Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Potluck Sloppy Joes

Adapted from Healthy Cooking (Aug./Sept. 2010), page 31.
Serves: 4-5

1 lb. lean ground turkey
1 celery rib, chopped
1/4 medium onion, diced
2/3 large red pepper, diced
1/2 cups ketchup
2/3 (8 oz) can no-salt-added tomato sauce
1 Tbs. all-purpose flour
1 Tbs. sugar
1 Tbs. cider vinegar
1 tsp. prepared mustard
Whole wheat hamburger buns, split and toasted

In a large nonstick skillet, cook the turkey, celery, onion, and pepper over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain.

Stir in ketchup, tomato sauce, flour, sugar, vinegar, and mustard.  Bring to a boil.  Reduce heat; cover and simmer 10-15 minutes or until heated through.  Spoon 2/3 cup turkey mixture onto each bun.

Nutrition Facts:
1 sandwich = 360 calories, 11 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 90 mg cholesterol, 785 mg sodium, 41 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 24 g protein

Notes:
- The nutrition facts are for the original recipe (from the magazine), which for the most part triples the amounts I've listed above, with a few exceptions (onions, bell pepper, tomato sauce).  I think the nutrition facts include the whole wheat bun, though I'm not sure how--it will vary depending on what brand and size you buy.
- You can make this even healthier by using no-salt-added or reduced-sodium ingredients whenever possible (look for ketchup--I have yet to find a mustard that qualifies, probably because salt is a large part of mustard).

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