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Turkey Sloppy Joes Recipe
These turkey sloppy joes are a lightened up version of the classic family favorite! Ground turkey is simmered in a zesty homemade sauce and served on a toasted bun with shredded cheese. It's an easy 35-minute meal that everyone will love!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 371 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
North American
Ingredients
- 1 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 1 small onion minced
- 2 2 cloves garlic minced
- ½ ½ medium red pepper diced small
- 1 1 lb ground turkey or ground chicken
- ½ ½ cup tomato sauce
- ¼ ¼ cup ketchup
- 1 1 tablespoon EACH: Worchestershire sauce, dijon mustard, apple cider vinegar, and brown sugar
- ½ ½ cup chicken stock or water
For Serving
- 4 4 Brioche buns see notes
- ½ ½ cup shredded cheese we like pepper jack or cheddar
- chips on the side
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook for 3 minutes, until it's soft. Add the garlic and red pepper to the pan and let them cook for 2 minutes.
- Add the ground turkey to the pan and cook, breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon, until it is no longer pink, about 10 minutes.
- Add the tomato sauce, ketchup, Worchestershire sauce, dijon mustard, apple cider vinegar, and brown sugar to the pot and let it cook for 5 minutes, until it becomes sweet-smelling. Stir the chicken stock or water into the pan and let it cook for another 5 minutes. You want it to be saucy but not soupy.
- Divide the sloppy joe meat between the buns and top with some pepper jack cheese.
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Notes
- Toasting the buns is optional, but not really. They taste so much better toasted that you really should do it. Butter or oil the cut sides of the buns then place them face-down in a pan on medium heat. In 2-3 minutes, you'll have deliciously toasted buns.
- This recipe also works well with ground chicken.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1 sloppy joe
Calories
371kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
34g
(11%)
Protein
36g
(72%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
0.02g
Cholesterol
73mg
(24%)
Sodium
701mg
(29%)
Potassium
653mg
(19%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
12g
(24%)
Vitamin A
799IU
(16%)
Vitamin C
24mg
(27%)
Calcium
155mg
(16%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 371
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 sloppy joe | |
| Calories | 371kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 34g | 11% |
| Protein | 36g | 72% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 0.02g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 73mg | 24% |
| Sodium | 701mg | 29% |
| Potassium | 653mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 12g | 24% |
| Vitamin A | 799IU | 16% |
| Vitamin C | 24mg | 27% |
| Calcium | 155mg | 16% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.