Garden Sloppy Joes Cooking Light Food

GARDEN "SLOPPY JOES"--COOKING LIGHT

Steps:

• Heat oil in a nonstick skillet over medium heat.
• Add onion, celery, carrot, and tempeh, and sauté 5 minutes.
• Stir in tomatoes and next 6 ingredients (tomatoes through salt). Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Uncover and cook an additional 3 minutes or until mixture is slightly thick. Serve on hamburger buns.

CHUNKY GARDEN SLOPPY JOES

Steps:

• In a big non-stick skillet, add the ground beef, zucchini, and onion.
• Cook over medium-high heat for 10-12 minutes or until the beef is browned and the zucchini is tender.
• Change heat to medium-low; add in the tomato and spaghetti sauce; stir and cook 4-5 minutes or until heated.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Spoon mixture over buns and serve immediately.

SLOPPY JOES

Steps:

• For the Kids (Serves 2): In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook beef, breaking apart pieces with a wooden spoon, until lightly browned, 5 to 6 minutes. Season with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Add onion and garlic; cook, stirring, until translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Add pureed tomatoes, sugar, vinegar, tomato paste, Worcestershire, and 1 1/2 cups water. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer until thickened, about 20 minutes. Reserve half the beef mixture for the adults. Divide remaining beef evenly among the mini buns (2 per serving).
• For the Adults (Serves 2): Stir cilantro and jalapenos into the reserved beef mixture. Dividing evenly, spoon over bottom halves of rolls; top with avocado slices.

COOKING LIGHT SLOPPY JOES

Steps:

• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
• Add the onion, pepper and ground round; cook until beef is browned, stirring to crumble.
• Stir in tomato sauce and the rest of the ingredients except the rolls.
• Cover and cook 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Spoon onto rolls.