Mushroom Beef Sloppy Joes
Chopped mushrooms, when sautéed, blend seamlessly with ground meats. Swapping or adding mushrooms to a recipe can add an extra serving of vegetables to the plate.
- Prep: 15 min
- Cook: 20 min
- Total: 35 min
- Servings: 4
- Cuisine: American
- Difficulty: Easy
Dietary
- Dairy-Free
- Nut-Free
- Soy-Free
- Egg-Free
Tags
- comfort food
- quick
- savory
- classic
- crowd-pleaser
- sauté
Ingredients
- 0.5 pound white button mushrooms
- 0.5 pound cremini mushrooms
- 0.25 pound ground beef (90% lean)
- 1.5 tablespoon canola oil
- 0.5 cup onions (chopped)
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- 1 can tomato sauce (8-ounce, no-salt-added)
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 3 teaspoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cider vinegar
- 0.125 teaspoon black pepper (ground)
- 4 whole-wheat buns
Instructions
- Chop mushrooms to approximate size and texture of cooked ground beef.
- Heat a sauté pan over medium-high heat.
- Add ground beef and mushrooms, and cook.
- Sauté until ground beef is done.
- Remove mushroom-beef mixture from pan.
- Add onions and garlic to pan; cook until golden.
- Return mushroom-beef mixture to pan, along with remaining ingredients.
- Simmer about 10 minutes; remove from heat.
Notes
Serving Suggestions: Serve with a glass of non-fat milk and a slice of watermelon.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories: 274
- Protein: 12.9 g
- Carbohydrates: 32.4 g
- Fat: 10.9 g
- Fiber: 4.6 g
- Sodium: 311 mg
- Saturated Fat: 1.9 g
- Sugar: 8 g
- Cholesterol: 16 mg