My freshened up recipe uses ground turkey instead of ground beef, there is no oil, sugar, ketchup or salt added, and I used a nice blend of spices to really pump up the flavor so you don’t miss any of that other stuff.
Here’s the very simple step-by-step: Cook the ground turkey in a skillet, then add tomato sauce and apple cider vinegar.
Then spice it all up! One of the keys to refreshing some of your regular-rotation recipes is to try taking out some of the extra fat, sodium and sugar that is typically added to a recipe, and use spices to boost the flavor instead.
For me, sauteed onions ALWAYS are a good idea. Saute some onions in a pan that has just been sprayed with a little nonstick spray. Once they are done browning, add a couple of tablespoons of water and let the onions simmer in the water to soften until the liquid has evaporated. Then they are perfect to add to your Sloppy Joe’s.
My Mom always added beans to her taco filling. It was her little secret for extending the filling to feed four hungry mouths in our house. I added beans here too- black ones, but you can add any beans you’d like. That extra fiber is good stuff.
My kiddo is quite fascinated with the little soft Hawaaian rolls, so we opted for those as our slider rolls with a little cheese melted in there too. Use any rolls you’d like, and if you’d prefer to make them bigger- it’s completely okay to use burger buns instead. If you need to keep this gluten-free, you can always serve the Sloppy Joe mixture over rice, quinoa or a baked potato too. This is a recipe that you can feel good about feeding your family, since there are no mystery ingredients. It’s so simple to make too.
Sneak peek: Here I am with my son Brooks (RecipeBoy.com) in the McCormick kitchens (along with Chef Mark Garcia- Director of McCormick Kitchens). Disclosure: I worked with McCormick to develop this recipe.
