Healthy Sloppy Joes with Ground Turkey

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Sloppy Joes are messy and delicious.  With only a few ingredients you can make homemade sloppy joes in no time.  Saucey, thick and delicious these Healthy Sloppy Joes with Ground Turkey are always a hit.

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Healthy Sloppy Joes with Ground Turkey

The other day I was grocery shopping and came across a can of sloppy joe mix.  I thought about how I hadn’t had a sloppy joe in a long time, I mean who doesn’t love sloppy joes?  I decided I would create my own Healthy Sloppy Joes. 

Sloppy Joes remind me of one of my favorite movies growing up, It takes Two with Mary-Kate and Ashley.  I always wanted my mom to make sloppy joes because of this movie.  After thinking about this, I realized my kids have never had a sloppy joe!  GASP. I know, crazy, right?  So I fore sure had to make this healthy sloppy joe recipe.

My recipe for these homemade sloppy joes is so simple and uses ingredients that you probably already have in your house.  I like to make ground turkey sloppy joes, but you could use  ground beef instead if you prefer.  I use them both randomly at different times.  They both have different reasons and benefits of use.

HEALTHY SLOPPY JOE INGREDIENTS

• 1 lb lean ground turkey or any ground meat you like
• 1/2 onion, diced
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 8 oz tomato sauce
• 1/3 c ketchup
• 1 tsp yellow mustard
• 1 T white vinegar
• 1/2 T Worcestershire sauce

The usual go to for sloppy joes is a basic hamburger bun.  This is delicious, but I think this ground turkey sloppy joe recipe would be so good shoved into a sweet potato.  You can put this sloppy joe mix in or on whatever you like!

This recipe would also be great as an appetizer for any type of party.  Use slider buns instead of regular hamburger buns and I am sure this would be a hit.

How to Make Healthy Sloppy Joes with Ground Turkey

First, brown your lean ground turkey in a skillet on medium heat.  Salt and pepper the ground turkey. Cook about 6 minutes then drain off the grease.  Put it back into the hot skillet. 

Using a spatula or wooden spoon, chop the turkey up into small pieces in the pan.  I like mine to be pretty small, to give it the sloppy joe feeling.

Add in the rest of the ingredients, then bring to a boil. 

Drop the heat to low and cook for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

After your healthy sloppy joe mixture is done, plop a scoop onto a bun or eat alone.

ENJOY!

Serve these sloppy Joes with my Air Fryer Sweet Potato Fries for a family dinner.

Try Other Family Dinner Favorites

• Garlic and Parmesan Sheet Pan Chicken Dinner
• One Pot Chili Mac and Cheese
• Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken

I hope you love these Healthy Sloppy Joes with Ground Turkey as much as we do! 
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Yield: 6

Healthy Sloppy Joes with Ground Turkey

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Delicious and healthy turkey sloppy joes with ground turkey your whole family will enjoy.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Total Time 35 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 pound lean ground turkey
• 1/2 onion, diced
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 8 ounces tomato sauce
• 2 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1/3 cup ketchup
• 1 teaspoon mustard
• 1 tablespoon white vinegar
• 1/2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

Instructions

1. Brown turkey in a skillet on medium heat for 6 minutes, season with salt and pepper, drain off the grease.
2. Put turkey back into the skillet with the rest of the ingredients and bring to a boil.
3. Reduce heat to low and simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally .
4. ENJOY!

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

6

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 160Total Fat: 5gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 63mgSodium: 223mgCarbohydrates: 9gFiber: 0gSugar: 8gProtein: 16g

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