The Most Flavorful Sloppy Joe's!
This is a fantastic recipe to use with your kids (or adults) who don't love veggies. These sloppy joe's are packed with veggies without giving themselves away.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 4 lbs ground meat I do half turkey, half chuck
- 2 yellow onions
- 6 bell peppers use ALL the colors!
- 2 poblano chilis
- 6 celery stalks
- 8 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tbsp cajun seasoning
- 2 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- 2.5 cups bbq sauce I use Sweet Baby Ray's Original
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 2 tbsp dijon mustard
- 4 tsp Worcestershire
- 2 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp agave
- 1/2 cup water or beef broth if you want to make it even better
- 4 tsp red wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar
- 1 cup chopped cilantro
Instructions
- Chop all the veggies...you can skip arm day for this.
- In a LARGE bowl, add your EVOO, all ground meat and all chopped veggies minus the garlic and cilantro. Cook on medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the meat is cooked.
- Add the garlic, stir, and cook for another couple minutes.
- Add the cajun seasoning, chili powder, salt and pepper. Stir well.
- Add the bbq, ketchup, dijon, water, honey, agave, brown sugar, and Worcestershire. Stir until it comes to a light boil, then turn the heat down to medium low. Let it cook for 15 minutes.
- Add the red wine vinegar and cilantro. Let it cook another 15 minutes.
- Turn the heat off and let it cool for 15 minutes.