My brother has recently gifted us several pounds of ground moose, so that’s what I used, but ground bison or ground beef will work just as well. I’m basing my recipe on fivehearthome.com‘s. This is a really quick week-night dinner for busy people.

  • Ingredients
  • A bit of olive oil
  • 1/2 onion, small dice
  • 1/2 green bell pepper, small dice
  • 1 lb. ground beef (or other as mentioned above)
  • 2 garlic cloves (minced)
  • 8 oz. tomato sauce
  • 1/2 cup ketchup
  • 2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 Tbsp. brown sugar
  • 1 tsp. Dijon mustard
  • 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1/4 tsp. onion powder
  • Ground pepper to taste
  • Hamburger buns
  • Butter
  • Toppings as desired (sliced cheese, sliced dill pickles, coleslaw, etc.)

Swazz a bit of olive oil around a skillet and heat it. Saute onion and green bell pepper until onion is transparent. Remove the onion and green bell pepper to a bowl and set aside. Into the skillet, put the ground meat. Let it brown. About half way to brown, add the garlic. Drain off any fat accumulation. If using lean meat this will not be necessary.

In a bowl add the tomato sauce, ketchup, Worcestershire, brown sugar, Dijon, garlic powder, onion powder, and black pepper to taste. Stir well. Stir in the onions and green peppers. Stir the sauce into the ground meat and garlic in skillet. Bring to a simmer and let it simmer for about ten minutes.

Butter the hamburger buns and toast under the broiler. Dollop the ground beef mixture onto the prepared buns. Add your favorite toppings. Chow down!

FYI: we used Dill Pickle Chips as one of the topping options. You can find the recipe here. These dill chips are also awesome on hamburgers and pulled pork sandwiches or sliders. Yum!