Sloppy Joes Lightened Up Recipes

THE BEST SLOPPY JOES

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions and peppers and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and starting to caramelize in some spots, 6 to 7 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in the beef and cook, breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon or spatula, until it is browned, no longer pink in the middle and cooked through, 7 to 8 minutes.
• Stir in the tomato sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, red wine vinegar, paprika, cayenne pepper, 1 teaspoon salt and a generous amount of black pepper and simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened and heated through, 5 to 6 minutes. Spoon the meat onto the toasted buns.

SLOPPY JOES (LIGHTENED UP)

Steps:

• Crumble ground turkey into a large, deep skillet coated with nonstick spray and heated over medium-low heat. Cook and stir until turkey is cooked through, breaking up into smaller chunks with spoon while stirring (about 5-10 minutes). Drain.
• Add garlic and cook until just turning white, about 1 minute. Add onion and cook, stirring often, until tender, about 3-5 minutes.
• Add chili powder and stir into turkey mixture. Add ketchup, tomato sauce, and brown sugar, stirring to combine. Bring to a simmer and reduce heat to low. Simmer until thickened as desired,about 5-10 minutes. Taste and correct seasonings.
• Meanwhile, place oven rack for broiling. Split buns and set on a baking sheet. Spray each half bun with a spritz or two of olive oil spray, to lightly coat the whole surface. Sprinkle each with a dash or two of garlic powder, and top each half bun with 1/2 tablespoon parmesan. Broil until golden brown, about 2-3 minutes.
• To assemble, top each bottom half bun with 1/8 of the sauce, then place top half of bun over sauce and serve right away.

LIGHTENED UP SLOPPY JOES

Steps:

• Spray a small skillet with cooking spray and cook the onions till they're fragrant and begin to brown.
• In a larger skillet, brown the meat for about 5 minutes. Drain as much fat from the meat as possible.
• Add the cooked onions, garlic and diced pepper. Cook the mixture for about 5 more minutes.
• Add in the rest of the ingredients. Simmer until the mixture thickens. Serve 1/2 cup of mixture on hamburger buns and enjoy!

COOKING LIGHT SLOPPY JOES

Steps:

• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
• Add the onion, pepper and ground round; cook until beef is browned, stirring to crumble.
• Stir in tomato sauce and the rest of the ingredients except the rolls.
• Cover and cook 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Spoon onto rolls.