
Hidden Veggie Sloppy Joe Sandwiches
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 15 min
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 8 sandwiches 1x
- Category: Recipes
- Method: One Pot, 30 Minute Meals
Description
If you’re looking for the perfect family-friendly dinner, these Hidden Veggie Sloppy Joe Sandwiches are for you. With the texture you would expect from a traditional sloppy joe, but the nutrition of two types of veggies, your entire family will love these sandwiches.
Ingredients
Hidden Veggie Sauce:
- 1/2 cup carrot or sweet potato puree
- 1 cup mushrooms
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 4 ounces (canned) tomato sauce (not spaghetti sauce)
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon coconut palm sugar
- 2 teaspoons yellow mustard
- 1/4 cup BBQ sauce
- 1 & 1/2 teaspoons chili powder (yields mild heat)
Turkey BBQ:
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 medium yellow onion, chopped (about 1 cup)
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 pound ground turkey or chicken breast
- 1/8 teaspoon Himalayan pink salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 8 medium sandwich rolls
Instructions
- In a high-powered blender or food processor, combine all sauce ingredients. Blend until all ingredients are pureed into a sauce.
In a medium-large saucepan, heat EVOO on medium heat. Add onions and garlic. Sauté for 5 minutes. - Crumble meat into pan, add salt and pepper and brown meat for 5 minutes.
- Add sauce to meat mixture and simmer on medium-low for 6-8 minutes, until sauce has thickened. Remove from heat and serve on buns, lettuce cups or as is. If desired, add some freshly grated cheese on top and let it stand (or cover it with a lid) for 2-3 minutes until cheese has melted.
Notes
Simmering the sauce really helps the mushrooms cook through and makes them less detectable.
When serving this dish, we like to toast our buns. This adds flavor and prevents the buns from getting soggy. You can gently toast your buns in the oven until warm or grill them on each side in a pan (about 1-2 minutes) over medium heat.
We recommend organic ingredients when feasible.
Always check for FfL-friendly ingredients.
Keywords: Sloppy Joe, Hidden Veggie, Hidden Veggie Sloppy Joe
This was awesome
Hi Sha — We are so happy to hear that the Hidden Veggie Sloppy Joes were a hit! Thank you so much for sharing. 🙂