Sweet buns dress up ground beef cooked fast with tomato and cheese. The honey in the bread meets the tang of ketchup and vinegar for something neither quite sloppy joe nor quite Sloppy Joe. Serve with pickles and stop thinking about dinner.

Serves 2. 20 minutes, 18 at the stove.

About 510 calories a serving, 34 g protein, 17 g carbohydrate, 34 g fat. From USDA figures for 86% of the ingredients; amounts are the recipe's.

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1. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a wide pan over medium-high. Add 1/2 pound ground beef broken into small pieces and cook, stirring often, until it is no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Mince 1 garlic clove and stir it into the beef.5 min
2. Add 1/4 cup ketchup and 1 tablespoon vinegar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Stir well and cook for 2 minutes until the mixture is thick and coats the back of a spoon.2 min
3. Toast the 4 buns in a dry pan or toaster until warm. Split and fill each bun with the meat mixture and serve.
4. Add 2 tablespoons grated cheese if you have it on hand while the sauce is still hot so it melts.

Note Swap ground turkey or crumbled sausage for beef. Leftovers keep in a covered container for two days; reheat gently. Serve with dill pickle spears and coleslaw on the side, or use the filling to top rice or toast instead.