Learn To Cook: Modern Sloppy Joes

The top 4 dishes Canadians make with ground beef are burgers, pasta sauce, tacos and meatballs, but who doesn’t love a sloppy Joe?

Learn to cook Modern Sloppy Joes with Cookbook Author Claire Tansey from her Dinner Uncomplicated cookbook: https://www.clairetansey.com/my-books

Excerpted from Dinner, Uncomplicated: Fixing a Delicious Meal Every Night of the Week by Claire Tansey. Copyright © 2020 by Claire Tansey. Photography by Suech & Beck © 2020. Reprinted by permission.

Learn

• How to chop onion
• How to saute
• Benefits of adding beef and lentils

Steps

1. Read through the recipe and assemble the ingredients
2. Wash hands and tie back hair
3. Wash vegetables
4. Start cook along video and prepare the recipe

Modern Sloppy Joes

These Modern Sloppy Joes are easy, inexpensive, fast and loved by almost everyone.

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Course: Main Course

Preparation: Pan Frying, Quick & Easy

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Servings: 4 servings

Author: Claire Tansey

Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp canola oil
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 2 stalks celery, finely chopped
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 24 oz jar tomato passata
• 19 oz can lentils, rinsed and drained
• 1 1/2 cups beef broth
• 5 1/2 oz can tomato paste
• 2 Tbsp brown sugar
• 2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 4 large buns, toasted

Imperial – Metric

Instructions

• Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan over medium. Add the onion, celery and salt and cook, stirring often, until the vegetables soften, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook another minute. Add the beef, increase the heat to high and cook with out stirring for 3 to 5 minutes, or until the beef becomes golden on the bottom. Stir well, breaking up the beef into little bits, then add the passata, lentils, beef broth, tomato paste and brown sugar.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce and simmer, stirring often, for 10 minutes or until the mixture thickens a bit. Stir in the Worcestershire sauce. Serve on toasted buns.

Video

Notes

Make it Ahead: Make the beef and lentil mixture, then cool completely and pack into a large freezer bag. Flatten the bag to remove the air. Freeze up to 2 months. To use, thaw overnight in the fridge, then simmer until piping hot.

Nutrition Facts

Modern Sloppy Joes

Amount per Serving

Calories

929

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

13

g

20

%

Saturated Fat

 

4

g

25

%

Trans Fat

 

1

g

Polyunsaturated Fat

 

3

g

Monounsaturated Fat

 

5

g

Cholesterol

 

70

mg

23

%

Sodium

 

1391

mg

60

%

Potassium

 

3058

mg

87

%

Carbohydrates

 

136

g

45

%

Fiber

 

47

g

196

%

Sugar

 

26

g

29

%

Protein

 

69

g

138

%

Vitamin A

 

1531

IU

31

%

Vitamin C

 

37

mg

45

%

Calcium

 

236

mg

24

%

Iron

 

19

mg

106

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.