The whole purpose of Taste and Create was, and has been, and continues to be to create a community of bloggers who test each others’ recipes and share links. The participants of the event are paired together and try a new recipe from one another's blog. This month my partner is Debbi from Debbie Does Dinner Healthy. Hubby requested Sloppy Joe's for football food so I decided to try Debbi's recipe and compare it to my beef version to see if hubby noticed a difference.
Debbi's Hearty Sloppy Joes
Adapted from The Life and Loves of Grumpy's Honeybunch
3 pounds ground turkey
2 teaspoon each salt and pepper
1 cup carrots, finely diced
1 cup celery, finely diced
1 cup zucchini, finely diced
1 cup red pepper, finely diced (about 1 medium)
2 cups onion, finely diced
4 cloves of garlic, minced
1 - 15 ounce can diced tomatoes, undrained
3 tablespoon tomato paste
2/3 cup ketchup
3 tablespoon dijon mustard
1/4 cup worcestershire sauce
2/3 cup brown sugar, not packed
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
In a large pan, cook ground turkey. When ground turkey is about half way done, add the veggie and saute along with the ground turkey. Cook until ground turkey is done. Drain if necessary. Season with salt and pepper as they cook. Add the rest of the ingredients and stir to combine. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and allow to simmer for about 10 - 15 minutes. Serve with buns or 100 calorie Arnold Select sandwich thins.
Divide into 2 containers for 2 meals. Freeze one for another quick and easy meal. When ready to eat, thaw completely and either warm on stovetop, slow cooker or in microwave. 6 huge servings per container.
Total calories = 3062 calories for whole batch
12 servings = 255 calories without bun per serving**
While Debbi's recipe tasted great yo me, hubby said he could tell the difference (what is it with guys and their beef?) Next time I'll try half turkey, half beef and see if he notices a difference.
Here's my beef recipe:
Adapted from The Life and Loves of Grumpy's Honeybunch
3 pounds ground turkey
2 teaspoon each salt and pepper
1 cup carrots, finely diced
1 cup celery, finely diced
1 cup zucchini, finely diced
1 cup red pepper, finely diced (about 1 medium)
2 cups onion, finely diced
4 cloves of garlic, minced
1 - 15 ounce can diced tomatoes, undrained
3 tablespoon tomato paste
2/3 cup ketchup
3 tablespoon dijon mustard
1/4 cup worcestershire sauce
2/3 cup brown sugar, not packed
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
In a large pan, cook ground turkey. When ground turkey is about half way done, add the veggie and saute along with the ground turkey. Cook until ground turkey is done. Drain if necessary. Season with salt and pepper as they cook. Add the rest of the ingredients and stir to combine. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and allow to simmer for about 10 - 15 minutes. Serve with buns or 100 calorie Arnold Select sandwich thins.
Divide into 2 containers for 2 meals. Freeze one for another quick and easy meal. When ready to eat, thaw completely and either warm on stovetop, slow cooker or in microwave. 6 huge servings per container.
Total calories = 3062 calories for whole batch
12 servings = 255 calories without bun per serving**
While Debbi's recipe tasted great yo me, hubby said he could tell the difference (what is it with guys and their beef?) Next time I'll try half turkey, half beef and see if he notices a difference.
Here's my beef recipe:
HOMEMADE SLOPPY JOES
1 tablespoon extra light olive oil
1 1/2 pound beef
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 teaspoon minced garlic, jar
salt and pepper to taste
1/3 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoon Montreal steak seasoning
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon liquid smoke
2 tablespoons sun-dried tomato pesto
1 15 ounce can tomato sauce
1 teaspoon Better than Bouillon beef base
- Heat olive oil and add ground beef.
- Generously salt and pepper.
- Brown beef, onion and garlic. Drain.
- Add brown sugar, red wine vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, liquid smoke, steak seasoning and beef base. Cook for 5 minutes.
- Add tomato paste and tomato sauce.
- Reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes.
- Serve on fresh baked buns.
1 comment:
So glad you liked it. I think I'm so used to ground turkey that I totally don't notice.
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