Not your average Sloppy Joe

Name: Not your average Sloppy Joe
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb ground turkey; 1 onion chopped; 2 cloves garlic minced; 1 jalapeño pepper chopped; 1 red bell pepper chopped; 1 small zucchini chopped; 1 carrot chopped; 1 tsp grated ginger; Sliced mushrooms; 8 oz tomato sauce; 1/4 cup hoisin sauce; 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper; 1 tsp mustard; 1 TBSP brown sugar; 1 TBSP ketchup

Nicole Garito Mondano @247kitchen

Featuring lean ground turkey, chock full of vegetables, and served on toasted whole grain flat bread, this is a lighter, spicier version of a classic comfort food. Nothing average about this Joe!

Nicole Garito Mondano @247kitchen

Featuring lean ground turkey, chock full of vegetables, and served on toasted whole grain flat bread, this is a lighter, spicier version of a classic comfort food. Nothing average about this Joe!

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Ingredients

1 lbground turkey
1onion chopped
2 clovesgarlic minced
1jalapeño pepper chopped
1red bell pepper chopped
1small zucchini chopped
1carrot chopped
1 tspgrated ginger
Sliced mushrooms
8 oztomato sauce
1/4 cuphoisin sauce
1/2 tspcayenne pepper
1 tspmustard
1 TBSPbrown sugar
1 TBSPketchup

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Steps

1

Sauté onion, garlic in 1 TBSP olive oil
2

Brown turkey with the onion and garlic
3

Add carrot, peppers and ginger to the pan
4

Add zucchini and mushrooms and stir until softened
5

In a mixing bowl whisk remaining ingredients to create the sauce
6

Pour sauce into pan and stir. Allow mixture to bubble and thicken. Adjust seasoning to taste.
7

Serve on toasted whole grain bread ( I used whole grain flat bread)
For an low carb version, serve in lettuce wraps.
8

Baked parsnip "fries" (pictured) make a great side.