Recipe By: Elizabeth Ebmeier, RD
Next time your kids invite friends over, make these Confetti Sloppy Joes and show them that healthy can be delicious too. You'd never know after eating this mouth-watering, kid-friendly sandwich that Sloppy Joes originated during financially tough war times in the 1940s as a way of stretching precious and expensive beef.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
vegetable oil cooking spray
1 pound extra-lean ground beef
1 small green bell pepper, diced
1 small red bell pepper, diced
1 small onion, diced
1 tablespoon white vinegar
¾ cup catsup
2 tablespoons prepared mustard
6 whole-grain or mixed-grain sandwich buns
1 sweet onion, thinly or thickly sliced, optional
1 pound extra-lean ground beef
1 small green bell pepper, diced
1 small red bell pepper, diced
1 small onion, diced
1 tablespoon white vinegar
¾ cup catsup
2 tablespoons prepared mustard
6 whole-grain or mixed-grain sandwich buns
1 sweet onion, thinly or thickly sliced, optional
Directions
- Spray a medium skillet with the cooking spray
- Combine the ground beef, diced peppers, and onion in the skillet. Cook on medium heat until the beef is thoroughly cooked, 8 to 10 minutes.
- Mix the vinegar, catsup, and mustard together and add to the beef mixture; simmer 10 to 15 minutes.
- Scoop one portion onto each sandwich bun. Top with a slice of sweet onion.
Cooking Tip
Beef is a good source o iron, and the vitamin C in peppers (and tomato products) enhances absorption of iron.Food Trivia
Sloppy Joes were once called "loose meat" sandwiches; the word "sloppy" was coined rather appropriately because the filling is messy and tends to drip off the bun. The term "Sloppy Joe" was also used to describe any cheap restaurant or lunch counter serving cheap food quick!
Nutrition Facts: Label
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