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| I was starving – so the pic had no creative flair. Just snap quick so I can eat it! |
This week has been a lot of eating out! This typically happens when the Hubs is on a business trip. Luckily he gets home tomorrow and I’m fast-fooded-out! I asked the kids this morning what sounded good for dinner tonight and they both said Sloppy Joes and not out. I guess they’re fast-fooded-out too. So I asked “sloppy joes out of a can?” and they both looked at me with the “ya right” look on their faces. They know me too well. I’ve been making Homemade Sloppy Joes now for quite a few years, and every time is a little different but still great in it’s own way. The recipe that follows is tonights concoction. The kids gobbled it up which usually means “thumbs up”. I hope you enjoy it as much as they did. (me too for that matter)
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| Start by adding 1 tablespoon of olive oil to your hot saute pan. Toss in 1 large onion diced and saute over medium-high until they start to become translucent. Don’t brown. |
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| Dice up a whole pepper. Usually I would’ve used a red or green pepper but I had a yellow one on hand. Saute it for about 3 or 4 minutes or until they start to become soft. |
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| Add a 1.25 lb package of ground turkey. You could also use ground beef, but I’m trying to watch my girlish figure so I opted for Turkey instead. Brown the meat until it’s just cooked through.
Note: the longer you cook turkey, the tougher and or chewier it gets. It needs to be cooked fast to stay juicy. |
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| To the meat mixture add 3 minced garlic cloves, 1/2 cup ketchup, 1 15oz can of tomato sauce, 2 tablespoons of brown sugar, 1 tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper to taste, a pinch of crushed red pepper flakes and 1 tablespoon of red wine vinegar. Stir it all together and get it to a soft boiling stage
Don’t skip the vinegar part. I know it sounds – strange. But I assure you that the acid makes this dish better. |
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| Turn the heat down and simmer for 10 minutes or so. Serve it on kaiser rolls, or as I did on the burger bun thins. A few less carbs is good this time of year while I’m wearing my hibernation suit. |
Homemade Sloppy Joes
1 tbsp olive oil
1 large onion, diced
1 large bell pepper, diced (your choice of color)
1 1/4 to 1 1/2 lbs ground turkey (or beef)
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 c ketchup
1-15oz can of tomato sauce
2 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp Worcestershire 
sauce
saucesalt and pepper to taste
pinch of crushed red pepper flakes
1 tbsp red wine vinegar
1) Add olive oil to a saute pan and heat over medium-high. Add the onion and saute until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the bell pepper and saute for another 3 to 4 minutes.
2) Add the ground turkey and cook until just browned. Add the remaining ingredients and stir to combine. Bring just to a boil and then lower the temperature and simmer for about 10 minutes until the sauce has thickened. Serve on hamburger buns and enjoy.
3 comments
Two thumbs up from the Denton Family! Travis had three overflowing sloppy joes! The kids are gobbling them up too! I left out the red pepper flakes just in case it would be too strong for the kids. Next time, I’ll add some to the adult batch. This is a new family favorite and is very easy to make!
Hmmm maybe tomorrow’s dinner (if I can wait until then)! I have all the ingredients in the house! I love it when that happens! Thanks bunches!
Great picture! And, I have never made them from a can. Too easy and too good from scratch! I used the skinny buns too!
~Debbie
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