Cooking Light Sloppy Joes

Name: Cooking Light Sloppy Joes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3/4 cup chopped onion; 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper; 3/4 lb ground round; 2 cups tomato sauce; 2 tablespoons tomato paste; 1 tablespoon prepared mustard; 1 teaspoon chili powder; 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon sugar; 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano; 1/8 teaspoon black pepper; 12 (1 1/2 ounce) rolls, split

Submitted by susie cooks

"These are so good! Cooking Light suggests serving this with carrots and vegetables chips."

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Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 13
Serves:: 4-6

ingredients

³⁄₄ cup chopped onion
¹⁄₂ cup chopped green bell pepper
³⁄₄ lb ground round
2 cups tomato sauce
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 tablespoon prepared mustard
1 teaspoon chili powder
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₂ teaspoon sugar
¹⁄₂ teaspoon dried oregano
¹⁄₈ teaspoon black pepper
12 (1 1/2 ounce) rolls, split

directions

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
Add the onion, pepper and ground round; cook until beef is browned, stirring to crumble.
Stir in tomato sauce and the rest of the ingredients except the rolls.
Cover and cook 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Spoon onto rolls.

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Reviews

Decided to try this recipe since it didn't call for ketchup and all kinds of sugar and I'm so glad I did. It's good but (thankfully) not sweet like so many sloppy joe recipes. Since I was also testing this recipe to see if my grandkids would like it, I didn't add the green pepper but will if I'm only making it for myself. I cooked it uncovered and it was just right after 15 minutes, not too sloppy at all.

Okra4540
Ok, so I haven't had a sloppy Joe since I was 10, and my tastes have changed enormously since then. I picked this recipe because of the lack of sweet ingredients. I also altered it to be vegetarian-ish by using gardein ground round. I did use Worcestershire though. I also used red pepper instead of green. I added extra seasoning - garlic powder, more oregano, and some cayenne. I had to add quite a bit more passata, but I think that's due to the veggie "meat." I loved this with my adaptations.

ireland.black
This recipe is awesome. I liked the fact that it didn't call for ketchup because I don't like ketchup. I made two batches... one with ground meat and one with morningstar ground meat. I added diced carrot and celery to both, which helped stretch the meat a bit. Once the sauce is made, you don't really notice the added veggies. My husband loved this recipe. I could eat it as is w/o the bun. I will certainly be making this again.

EK7992
This was very tasty! I used TVP instead of ground beef and Truvia instead of sugar. I also used no salt added tomato sauce and paste. This was very easy to make and tasted fabulous!

smadie3
Very good! I love that this recipe uses no ketchup or other syrupy ingredients but still has a nice balance of flavors. Even the pickiest child enjoyed these. I used a pound of organic 85/15 beef, then drained well before adding the tomato sauce and other ingredients. Froze the mixture so that I could reheat later in the week for an easy dinner. Thanks for sharing the recipe!

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This was very tasty! I used TVP instead of ground beef and Truvia instead of sugar. I also used no salt added tomato sauce and paste. This was very easy to make and tasted fabulous!

smadie3