We’re having Sloppy Joe’s tonight. No buns need to be injured in serving this recipe – you can use it on cauliflower rice, spaghetti squash, ciabatta, or cauliflower “tortillas” (recipe available under cauliflower bites).
Sloppy Joes
Servings 0
Ingredients
- 1-1/4 pounds 90% lean ground beef or ground turkey, if you prefer
- 2 tablespoons avocado oil or 4 sprays avocado oil; butter or olive oil can be used as well.
- 1 medium sweet onion finely diced
- 1 small red bell pepper finely diced
- 3 cloves garlic roughly chopped
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1-1/2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 3/4 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1 14-oz can tomato sauce
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce or homemade substitute
- 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce such as Tabasco or Frank's, or to taste
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, bell pepper, and garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until softened, 4 to 6 minutes.
- Add the beef, salt, pepper, smoked paprika, cumin, oregano, and dry mustard and cook, breaking up meat with wooden spoon, until mostly brown, about 3 minutes. Add the tomato sauce, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, and hot sauce. Reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, until the sauce is thickened, about 10 minutes.
- Taste the sloppy Joe mixture and adjust seasonings
Notes
Freezer-Friendly Instructions: The meat mixture can be frozen for up to 3 months and reheated in the microwave or on the stovetop until hot