How to Make the Perfect Sweet Potato Sloppy Joes

Forget going out to eat or ordering takeout every time you crave American food. Try making How to Make the Perfect Sweet Potato Sloppy Joes at home. One serving contains 680 calories, 49g of protein, and 18g of fat. This recipe serves 4 and costs $4.82 per serving. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, paleolithic, and primal diet. This recipe is liked by 11 foodies and cooks. It works best as a main course, and is done in around 40 minutes. It is brought to you by Pink When. A mixture of bell pepper, garlic, tomato paste, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. Overall, this recipe earns an outstanding spoonacular score of 94%. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Just Perfect Sloppy Joes, How to Make Classic Sloppy Joes, and Make-Ahead Sloppy Joes.

Servings: 4

Preparation duration: 15 minutes

Cooking duration: 25 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1/2 cup diced bell pepper

1 clove garlic diced

1 1/2 pounds lean ground turkey

olive oil

1/2 cup diced onion

salt and pepper to taste

4 large sweet potatoes

6 ounces tomato paste

14 ounces tomato sauce

1 cup water

Equipment:

aluminum foil

oven

frying pan

Cooking instruction summary:

Instructions Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Pierce the sweet potatoes all over the skin with a fork. Rub the outside of the potatoes with olive oil and cover with foil. Bake in the oven for 1 hour until fully cooked. Brown the ground turkey in a skillet on medium heat. Once it's finished cooking, add the onion, bell pepper, and garlic. Mix well. Cook until the mixture is fully cooked and starts to crumble. Stir in the garlic, water, tomato paste, and tomato sauce. Stir until mixed well. Turn heat down to low and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove the sweet potatoes from the foil and slice down the middle. Mash up the insides with a fork and pour the sloppy joe mix over sweet potatoes. Serve and enjoy!

 

Step by step:


1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Pierce the sweet potatoes all over the skin with a fork. Rub the outside of the potatoes with olive oil and cover with foil.

2. Bake in the oven for 1 hour until fully cooked.

3. Brown the ground turkey in a skillet on medium heat. Once it's finished cooking, add the onion, bell pepper, and garlic.

4. Mix well. Cook until the mixture is fully cooked and starts to crumble.

5. Stir in the garlic, water, tomato paste, and tomato sauce. Stir until mixed well. Turn heat down to low and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

6. Remove the sweet potatoes from the foil and slice down the middle. Mash up the insides with a fork and pour the sloppy joe mix over sweet potatoes.

7. Serve and enjoy!


Nutrition Information:

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680 Calories
49g Protein
17g Total Fat
85g Carbs
64% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
680
34%

Fat
17g
28%

  Saturated Fat
2g
18%

Carbohydrates
85g
28%

  Sugar
25g
28%

Cholesterol
93mg
31%

Sodium
1328mg
58%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
49g
98%

Vitamin A
49940IU
999%

Vitamin B6
2mg
122%

Vitamin B3
20mg
104%

Potassium
2478mg
71%

Phosphorus
618mg
62%

Vitamin C
49mg
61%

Selenium
42µg
60%

Manganese
1mg
59%

Fiber
14g
57%

Vitamin B5
4mg
47%

Copper
0.91mg
45%

Vitamin E
6mg
44%

Magnesium
173mg
43%

Iron
5mg
33%

Vitamin B2
0.54mg
32%

Zinc
4mg
31%

Vitamin B1
0.44mg
29%

Vitamin K
23µg
22%

Folate
79µg
20%

Calcium
144mg
14%

Vitamin B12
0.87µg
14%

Vitamin D
0.68µg
5%

covered percent of daily need
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