HEALTHIER SLOPPY JOES BOWLS

Healthy Sloppy Joes Bowls - Olivia Adriance

5 from 3 votes

HEALTHIER SLOPPY JOES BOWLS

Healthy and quick Sloppy Joes Bowls are a classic comfort food for a reason! Everything comes together relatively quickly, making it an ideal meal for any night of the week.

Prep Time15

Cook Time1 15

Total Time1 30

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Beef bowls, Bowl recipes, Ground beef recipes, Sloppy Joes

Servings:

Author: Olivia Adriance

Ingredients

For the Roasted Sweet Potatoes:

2 large sweet potatoes, cut into ¼-inch rounds
3 tablespoons avocado oil
Salt and pepper to season

For the Sloppy Joes:

2 pounds ground beef
1 small onion, small diced
1 stalk celery, small diced
1 small bell pepper, small diced
⅓ cup beef stock

For the Sauce:

1 cup ketchup
1 tablespoon tomato paste
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons coconut sugar
1 tablespoon yellow mustard
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon salt

For Serving:

Chopped butter lettuce
Pickles red onions
Dill pickle "coins"

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425°F.
Add the sweet potato rounds to a bowl and toss with 3 tablespoons of avocado oil and season with salt and pepper.
Add the sweet potatoes to a sheet pan in a single layer and roast in the preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes.
Heat a large skillet over medium heat.
Add the ground beef and cook until browned, breaking up as you go. Once cooked through, drain all but about 2 tablespoons of the fat (I used tongs and a paper towel).
Add chopped onion, celery, and bell pepper, and season with about 1 teaspoon of salt. Continue cooking until the ground beef begins to stick to the pan a bit, about 5 to 7 minutes.
While the meat and veggies cook, whisk together the sauce ingredients (ketchup, tomato paste, lemon juice, coconut sugar, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, apple cider vinegar, and salt).
Add the sauce and beef stock, letting the beef stock deglaze the pan and scraping up any brown bits.
Allow the mixture to thicken and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.
Serve with butter lettuce, pickled red onions, pickles, and roasted sweet potatoes. Enjoy!

Notes

This is great to make for a large crowd of hungry eaters! You can easily double (or triple) the recipe. Roast up a few more sweet potatoes and let everyone assemble their own Sloppy Joes bowls as they please for a casual, but fun meal.

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