Healthy Sloppy Joes

Name: Healthy Sloppy Joes
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon olive oil; 2 cups mushrooms, chopped fine; 1 cup onion, chopped fine; 1/2 cup bell pepper, chopped fine; 1/4 cup celery, chopped fine; 1/4 cup carrot, chopped fine; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 8 ounces ground turkey breast; 8 ounces ground round; 1/4 cup ketchup; 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar; 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 1 (8 ounce) can no-salt-added tomato sauce; 1 teaspoon sugar (optional); salt; black pepper; hot sauce

Submitted by 3LittleBirds

"This Sloppy Joe recipe is tasty, filling, and packed with veggies! It's a slightly tweaked Cooking Light recipe."

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photo by White Rose Child

Ready In:: 45mins
Ingredients:: 18
Serves:: 6

ingredients

1 teaspoon olive oil
2 cups mushrooms, chopped fine
1 cup onion, chopped fine
¹⁄₂ cup bell pepper, chopped fine
¹⁄₄ cup celery, chopped fine
¹⁄₄ cup carrot, chopped fine
2 cloves garlic, minced
8 ounces ground turkey breast
8 ounces ground round
¹⁄₄ cup ketchup
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 (8 ounce) can no-salt-added tomato sauce
1 teaspoon sugar (optional)
salt
black pepper
hot sauce

directions

Combine ketchup and next 8 ingredients (ketchup through hot sauce), set aside.
Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium-high heat; add mushrooms and next 7 ingredients (mushrooms through ground round); saute 5 minutes until meat is browned, stirring to crumble.
Stir in ketchup mixture; bring to a boil.
Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Serve on toasted hamburger buns.

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Reviews

This was very good. I veganized it for us and it was delicious. I must have done something wrong because I had to add water to the final product in order to bring it to a boil, but it still turned out really good. I served it on whole wheat rolls with a vegan cole slaw. Delicious. Didn't have vegan Worchestershire sauce, so used A1 instead (yes, it's vegan). I'll make this again and again.

Gingersnap in Midwe
I can't believe I forgot to review this recipe. It is delicious! And a great way to get my kids to eat their veggies without realizing it. It is tangy and freezes beautifully. I always double it when I make it and freeze the rest for another meal. Thanks for a great recipe.

mumoftwo
I was looking for a way to use some ground turkey breast and came across this recipe. I was a bit skeptical with all of the veggies but trusted the reviews. It was great and super easy! You really CAN'T taste the veggies and this is a great way to "sneak" them in! The only thing I added was a teaspoon of basil and an extra "shot" of Worcestershire sauce, based on comments about the flavor. My husband and I both loved it and will definitely add this to our list of favorites!

KimRaber
I actually turned this into a vegan recipe by replacing the beef with soy ground round, and using chicken-like TVP chunks. The sauce may have been slightly missing flavor to my taste, but the whole family loved it so big points for that! Easy and yummy.

White Rose Child
It was 4:30 and I had 1.5 pounds of ground beef defrosted and no idea what to make. So this was a very good find! I chopped the veggies very finely in my food processor, making a few adjustments based on what I had (no celery, slightly less mushrooms, more carrots). I left out the hot sauce since I am feeding 2 small children but otherwise followed it exactly. The kids ate it happily. I did feel it needed a little more flavor. Next time I may add a little more ketchup. But it was a good healthy fast recipe!

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