You can eat comfort food that has manageable calories when you make these Low Fat Sloppy Joes for dinner!
Low Fat Sloppy Joes
The best thing about these Low Fat Sloppy Joes is that my mushroom-adverse son has always willingly gulped them down like there’s no tomorrow. He doesn’t detect the mushrooms… or the other vegetables for that matter! The key is cutting all of those veggies very small. They get lost in the sauce. It’s a family friendly recipe. Our family thinks these are delicious!
🛒Ingredients needed:
- olive oil
- mushrooms, onion, bell pepper, carrot and celery
- garlic
- ground turkey and ground beef
- ketchup
- red wine vinegar
- Worcestershire sauce
- dried oregano, salt and freshly ground black pepper
- canned tomato sauce
- whole wheat hamburger buns
✏️How to make Low Fat Sloppy Joes:
*The complete, printable recipe with all ingredients and instructions is at the end of this post.
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Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
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Add the mushrooms, onion, bell pepper, celery, carrot, garlic, ground turkey and ground beef; sauté 5 minutes or until the meat is browned, stirring to crumble. Spoon out any accumulated fat, and discard.
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Stir in the ketchup and remaining ingredients (except buns); bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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Serve on toasted hamburger buns.
➡️Recipe Tips:
- These are good with a slice of sharp cheddar melted on top, but that adds calories!
- You can use all beef or all turkey, and you can certainly use regular hamburger buns instead of whole wheat.
- Finely dicing the veggies makes them blend in easily with the ground meats. (Not that you’re trying to hide anything!)
✔️What to serve with Low Fat Sloppy Joes:
- Baked French Fries are the perfect side dish for Sloppy Joes.
- If you really want to be sneaky and get in even more veggies, try my Cauliflower Tots.
- These are also great with your favorite salad or even a bag of chips!
❤️Why I love this recipe:
- I love that these are delicious, easy-to-make and family-friendly.
- It always feels like a win for me when I can sneak a few extra veggies into a meal.
- These are such a healthy, low fat sandwich that you can feel great about eating one. And, if you happen to be following the Weight Watchers WW plan, you’ll find a link to the WW Points on the recipe card below. Enjoy!
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Low Fat Sloppy Joes
Veggies are tucked in these sloppy joes, but your kids will never know!
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 2 cups finely chopped mushrooms
- 1 cup finely chopped sweet onion
- ½ cup finely chopped green bell pepper
- ¼ cup finely chopped celery
- ¼ cup finely chopped carrot
- 2 medium garlic cloves, minced
- 6 ounces lean ground turkey
- 6 ounces lean ground beef
- ¼ cup ketchup
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- One 8-ounce can tomato sauce
- Six 1½-ounce whole-wheat hamburger buns, toasted
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add the mushrooms, onion, bell pepper, celery, carrot, garlic, ground turkey and ground beef; sauté 5 minutes or until the meat is browned, stirring to crumble. Spoon out any accumulated fat, and discard.
- Stir in the ketchup and remaining ingredients (except buns); bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Serve on toasted hamburger buns.
Notes
- These are good with a slice of sharp cheddar melted on top too. Add calories in!
- WW Points were calculated using 93% lean ground turkey and 95% lean ground beef.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving, Calories: 242kcal, Carbohydrates: 30g, Protein: 19g, Fat: 6g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 3g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 33mg, Sodium: 663mg, Potassium: 606mg, Fiber: 4g, Sugar: 9g, Vitamin A: 1187IU, Vitamin C: 17mg, Calcium: 75mg, Iron: 4mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
great recipe. very flavorful. will be making this again!
I made this tonight for dinner. It was great ! Even my daughter ” the dinner dictator” liked it. Thanks Lori
Glad to hear!