5.0 from 237 votes
Ground Turkey Sloppy Joes
These absolutely delicious ground turkey sloppy joes are made in one skillet and ready in less than 30 minutes!
Prep Time
7 mins
Cook Time
7 mins
Total Time
27 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 196 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 lb ground turkey (I like the flavor of 93/7)
- 1/2 large yellow onion minced
- 1/3 large green bell pepper minced
- 1/2 tsp chili powder
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 Tbsp spicy brown mustard (regular mustard can be substituted)
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1/3 cup barbecue sauce
- 3 Tbsp tomato paste
- 1 Tbsp granulated sugar more or less, to taste
- 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 cup water
Instructions
Toast Buns
- Heat a large skillet over MED HIGH/HIGH heat. Add a drizzle of vegetable oil, and once hot, add buns, cut side down. Cook for 30 seconds to a minute (this time will vary), or until golden brown on the bottoms.
- Remove to a wire cooling rack, cut sides up.
Cup of Yum
Cook Meat and Vegetables
- Heat oil in large skillet over MED-HIGH heat. Add turkey, onion and bell pepper and cook, breaking apart into crumbles as it cooks, about 5 minutes, or until turkey is cooked through and vegetables are beginning to soften. Transfer to colander to drain.
Add Sauce
- Add chili powder, garlic powder, salt, pepper, mustard, ketchup, barbecue sauce, tomato paste, sugar, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce and water and stir well to combine.
Simmer and Serve
- Reduce heat to MED/MED LOW and cook for 10-15 minutes, until mixture has thickened to your liking, stirring often. Remove from heat and serve over toasted buns.
Notes
- Calorie count (which is an estimate) does not include buns, as these will vary from person to person.
- Toast the buns - Before you get started with making the sloppy joe mixture, toast your buns. Toasting the bun makes ALL the difference, and only takes a few minutes. Just crank up the heat under the skillet to MED HIGH/HIGH, and add a drizzle of vegetable oil. When the oil is hot, add the buns, cook just 30 seconds to a minute or until they're golden brown, then place the buns cut side up on a cooling rack after they've been toasted.
- Consistency - Watch the sauce so that it doesn’t reduce too much. When too much of the sauce reduces, it gives you a dry sloppy joe mixture. Everyone likes theirs a little differently, but for me, I cook it down so that I can see the bits of meat, and when I drag my spoon through the sauce, it leaves a trail where the sauce is parted. If the sauce immediately flows back into that trail, it’s too liquid-y. I want a few seconds before the sauce covers the trail, which gives me a saucy consistency that’s not too liquid.
Nutrition Information
Calories
196kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
21g
(7%)
Protein
20g
(40%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
42mg
(14%)
Sodium
844mg
(35%)
Potassium
653mg
(19%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
16g
(32%)
Vitamin A
673IU
(13%)
Vitamin C
15mg
(17%)
Calcium
24mg
(2%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 196
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 196kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 21g | 7% |
| Protein | 20g | 40% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 42mg | 14% |
| Sodium | 844mg | 35% |
| Potassium | 653mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 16g | 32% |
| Vitamin A | 673IU | 13% |
| Vitamin C | 15mg | 17% |
| Calcium | 24mg | 2% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.