Who knew this family-favourite meal could be an Excellent Source of iron? With lean beef and veggies, this meal is as nutritious as it is fun. Serve with a side salad or veggies and dip for a quick and easy weeknight meal.
Classic Stovetop Sloppy Joes
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: Serves 4 1x
Ingredients
1 tbsp (15 mL) oil
1 pkg (227 g) sliced mushrooms, diced
1 lb (500 g) Lean Ground Beef
1 onion, diced
2 stalks celery, diced
1 sweet green pepper, finely diced
1 tbsp (15 mL) minced garlic (about 2 cloves)
½ tsp (2 mL) EACH salt and pepper
1 cup (250 mL) tomato sauce
⅓ cup (75 mL) tomato paste
1 tsp (5 mL) granulated sugar (optional)
4 sesame seed hamburger buns (or 8 slider buns)
Sliced or grated Cheddar or mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Heat oil over medium-high heat in large skillet or Dutch oven; cook mushrooms, stirring occasionally, for 5 to 8 minutes, until golden brown. Add ground beef, onion, celery, green pepper, garlic, salt and pepper; cook, stirring often and using back of spoon to break up beef into chunks, for 8 to 10 minutes until meat is thoroughly cooked and vegetables are softened. Drain, if needed.
- Stir in tomato sauce and paste; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 10 to 15 minutes or until sauce is thickened. Taste and add sugar, if needed. Set aside, covered to keep.
- Place buns cut side up on a baking sheet. Top each bun lid with cheese. Broil for 2 to 4 minutes to just melt the cheese and toast bottom buns.
- To serve, place bun bottoms onto serving plates, load meat mixture onto each bun and top with bun lid.
Notes
If you have Sloppy Joe filling left over, it’s great used as a poutine topping or serve over baked potatoes, pasta noodles or in warmed taco shells.
Looking for a great way to add more protein to a salad? Try serving leftover Sloppy Joe filling over hearty romaine lettuce.
Per 1 cooked portion: about 520 Calories, 31g Protein, 24g Fat, 40g Carbohydrate, 880mg Sodium
%DV: Iron 28% (Excellent Source), Zinc 59% (Excellent Source), Vitamin B12 98% (Excellent Source)
