Sloppy Garden Joes
Full of fresh veggie flavor, these sloppy garden joes will be a fast favorite in your home. Serve on a whole wheat bun with a side salad for a complete meal.
- Prep: 15 min
- Cook: 18 min
- Total: 33 min
- Servings: 12
- Cuisine: American
- Difficulty: Easy
Dietary
- Dairy-Free
- Nut-Free
- Soy-Free
- Egg-Free
- Low-Carb
Tags
- quick
- healthy
- comfort food
- kid-friendly
- savory
Ingredients
- 1 yellow onion (medium, chopped)
- 1 carrot (medium, chopped or shredded)
- 1 green bell pepper (medium, chopped)
- 1 pound ground turkey (85% lean)
- 8 fluid ounce tomato sauce (low-sodium)
- 14.5 ounce whole tomatoes (crushed)
- 8 ounce mushrooms (drained)
- 0.25 cup barbecue sauce
- 6 whole wheat buns (split in half)
Instructions
- Sauté yellow onion, carrot, green bell pepper, and ground turkey or chicken in a large pan over medium heat for 5 minutes.
- Add tomato sauce, whole tomatoes, mushrooms, barbecue sauce, and bring to boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Uncover and cook for an additional 3 minutes or until thick.
- Serve open-faced on toasted or plain whole wheat buns.
Notes
You can also use 8 ounce of fresh mushrooms instead of canned.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories: 173
- Protein: 10.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 19.7 g
- Fat: 6.5 g
- Fiber: 2.9 g
- Sodium: 343 mg
- Saturated Fat: 1.6 g
- Sugar: 5.3 g
- Cholesterol: 28 mg