Perfect Sloppy Joes
This is a just-right flavored, no guess, recipe for Perfect Sloppy Joes. Make these with ground beef, ground turkey, or a combo of half ground beef and half Italian Sausage. Delicious.
Servings 4
Calories 340kcal
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup small yellow onion minced (about 1 ¼ )
- 1 small red or green bell pepper diced
- 1 stalk celery diced
- Coarse kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 pound ground turkey or lean ground beef
- 1 14.5 ounce cans diced tomatoes undrained
- 1-2 teaspoons dry mustard
- 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon catsup
- Dash hot sauce optional
- 4 hamburger buns toasted
Instructions
- Heat oil in a 12-inch frying pan over medium high. Add onion, bell pepper and celery and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are soft and just beginning to brown, about 6 to 7 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add turkey or beef and cook, stirring occasionally and breaking up lumps with a wooden spoon or spatula, until meat is no longer pink, about 6 minutes.
- Add tomatoes, mustard, brown sugar, Worcestershire Sauce, catsup and hot sauce and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture is thickened, tomatoes are starting to break down and everything is heated through, about 8 to 10 minutes.
- Taste meat mixture, adjust seasonings and season with salt and pepper; divide among buns and serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 340kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 62mg | Sodium: 364mg | Potassium: 752mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 286IU | Vitamin C: 38mg | Calcium: 129mg | Iron: 4mg
