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30 minute healthy sloppy joes

Homemade Sloppy Joes With Ketchup

Kristina Cadelina
Eating clean has never tasted better! These Homemade Sloppy Joes are a perfect and quick meal that the whole family and even the picky eaters, will love!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Course Dinner, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 4
Calories 262 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound lean ground beef I used 90/10
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 small sweet onion chopped
  • 1 medium red bell pepper chopped
  • 1 medium green bell pepper chopped
  • 12 cloves garlic minced
  • 1/2 cup organic ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground thyme
  • 1/2 cup fresh basil chopped

Instructions
 

  • Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-low heat.
  • Add the ground beef and let it cook for 5 minutes. Add a pinch of salt.
  • Add the bell peppers, garlic and onion. Turn heat down to low. Stir well and let it cook for an additional 15 minutes.
  • Add the spices and fresh basil and give it a stir. Then add the ketchup and apple cider vinegar. Continue to simmer for 7 minutes then remove from the heat and stir in the maple syrup.
  • Serve with warm bread or buns of your choice.

Notes

Notes:
Kitchen Tips:
To quickly get your veggies and garlic chopped, place them in a food a processor on the "chop" setting and pulse until chopped, about 30 seconds or so. 
Chopping the veggies in the food processor will really release their juices and add that extra oomph to the Sloppy Joe's.
I like to use lean ground beef such as 90/10 or 93/7. 
Organic ketchup keeps this recipe clean and free of added sugars or unnecessary ingredients. 
Storage:
To avoid soggy buns, store the sloppy Joe sauce separately in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Only serve on the buns if you are consuming them right away.
You can reheat the sloppy joes meat mixture in microwave on high for about 1-2 minutes or you can reheat on the stove top.

Nutrition

Calories: 262kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 26gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 70mgSodium: 212mgPotassium: 627mgFiber: 2gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 578IUVitamin C: 36mgCalcium: 69mgIron: 4mg
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