How to Make Bun-less Sloppy Joes
Take a bread-less spin on classic Sloppy Joes and learn How to Make Bun-less Sloppy Joes! This timeless recipe tastes just like the old but with a healthier twist without the canned sauce and buns. Ready in under thirty minutes, have this tasty, nostalgia meal on your dinner table and watch your family devour this tasty weeknight meal!
Ingredients
- 1 lb Ground Beef
- 1 cup Onion
- 1 cup Red Pepper
- 1 tablespoon Tomato Paste
- 2 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
- ½ cup Ketchup
- 1 tbsp Yellow Mustard
- 1 tablespoon Honey
- 1 teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes
- ½ cup Water
- 1 tablespoon Olive Oil Coconut Oil
- 1 lb Sweet Potatoes 2 medium- sized
Instructions
- Begin by prepping the ingredients and preheat your oven at 425 degrees.
- Clean and dice the sweet potatoes into bite-sized pieces. Place the sweet potato pieces on a lined baking sheet and drizzle with oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Place in the oven for up to twenty minutes until fork tender.
- Begin preparing the chopped meat mixture by placing the ground beef in a medium to large sized skillet on medium heat.
- Season the ground beef with salt and pepper and add the chopped onion and red bell pepper.
- Cook until the beef is browned and cooked through ensuring the beef is broken down to tiny bits, this step takes about eight to ten minutes.
- Next, after the ground beef mixture is cooked through, drain any access grease/fat and return to heat.
- At this instance, add in the tomato paste and stir. Then, add the ketchup, mustard, honey, crushed red pepper, and water.
- Allow the mixture to cook down and thicken, this step takes about five minutes.
- Continue stirring until the mixture is well mixed and reduce heat to low until ready to serve.
- Evenly distribute the sweet potatoes into two to four bowls depending on your family size.
- Next, plate about ½ cup to ¾ cup of mixture in each bowl. Top each bowl with fresh parsley and you are ready to serve and enjoy the meal.