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Best Sloppy Joes

Easy, kid-friendly, weeknight dinner! This can be made with either ground beef or ground turkey. It makes a lot, so use it for leftovers or freeze for an easy dinner down the road.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 4 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lbs ground turkey
  • 1 sm onion, minced
  • 2 stalks celery, minced
  • 1 tbsp light olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 16oz can tomato sauce
  • 1/2 cup ketchup
  • 2 Tbsp sweet pickle relish
  • 1-2 tsp Worchestershire sauce
  • 3 Tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tsp prepared yellow mustard

Method
 

  1. Brown ground turkey with onion and celery with olive oil in a skillet on the stove, over medium-high heat.
  2. Meanwhile, spray the inside of your crock pot with cooking spray. Add remaining ingredients to crock pot.
  3. Once turkey is browned, add turkey, onion and celery to the other ingredients in the slow cooker.
  4. Turn slow cooker on low for 8-9 hours or on high for 4-5 hours.
  5. Serve on toast or whole wheat hamburger buns. Refrigerate any leftovers for up to 1 week.

Notes

Alternatively, if you want a quick version on the stove top here is what you do:
  1. Brown the turkey with onion and celery with olive oil in a skillet on the stove over medium-high heat.
  2. Once meat is browned, add remaining ingredients.  Cook 20-25 minutes, until all the flavors are married and everything is cooked through.
  3. Serve on toast or whole wheat hamburger buns.
  4. Refrigerate any leftovers for up to 1 week, or freeze any leftovers.

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