Almost Meatless Sloppy Joes
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“This is my adaptation of a Cooking Light recipe that follows my approach to healthy eating to a "T". Meat is too delicious for me to become a vegetarian but I am trying to eat way more vegetables than meat. This recipe delivers on that and tastes fantastic. I bet you'll never miss the additional meat!
Note: when I made it I doubled the recipe (makes great leftovers) and used 1 can of vegetarian baked beans (for a nice sweetness, this was the can I mashed) and 1 can of kidney beans, which I left whole.
I love making my own burger buns with my bread machine and this recipe is so easy and the results taste terrific: "Whole Wheat Hamburger and Hot Dog Buns (Bread Machine)".”
Almost Meatless Sloppy Joes
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READY IN:35mins |
SERVES:4 |
UNITS:US |
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1⁄2 cup white onion, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 ground black pepper
- 6 ounces ground sirloin
- 1⁄2 cup grated carrot
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 2 cups canned crushed tomatoes
- 1 (15 1/2 ounce) canlow-sodium red beans, rinsed, drained, and divided
- 4 whole-wheat sandwich buns, split and toasted
- 4 red onions, slices 1/4-inch thick, separated into rings
Directions
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, garlic, salt, black pepper, and beef to pan; cook 5 minutes or until meat is browned and vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally to crumble beef.
- Add carrot, chili powder, sugar, oregano, and red pepper; cook 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in tomatoes; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium; cook 10 minutes or until thickened and carrot is tender, stirring occasionally.
- Partially mash 1 cup beans with a fork or potato masher. Add mashed beans and remaining whole beans to pan; cook 1 minute or until thoroughly heated. Spoon 1 c bean mixture onto bottom half of each roll; top each serving with 1 red onion slice and top half of roll.
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Almost Meatless Sloppy Joes