Healthy Sloppy Joes (Fast & Easy)

These Healthy Sloppy Joes are made with lean ground beef and hidden veggies. This is a healthy and flavorful take on the classic sandwich.

These Healthy Sloppy Joes are weeknight meal perfection. A one-pan meal that is family friendly, filling, and comforting. What more can you ask for?

How to make sloppy Joes healthy

Here’s what I did to make this dish better for us:

• Use lean ground beef or ground turkey.
• Add lots of veggies. This recipe has nearly three cups of finely chopped vegetables in it. I use carrots, celery, onion, and bell pepper. The vegetables cook down into the meat and sauce and you hardly even realize that they’re there.
• Making the sloppy Joe sauce from scratch allows us to control the amount of added sugar and sodium.

What you’ll love about this recipe:

Quick: Less than an hour from start to finish
Easy: Everything cooks in the same pan.
Versatile: Serve this sloppy Joe meat in buns, baked potatoes, or even on its own.
Flavorful: You’ll love the sweet, tangy, savory flavors of this dish.
Leftovers: If you have any meat leftover it reheats wonderfully.

How to serve sloppy Joes

Sloppy Joes are typically served on a soft bun. In an effort to keep this meal lighter I often serve it “open face” on only half of a bun (and eat it with a knife and fork). You can also add the meat into a baked russet potato or baked sweet potato, or just eat it on its own.

Toppings for sloppy joes

My favorite toppings for sloppy Joes are grated pepper jack cheese and pickles. Feel free to top the meat with any cheese that you like. Jalapenos, pickled peppers, or chopped giardiniera are delicious options as well.

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