Crockpot Sloppy Joes

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 small onion, minced
• 1 small green or red bell pepper, minced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (6 oz) can tomato paste
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1/2 cup barbecue sauce
• 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
• 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• Hamburger buns, for serving

Directions

1. Brown the ground beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat, breaking it apart as it cooks, about 5-8 minutes. Drain off the grease.
2. Transfer the beef to the slow cooker and stir in the minced onion, bell pepper, and garlic.
3. Whisk the tomato paste, ketchup, barbecue sauce, brown sugar, Worcestershire, Dijon, smoked paprika, salt, and pepper together in a bowl.
4. Pour the sauce over the beef and stir until everything is coated.
5. Cover and cook on LOW for 4 hours or HIGH for 2-3 hours, stirring once or twice along the way.
6. Give it a good stir to break up any clumps, then spoon onto toasted hamburger buns.