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Home » Recipes » Delicious Healthy Turkey Sloppy Joes Recipe

Delicious Healthy Turkey Sloppy Joes Recipe

March 30, 2016 Updated: August 2, 2019 By Julie Menghini 23 Comments

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This Turkey Sloppy Joes recipe tastes better than the canned sloppy joes, is just as quick to put together, and no one will know that it's healthier too | HostessAtHeart.com

This Turkey Sloppy Joes recipe tastes better than the canned sloppy joes, is just as quick to put together, and no one will know that it’s healthier too.

This Turkey Sloppy Joes recipe tastes better than the canned sloppy joes, is just as quick to put together, and no one will know that it's healthier too | HostessAtHeart.comDid you ever make sloppy joes with the sauce that came out of a can? I loved those things growing up, and never got tired of them. I thought that I could come up with something just as good. Homemade is always best, right? It really took me a while to come up with what I thought was a good Turkey Sloppy Joes recipe. When I finally had a winner, I forgot to take pictures before digging in. These are really good, and I make them all the time.

This Turkey Sloppy Joes recipe tastes better than the canned sloppy joes, is just as quick to put together, and no one will know that it's healthier too | HostessAtHeart.comOne thing I’ve learned about ground turkey is that it doesn’t have a whole lot of taste. Sometimes the ingredients used to make ground turkey taste good add more fat and calories than you would think. Unless you use the ground turkey from all white meat, lean ground beef can have less fat and calories.

To make this sandwich extra amazing, how about whipping up some buttery Brioche Buns to put them on?

This Turkey Sloppy Joes recipe tastes better than the canned sloppy joes, is just as quick to put together, and no one will know that it's healthier too | HostessAtHeart.com
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Turkey Sloppy Joes

This Turkey Sloppy Joes recipe tastes better than the canned sloppy joes, is just as quick to put together, and no one will know that it's healthier too.
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 25 mins
Servings 6
Author Hostess At Heart

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1-1/4 lbs ground turkey
  • 2 medium yellow onions chopped
  • 1 green pepper chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 jalapeno minced (optional)
  • 2 tbsp ground cumin
  • 1 tbsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 8 oz no-salt-added tomato sauce

Instructions

  • Heat oil in a skillet. When hot, cook onions and green pepper over medium heat until softened. Add garlic, jalapeno and ground turkey. Continue cooking until turkey is no longer pink.
  • Add cumin, and chili powder and cook until fragrant.
  • Add tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar. Add salt and pepper to taste. Cover and simmer until heated through.

Notes

Nutritional information is for the filling only.

Nutrition

Calories: 74kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 332mg | Potassium: 384mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 695IU | Vitamin C: 25.6mg | Calcium: 48mg | Iron: 2.6mg
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Eating well doesn’t mean that it doesn’t taste good, include weird ingredients, or take a lot of time. I love banging around my kitchen but face it sometimes you just don’t have the time or inclination. Recipes like this Turkey Sloppy Joes guarantees that your children that already love beef sloppy joes are probably not going to know the difference and you will not miss the loss of fat and calories.

Do you have a dish switch that you make that your family loves? I’d love it if you will share it with me? I love getting inspiration for my recipes from you!

Here are a few more recipes that are delicious but are easy to make and a little better for you.

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Beef Stroganoff

Spicy Asian Beef Noodle Bowl

Easy Healthy Cilantro Lime Shrimp

Cilantro Lime Shrimp

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This Turkey Sloppy Joes recipe tastes better than the canned sloppy joes, is just as quick to put together, and no one will know that it's healthier too | HostessAtHeart.com

Filed Under: Main dishes, Recipes, Sandwiches, Turkey

Comments

  1. Naina says

    April 6, 2016 at 1:16 pm

    Drool! I van imagine how good these must taste with all the flavor you’ve packed into them! YUM!!

    Reply
    • Julie Menghini says

      April 6, 2016 at 6:25 pm

      Thank you Naina!

      Reply
  2. Liz says

    April 4, 2016 at 3:46 pm

    I had completely forgotten about sloppy Joe’s, my family used to love them and they were a regular on the menu. I use ground turkey as a substitute in many things. The jalapeño would add a wonderful punch but I would leave off the green peppers…maybe red ones would be ok.

    Reply
    • Julie Menghini says

      April 4, 2016 at 7:55 pm

      Thank you Liz! We had a big gap in sloppy joe years after the kids were no longer here, but I make them quite a bit these days. I’m sure whatever spin you put on them will be delicious!

      Reply
  3. Lily says

    April 2, 2016 at 12:24 pm

    I love that your recipe uses ground turkey instead of beef . I know in my house we eat too much red meat and the homemade sauce sounds so much better than the canned. Thanks for sharing , hugs:)

    Reply
    • Julie Menghini says

      April 3, 2016 at 9:01 am

      Thank you Lily! I was just thinking of you and will send you an email. Hope you are having an amazing weekend!

      Reply
  4. tentimestea says

    April 1, 2016 at 10:19 pm

    What a delicious looking sandwich Julie! I never really knew what sloppy joes were, so I’m not balking at the sound of ground turkey. It sounds very appropriate to me actually! I usually think of ground turkey as being a bit dry, so the “sloppiness”, all that moist gravy-like sauce sounds like the perfect way to bring flavour and moisture to the turkey.

    Reply
    • Julie Menghini says

      April 2, 2016 at 9:37 am

      Thank you Laurie! I agree that turkey can be dry and tasteless so it’s not used well.

      Reply
  5. CakePants says

    April 1, 2016 at 12:31 pm

    Perhaps it’s because my family stopped eating beef and pork SO long ago that I’m always surprised when people balk at the suggestion of using ground turkey in things like burgers, sloppy Joes, or meatballs. At any rate, it looks like you’ve done a great job with these – I love that you added jalapenos and green peppers! This looks like a great recipe for days when you’re in a bit of a time crunch.

    Reply
    • Julie Menghini says

      April 1, 2016 at 1:29 pm

      Thank you! They are quick and easy to make and a great alternative to beef and pork. Enjoy your weekend!

      Reply
  6. Suchitra says

    April 1, 2016 at 11:12 am

    I have always wanted to make sloppy joes , but I don’t eat meat! I like your recipe. I do eat turkey. Saving the recipe. Happy FF!

    Reply
    • Julie Menghini says

      April 1, 2016 at 1:31 pm

      Thank you so much! I hope if you make it you’ll let me know how it comes out. I hope you have a great FF too!

      Reply
  7. Celebrating Sunshine says

    March 31, 2016 at 3:47 pm

    It looks amazing – juicy and fresh and I’m sure it is full of flavor! Love the buns too. 🙂

    Reply
    • Julie Menghini says

      March 31, 2016 at 10:35 pm

      Thank you Ana!

      Reply
  8. [email protected] says

    March 30, 2016 at 8:51 pm

    I can’t help it, I STILL love me a good Sloppy Joe. I love that these have turkey Julie. I feel much better about it; great job 🙂

    Reply
    • Julie Menghini says

      March 31, 2016 at 9:33 am

      Thank you Jess! I would love anything coming out of your kitchen!

      Reply
  9. Loretta says

    March 30, 2016 at 5:22 pm

    Love it Julie, I like that you used ground turkey too, makes it that much healthier doesn’t it? 🙂 I was wondering if you’d be using your buns, (oops I didn’t mean it that way) LOL and I saw that you did, great job! Would you believe me if I told you I’ve never ever made sloppy joes? 🙂 But now I have a healthy recipe to go by 🙂

    Reply
    • Julie Menghini says

      March 30, 2016 at 8:40 pm

      LOL! They are yummy! I love these sammies!

      Reply
  10. Debbie Spivey says

    March 30, 2016 at 11:47 am

    I cannot get David to think about ground turkey. He practically quivers at the sound of it. I have never tried because of him. Perhaps he didn’t have enough flavor… I may have to try this recipe just because they look so good!

    Reply
    • Julie Menghini says

      March 30, 2016 at 1:08 pm

      Thank you Debbie! John was a mamby pamby too. This one changed his mind Debbie. It is so close in texture and flavor that it doesn’t feel like turkey.

      Reply

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