3-Ingredient Dinners for One · Number 5

Sloppy Joes

  • Three ingredients
A thick spoonful of sloppy joe heaped onto a toasted bun on one ordinary dinner plate, a single sandwich served for one with a folded paper napkin ready beside it
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You need

Good to know: Sized for one; salt, pepper, oil and water are free.

What to do

  1. Dry skillet, medium; break up the beef until no pink is left, 8 min.
  2. Spoon off the fat, add half the can, bubble 5 min, to 160°F.
  3. Spoon it on thick.

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