Description
Our insanely good Healthy Homemade Sloppy Joes recipe for is made with simple, ingredients and the best toppings around!
Ingredients
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Sloppy Joe Mix:
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (sub with ghee or avocado oil)
- 1–2 tablespoons garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup yellow onion, diced
- 1/4 cup red onion, diced
- 1/2 – 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon yellow mustard
- 3 tablespoons ketchup
- 1 tablespoon coconut sugar
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce (or tamari)
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce (omit for gluten-free)
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
Toppings/Additions:
- hamburger bun of your choice (gluten-free if needed)
- slice of cheese (regular or dairy-free)
- dijon mustard
- burger pickles
- quick pickled onions
Instructions
- Sauté: Bring large cast iron skillet to medium-high heat. Add oil or ghee and swirl to coat the pan. Add garlic and move around the pan until fragrant, about 10-20 seconds. Add onions and diced bell pepper. Sauté for 2-3 minutes, allowing onions to soften.
- Beef: Add ground beef to the pan. Move around the pan until beef is cooked through, about 5-10 minutes. Drain excess grease.
- Combine: Add dijon mustard, yellow mustard, ketchup, coconut sugar, soy sauce, kosher salt, pepper, tomato paste, chili powder, worcestershire sauce and apple cider vinegar. Stir to combine.
- Taste and adjust: if you want more sloppy joes more “saucey” simply add additional ketchup and tomato paste. Otherwise, adjust any salt or pepper, as desired.
- Serving: take a bun and place a slice of cheese (dairy-free or regular) on the bottom. Then add a scoop of the Sloppy Joe mix. On top of that add a few burger pickles, some pickled onions and then a little extra dijon mustard. Enjoy!
Notes
- Toppings: don’t skip the toppings – seriously SO GOOD!!
- Dairy-Free: to make this dairy-free simply use olive oil (instead of ghee) and opt for a dairy-free cheese slice (or simply omit).
- Gluten-Free: use tamari instead of soy sauce, omit the worcestershire sauce and serve on a gluten-free bun.
- Bun: if you aren’t interested in a bun, try roasting some sweet potatoes and make our Sloppy Joe Bowls!
- Nutrition Info does not include toppings because amounts can vary.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sloppy joe
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 9.8 g
- Sodium: 740.7 mg
- Fat: 9.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 35.5 g
- Protein: 17.7 g
- Cholesterol: 45.7 mg