Sunday, March 2, 2008

Sloppy Joes

This cafeteria staple always seems satisfying and quick! My mom gave me this recipe and the only thing I've changed is using ground turkey and adding the zucchini. I served these with sweet potato fries, one of my favorite sides.

Turkey Sloppy Joes

1 lb. ground turkey or beef
1/2 onion, diced
1 zucchini, grated and drained
1 12-oz bottle chili sauce
1 cup ketchup
1 Tbsp sugar
1 Tbsp dry mustard
1 Tbsp prepared mustard
1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 Tbsp white vinegar
8 hamburger buns

Cook turkey, onion, and zucchini in a large skillet over medium-high heat 5 to 6 minutes, stirring until meat crumbles and is no longer pink. Drain and return to skillet (With turkey, there is hardly anything to drain). Stir in chili sauce and next 6 ingredients. Cook over medium-high heat, sitrring often, 8 to 10 minutes. Serve on buns.

2 comments:

California Blakes said...

How do you make the sweet potato fries. Davis would love those!

Ashley McNair said...

Hi! I love these because they are so easy and so good. I don't even peel them. Just wash and then slice a sweet potato into fry-size slices. Usually, it's more like steak-fry size. You can decide how thick you want them. Then, put them on a baking sheet, drizzle some olive oil on them and kind of mix them around with your hands so they are coated. You can then add salt and pepper or seasoned salt or whatever seasoning you want. I usually just add a little bit of salt. Cook for 30-45 minutes (depending on how thick you cut them) on 350. You'll be able to smell them getting done and you can tell if they are too done because the thinner ones or the ends will start to blacken.