Sloppy Goodness .... Healthy Sloppy Joe Mac (FMD Recipe)

On my way back to the healthy me I went back to trying the Fast Metabolism Diet.  Trying to make it easy on me for dinners I found recipes the boys would like to (well fingers crossed they would).  This one was a little spicy but 3 out of 4 of us enjoyed it.

This recipe was a for Healthy Chili Mac / Sloppy Joe so I just called it a Sloppy Joe Mac.  It was pretty easy to make and tasty.

Phases 1 and 3
Serves 4
Prep time: 15 minutes
Total time: 30 minutes

1 pound lean ground beef
1 cup chopped onion
2/3 cup chopped green bell pepper
2 cups tomato sauce (sugar-free and organic — or homemade)
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 1/2 teaspoons prepared mustard
1 1/2 teaspoons tamari
1 1/4 teaspoons chili powder
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
3/8 teaspoon powdered stevia
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper

For Sloppy Joes:
2 sprouted grain buns, split

For Chili Mac:
Cooked quinoa-kamut macaroni (4 cups for Phase 1 or 2 cups for Phase 3).  You could also use brown-rice pasta for Phase 1.

Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Cook the beef, onions, and green peppers together, stirring until the beef is crumbled and browned. Stir in the remaining ingredients, and reduce the heat to medium-low. Cover and cook 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

For Sloppy Joes:
Divide the beef mixture among the bun halves and serve open-faced. Top with pickles, raw onions, and/or lettuce

For Chili Mac:
Stir the cooked macaroni into the beef mixture and serve.

ALEXIS NOTES: I used ground Turkey instead of beef and Quinoa Noodles (found in the organic/gluten free section at most supermarkets).

How do You Sloppy?

What's on your menu tonight?

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Sloppy Goodness .... Deep Dish Sloppy Joe Casserole

And now a healthy version of the boys favorite dish!  I found this Deep Dish Sloppy Joe Casserole on my favorite Weight Watcher Recipe site Emily Bites.  It was a simple one to put together and put in my oven on delay start to be warm and ready when the boys and I returned home from the gym!

You can have this and not feel guilty, Enjoy every bite of this usually naughty dish!

Ingredients:

1 lb 95% lean ground beef

1 tablespoon McCormick Montreal Steak Seasoning (I used the reduced sodium kind)

8 oz white mushrooms, minced (I used a food processor)

1 medium carrot, minced (I used a food processor)

1 medium onion, minced (I used a food processor)

2 cloves garlic, minced (I used a food processor)

1 tablespoon red wine vinegar

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

1 tablespoon packed brown sugar

1 pinch of cayenne pepper

15 oz can of tomato sauce

2 tablespoons tomato paste

1 (11 oz) can of refrigerated pizza crust dough (such as Pillsbury thin crust)

1 cup shredded 2% Mozzarella cheese

Directions:

1. Pre-heat the oven to 425 degrees. Lightly mist a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.

2. Bring a large saute pan or skillet over medium-high heat and add the ground beef. Break the ground beef up with a spoon or spatula while cooking. Sprinkle with steak seasoning and continue to cook until beef is browned. Add the mushrooms, carrot, onion, garlic, vinegar, and Worcestershire sauce and reduce the heat to medium. Cook for 5 minutes. Add the brown sugar, cayenne pepper, tomato sauce, and tomato paste and stir together. Cover and continue to cook for another 5 minutes. 

3. Unroll your pizza dough and lay it in your prepared baking dish. Push the dough down across the dish and up the sides. Pour the meat mixture from your skillet into the pizza dough. Place in the oven for 12 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle the Mozzarella cheese over the top. Place the casserole back in the oven and cook for 5 additional minutes or until cheese is melted and pizza crust is browned. 

ALEXIS NOTES: I used crescent rolls that I pressed down to make pizza crust, I would suggest finding the pizza crust next time.  I also doubled up the meat since I had the boys and few others to feed.  Wish I had more dough to come up the sides etc like her's did.

What's on your menu tonight?

Don't forget to see the parties I link up to HERE.

Sloppy Goodness ... UnSloppy Janes

I found this on Pillsbury website for Grands! Unsloppy Janes to make for my kids and our friend dinner night.  NOW I didn't have Grands! on hand so I used the Walmart brand because I'm cheap like that ... lol.  This was a great way to have sloppy joe's with all the mess that is usually left for mom to clean up.

Ingredients

1

lb lean (at least 93%) ground turkey

1

can (15.5 oz) Manwich® sloppy joe sauce

1

can (16.3 oz) Pillsbury® Grands!® refrigerated biscuits

1/2

cup shredded Cheddar cheese

1

egg, beaten

Sesame seed

• Heat oven to 375°F. In 10-inch skillet, cook turkey over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until no longer pink; drain. Stir in sauce; simmer 5 minutes.
• Separate dough into 8 biscuits. Press or roll each to form 6-inch round. Spoon 1/3 cup meat mixture and about 1 tablespoon cheese onto center of each round. Fold dough in half over filling; press with fork to seal. Place on ungreased cookie sheets. Brush tops with beaten egg; sprinkle with sesame seed.
• Bake 9 to 14 minutes or until golden brown. Serve hot.

ALEXIS NOTES:  I used Walmart brand refrigerated biscuits and they worked just perfect.

This is a recipe you can throw in the oven and be done in no time flat!

How do You Sloppy?

What's on your menu tonight?

Don't forget to see the parties I link up to HERE.

CheeseSteak Sloppy Joes - $5 Meals

As I mentioned yesterday on my quest for meal planning on a budget I tried out the $5 Meals website for some ideas.  Now these ladies have it down to a science with deals etc to make sure they stay at $5 a meal, I was closer to around $7 but heck I say not bad for my first time out trying this.   Now this was a meal I couldn't eat with the carbs and sugar so Rick's friend came over to watch a football game so my meal wasn't missed.  Our guest said it was the best, but I asked the boys just in case since they are my honest testers and they agreed it was a keeper.

So now on to CheeseSteak Sloppy Joes (I'm leaving her cost break down, Mine was a little different):

Ingredients

• 1 lb. ground chuck ($1.99)
• 1 green pepper, seeded and diced ($.59)
• 1 15 oz. can tomato sauce ($.20)
• 2 tsp minced onion ($.05)
• 1 tsp minced garlic ($.05)
• 1 tsp vinegar ($.02)
• 1 Tbsp prepared mustard ($.01)
• 1 Tbsp brown sugar ($.01)
• Salt and pepper
• 4 whole wheat buns ($.50)
• 4 slices provolone cheese ($.67)

Directions

• Brown the ground beef. (If you want softer green peppers, cook them with the ground beef.) Drain and let sit.
• In the same skillet, add the tomato sauce, minced onion, minced garlic, vinegar, mustard and brown sugar. Stir and let simmer over low heat for 5 to 10 minutes.  Add the brown beef and (uncooked or cooked) green peppers and combine. Simmer over low heat for another 5 to 10 minutes, or until ready to serve.
• Spoon the sloppy joe meat over the buns and top with slice of cheese. Let the warm sauce melt the cheese, or microwave.
• Serve Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes.

**Alexis Notes: I used Ground Turkey (Since I could eat that before I put in all the extras). 

Hope you give these a try, it was a simple recipe to make plus some veggies in (you could probably even put some carrots & celery in).  Have a wonderful week!

Manic Monday Meals ~ Battle of the Sloppy Joe's

The showdown of the Sloppy Joe's. Of course these are always a hit with the boys and my floor since they can't seem to make it all in their mouths!

Our first was a recipe I found on the Duggar Family Website.

1 lb. ground beef/turkey
1/2 c. ketchup
1/2 c. BBQ sauce
1/2 envelope dry onion soup mix
2 tsp. liquid smoke
Brown & season meat, drain. Add all other ingredients, heat
Through. Serve on buns; enjoy!

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And the winner of the Sloppy Joe Throwndown (Yes a Nod to Bobby Flay) is from my all time favorite blogger Heidi at Tried and True. You can see I've done tons of her recipes. As I tell her if I'm in a funk I head of do a search and there is dinner :).

Cheesy BBQ Sloppy Joes

1 1/2 lb. lean ground beef
1 (14.5 oz.) can diced tomatoes
1 cup ketchup
1/2 cup bottled barbecue sauce
1 TBSP Worcestershire sauce
2 TBSP chopped pickled jalapeno peppers (optional)
1 TBSP liquid from pickled jalapeno peppers (optional
1 package frozen garlic Texas toast
1/2 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese

Brown ground beef in large skillet over medium-high heat, stirring often, 8 - 10 minutes or until beef crumbles and is no longer pink; drain well. Return to skillet. Stir in tomatoes, next 3 ingredients, and, if desired, jalapeno pepper and liquid. Cover and cook 10 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare Texas toast according to package directions. Serve beef mixture over Texas toast; sprinkle with cheese.