Easy Sloppy Joes Recipe Is a High-Protein Budget Family Dinner (20 Minutes) High Protein Recipes Sandwiches Dinner Lunch Turkey Recipes Budget Recipes Gluten-free

No canned sloppy joe sauce is needed for this family-pleasing recipe. This sloppy joe recipe is made with budget-friendly ground turkey or ground beef and is ready in about 20 minutes. And who doesn't love a good sloppy joe sandwich?

Budget-friendly ground turkey is cooked with onion, carrot (read about the health benefits of carrots), ketchup, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, vinegar, mustard and garlic powder. The mixture simmers on the stove for about five minutes before being piled on hamburger buns. Quick, delicious and high in protein! Read about the health benefits of protein.

Variation: The ground turkey filling would also be delicious served on top of baked potatoes.

Serve these easy high-protein loose meat sandwiches with oven-baked french fries, zucchini fries or, even better, a salad. You'll welcome sandwich night and your family will look forward to siting down to dinner or lunch.

Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 5

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground turkey or ground beef
• 1 small onion, diced
• 1 carrot, small dice
• 3/4 cup ketchup
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 1 tablespoon mustard
• 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 4 - 6 hamburger buns

Here's how to make it:

1. Cook the ground turkey or beef, onion and carrot in a skillet until meat is cooked through.
2. Combine the ketchup, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, vinegar, mustard, garlic powder and salt and pepper, to taste.
3. Add sauce to turkey. Bring to a simmer, reduce heat and cook until it thickens up, about 5 minutes. Serve on hamburger buns. Store any leftover filling in an airtight container in the fridge and reheat in the microwave.

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