Sloppy Janes

I cannot recall the last time I had a Sloppy Joe.  But this weekend I had a mean craving for one (update: I'm an omnivore again).  I decided to look for a veggie-filled, somewhat lighter version of this comfort food classic and found a recipe by Ellie Krieger.  I made a few changes to the recipe to make it even lighter and by the time I was done this sandwich was not really a "manwich" sloppy joe.  So, I'm deeming this creation the Sloppy Jane. (cute, I know.)


Here's the recipe.  Originally adapted from Ellie Krieger (original found here)

Ingredients

• 1 pound lean ground turkey
• 1 onion, diced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 jalapeno, minced (remove seeds)
• 1 red/green pepper, diced
• 1 cup mushrooms, diced
• 1 can small red beans, preferably low sodium drained and rinsed
• 1 small can no-salt-added tomato sauce
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 small can or 1 cup Spicy V8 juice
• 2 tablespoons BBQ sauce (whatever you have on hand) 
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon molasses
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon mustard powder
• 1 teaspoon Sriacha (or hot sauce)
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 8 whole-wheat burger buns

Directions

 

 

Brown the meat and the onion in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat for 5 minutes, breaking up the meat into crumbles as it cooks.

Add the garlic, jalapeno, and red pepper and cook 5 minutes more, stirring occasionally. 

Stir in the rest of the ingredients, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 10 minutes more until you get your desired consistency. 

Place a half-cup scoop of the mixture onto each bun and serve.

This recipe makes 8 servings so I froze half for later.