 15 minutes.