Sloppy Joe's (3 different recipes)

Deceptively Delicious Sloppy Joes (From Jessica Seinfeld's Deceptively Delicious)

Serve these on a whole grain hamburger or hot dog bun.

Minutes to Prepare: 25 Minutes to Cook: 20 Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients:

Nonstick cooking spray
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 cup chopped red onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 pound lean ground turkey or sirloin
1/2 cup sweet potato puree
1/2 cup butternut squash or red pepper puree
raw, finely chopped carrots (optional)
1/2 cup reduced-fat low-sodium beef broth
1/4 cup tomato paste
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon chili powder, or to taste
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
8 whole-grain hamburger or hot-dog buns


Directions

1. Coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray and set it over medium-high heat. When the skillet is hot, add the oil. Add the onion, celery, and garlic, and cook until the onion starts to soften (not brown), 3 - 4 minutes.

2. Add the meat, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, and cook until no longer pink, 4 - 5 minutes.

3. Add the vegetable purees, raw chopped carrots (if using), beef broth, tomato paste, Wortcestershire sauce, chili powder, salt, and pepper. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer until the liquid is reduced by about one-half, 15 - 20 minutes.

4. Spoon the mixutre over buns and serve.

Serves 8

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Tosca's Sloppy Joes (from "The Eat Clean Cookbook for Families and Kids"

Ingredients:

1/2 c low-sodium chili sauce

2 T tomato paste

1 T worcestershire sauce

1 t each cumin, sea salt, black pepper and chili powder

1 T white wine vinegar

1 T dried, crumbled oregano

1 T best-quality olive oil

1/4 c finely chopped sweet onion

1/4 c finely chopped celery

1 clove garlic- passed through a garlic press

1 lb. lean ground turkey or bison

3/4 c cooked brown rice

Handful chopped scallions

4 multi-grain buns- cut in half

1/4 c homemade hummus

Directions:

In a small bowl combine chili sauce, tomato past, worcestershire sauce, spices, vinegar and oregano. Mix well. Set aside.

Heat olive oil in a medium skillet. Saute onion, celery and garlic for 5 minutes. Add ground meat, let brown for 5 minutes. Drain excess oil.

Combine browned meat with spice mixture, cooked brown rice and scallions and mix gently.

Spread each side of the bun with a tablespoon of hummus.

Spoon about 1 c of the meat mixture onto one side of the bun. Top with the other bun. Cut in half.

Makes: 4 sandwiches

Nutritional Information (half a sloppy joe):

235 Calories

9.5g Fat

16g Protein

16.5g Carbs

2.5g Dietary Fiber

630g Sodium

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Lentil Sloppy Joes
Yield: 6 – 8 sandwiches

Ingredients:

1 Tbsp olive oil

1 onion, diced

1/2 lb cremini mushrooms, diced

5 cloves garlic, roughly chopped

1 Tbsp chili powder

1 tsp dry mustard

1 large carrot, grated

1/4 cup tomato paste

2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar

2 Tbsp brown sugar

1 cup lentils*

3 – 4 cups stock**

salt and pepper, to taste

[ *I used French lentils (which hold their shape), but you could also used red or yellow lentils

(which fall apart when cooked), barley, bulgur wheat, or some combination.

**Adjust depending on how “sloppy” you want your sloppy joes to be. ]

Method:

1. In a large sautee pan, heat 1 Tbsp olive oil over medium heat, then add 1 onion, diced and 1/2 lb cremini mushrooms, diced, and sautee until the onions and translucent and the mushrooms release their juices.

2. Add 5 cloves garlic, roughly chopped, 1 Tbsp chili powder, and 1 tsp dry mustard, and sautee until fragrant, about 30 seconds.

3. Stir in 1 large carrot, grated, 1/4 cup tomato paste, 2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar, 2 Tbsp brown sugar, 1 cup lentils, and 3 – 4 cups stock. Bring to a boil, then lower heat, and let simmer until the lentils are cooked through, about 30 minutes, adding more stock, if needed.

4. Taste, and add salt and pepper, to taste. Serve on a bun, in a wrap, or plain

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