Healthier Sloppy Joe
We lighten up traditional Sloppy Joe’s by using ground chicken or turkey. You can serve with a large salad, but we love the simplicity and crunch of raw carrot, cucumber and celery sticks and/or the tang of pickled veggies, which also happen to make a great weeknight snack.
Kept it traditional with peppers and celery but veggies can also be substituted with broccoli, chopped eggplant, and/or shredded carrots for some extra nutritional value.
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- 4Servings
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 1 red or green bell pepper, finely chopped
- 1 celery stalk, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- Fresh cracked black pepper
- 1 pound ground chicken or turkey
- 1 (6-ounce) can tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon date honey
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 4 whole wheat buns
Preparation
- Heat evoo in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Saute onion, pepper and celery, stirring frequently, until vegetables are softened, 5 to 7 minutes. Add garlic and cook until just fragrant about 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add ground turkey, breaking up meat with a wooden spoon, and cook for about 5 minutes, until no longer pink.
- Stir in tomato paste, vinegar, date honey and chili powder. Simmer until everything is hot, adding water if needed to thin out the sauce. Simmer until thickened, stirring occasionally, 6 to 8 minutes.
- Taste and adjust seasoning before spooning onto buns. Serve with pickled vegetables or raw veggie sticks.
Nutrition Information
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 443
- Carbohydrate Content: 52.8 g
- Cholesterol Content: 63 mg
- Fat Content: 9 g
- Fiber Content: 8.3 g
- Protein Content: 39 g
- Sodium Content: 751 mg
- Sugar Content: 17.3 g
