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.
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Steps
- Read through the recipe and assemble the ingredients
- Wash hands and tie back hair
- Wash vegetables
- 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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Servings: 4 servings
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
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.
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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.
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