Turkey Sloppy Joes
Turkey sloppy joes are an easy weeknight dinner made with ground turkey and a tangy homemade sauce that cooks right in the skillet.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ cup onion, diced
- ½ cup green bell pepper, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 1 cup ketchup
- 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and green bell pepper and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, until they start to soften.
- Add the garlic and ground turkey and cook, breaking up the meat as it browns, until the turkey is cooked through.
- Stir in the ketchup, yellow mustard, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper until everything is well combined.
- Reduce the heat to low and let the mixture simmer for 5 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the sauce thickens slightly. Serve warm on buns.
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Notes
- Cook the vegetables first: Giving the onion and bell pepper a few minutes to soften first helps build better flavor and keeps the texture from feeling too raw in the finished filling.
- Break up the turkey well: As the ground turkey cooks, break it into small crumbles so the sloppy joe mixture has an even texture and is easier to spoon onto buns.
- Let the sauce simmer: A short simmer helps the ketchup, mustard, tomato paste, and Worcestershire sauce come together and thicken so the filling is rich and not too runny.
- Adjust the sauce to taste: If you like a sweeter sloppy joe sauce, add a little honey or brown sugar. For more tang, add a little extra mustard.
- Toast the buns if you can: Toasted buns hold up better and keep the filling from making them soggy too quickly.
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