Turkey Sloppy Joes
Ground turkey with all of the hamburger fixings all in one delicious saucy spread
Ingredients
- 1 lb. ground turkey
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large yellow onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons yellow or Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 3/4 cup ketchup
- 1 teaspoon fresh-squeezed lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup water (more or less as needed for consistency of the sauce)
- 4 Hamburger buns, brioche buns or English muffins
- 1 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese
- 4 lettuce leaves
- 4 dill pickle spears
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large skillet.
- Add onion and garlic and saute until golden brown.
- Add ground turkey and cook thoroughly until slightly browned along the edges of the pan.
- Chop the meat as you go with a wooden spoon, or a meat chopper (see link in story above) to break up the larger pieces of ground turkey.
- Once the turkey is cooked through, stir in mustard, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, lemon juice, oregano, salt and pepper.
- Stir well and cook until heated through. If you need to add water for consistency, do that at this time. If the consistency seems good, just ignore the water.
- Spoon sloppy joe mixture over toasted rolls of your choice.
- Sprinkle cheddar cheese over the meat before adding the top bun. Add lettuce leaf if you wish.
- Serve with with dill pickle spears and potato chips.
Notes
You can make this with any ground meat, and we have. We’ve used bison, beef, turkey, chicken, elk and venison. All are delicious, but we are partial to ground turkey for this recipe!
Also, feel free to pick the kind of roll you love best. We often use brioche buns, but English muffins as well as regular hamburger buns are all great!