Sloppy Joes
Serves 8
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
1
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.
2
Add the meat, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, and cook until no longer pink, 4 to 5 minutes.
3
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.
4
Spoon the mixture over buns and serve.
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