Healthy Sloppy Joes Made Easy
These healthy sloppy joes are a family-friendly favorite, packed with lean ground beef and hidden vegetables for a delicious and nutritious meal.
Prep
: 10
Total
: 25 minutes
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 1.25 lbs 93% lean ground beef sirloin
- 1 tbsp steak seasoning (or seasoned salt)
- 1 medium carrot (minced)
- 1 medium onion (minced)
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 0.25 cup red bell pepper (minced)
- 4 oz mushrooms (minced)
- 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 2 cups tomato sauce
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
Instructions
Preparation Steps
- Chop all the vegetables really fine, using a chopper or food processor.
- Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the meat to the pan and break it up as it cooks.
- Season with steak seasoning and cook the meat until it browns.
- Add onion, garlic, carrots, mushrooms and red peppers to the skillet.
- Reduce heat to medium and add red wine vinegar and Worcestershire sauce, cook 5 more minutes.
- Add tomato sauce and paste to pan, stir to combine. Cover and reduce heat to simmer and cook an additional 5 minutes.
- Using a measuring cup, pile 0.5 cup of sloppy meat onto toasted buns.
Notes
Serve on toasted buns for a classic sloppy joe experience. You can also serve over baked potatoes or as a filling for sandwiches.