Sloppy Joes

Name: Sloppy Joes
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; ½ cup chopped red onion; ½ cup chopped celery; 2 cloves garlic; 1 lb lean ground turkey or beef; ½ cup sweet potato puree } (pre-cooked and pureed in blender or food processor) - optional; ½ cup butternut squash or red pepper puree} cooked and pureed - optional; raw, finely chopped carrots (optional); ½ cup reduced-fat sodium beef broth; ¼ cup tomato paste; 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 1 tsp chili powder, or to taste; ½ tsp salt; pepper to taste; 8 whole-grain hamburger or hot-dog buns

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Serves 8

CategoryMain Dish

Yields1 Serving

1 tbsp olive oil

½ cup chopped red onion

½ cup chopped celery

2 cloves garlic

1 lb lean ground turkey or beef

½ cup sweet potato puree } (pre-cooked and pureed in blender or food processor) - optional

½ cup butternut squash or red pepper puree} cooked and pureed - optional

raw, finely chopped carrots (optional)

½ cup reduced-fat sodium beef broth

¼ cup tomato paste

1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

1 tsp chili powder, or to taste

½ tsp salt

pepper to taste

8 whole-grain hamburger or hot-dog buns

Heat skillet to hot over medium-high heat, add the oil. Add the onion, celery, and garlic, and cook until the onion starts to soften (not brown), 3 to 4 minutes.

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

Add the vegetable puree, raw chopped carrot, beef broth, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, chili powder, salt, and pepper; Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer until the liquid is reduced by about one-half, 15 to 20 minutes.

Spoon the mixture over buns and serve.

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