Best Bunyans Diabetic Sloppy Joes Recipes

HEALTHIER SLOPPY JOES II

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This healthier version of sloppy joes includes more veggies and real garlic. Be sure to serve on whole wheat buns!

Provided by MakeItHealthy

Categories Main Dish Recipes Sandwich Recipes Sloppy Joe Recipes

Time 40m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 pound lean ground beef
¼ cup chopped onion
¼ cup chopped green bell pepper
2 carrots, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon prepared yellow mustard
¾ cup ketchup
1 tablespoon brown sugar
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

Heat skillet over medium-high heat; cook and stir beef, onion, green bell pepper, carrots, and garlic until beef is browned, about 10 minutes. Drain off liquids.
Stir in mustard, ketchup, and brown sugar and mix thoroughly. Reduce heat to low and simmer until sauce has thickened, about 30 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 251.8 calories, Carbohydrate 13 g, Cholesterol 56.8 mg, Fat 15.8 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 14.3 g, SaturatedFat 6.3 g, Sodium 411.4 mg, Sugar 10.4 g

BUBBA'S SLOPPY JOES

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Good ol' boy Sloppy Joes.

Provided by Pudgee Beaver

Categories Main Dish Recipes Sandwich Recipes Sloppy Joe Recipes

Time 1h35m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 22

Ingredients

3 tablespoons butter
6 cloves garlic, minced
1 large sweet onion (such as Vidalia®), chopped
1 large green bell pepper, chopped
¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
2 pounds ground beef
¼ cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard (such as Colman's®)
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon onion powder
¾ teaspoon Greek seasoning (such as Cavender's®), or more to taste
½ teaspoon hamburger seasoning (such as McCormick® Grill Mates®), or more to taste
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
½ teaspoon smokehouse maple seasoning (such as McCormick® Grill Mates®), or more to taste
¼ teaspoon hickory smoked salt (such as McCormick®), or more to taste
2 pinches ground nutmeg, or more to taste
2 cups barbeque sauce (such as Sweet Baby Ray's®)
1 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
12 hamburger buns

Steps:

Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir garlic in hot butter until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir onion, green pepper, and cilantro into garlic; cook and stir until the onion is softened, 5 to 10 minutes.
Cook and stir ground beef in a large skillet over medium heat until browned, 5 to 10 minutes; drain fat. Increase heat to medium-high. Stir brown sugar, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, Italian seasoning, onion powder, Greek seasoning, hamburger seasoning, garlic powder, black pepper, smokehouse maple seasoning, smoked salt, and nutmeg into ground beef mixture; cook until boiling, 4 to 6 minutes.
Stir onion mixture into beef mixture; reduce heat to simmer.
Pour barbeque sauce, ketchup, and apple cider vinegar into beef mixture; stir, cover, and simmer until sauce is thickened, 30 minutes. Scoop beef into hamburger buns and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 400.9 calories, Carbohydrate 49.7 g, Cholesterol 54.9 mg, Fat 14.6 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 17.3 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, Sodium 1141.5 mg, Sugar 21.1 g