Thursday, May 31, 2012

"Baked Sloppy Joe"

Sloppy Joe's are considered a fast quick fix meal item that is nothing more than a seasoned hamburger filling with a low personality.  I happen to like the sloppy Joe filling but not necessarily in a sandwich.  So in order create a prime "Lite"meal item I came up with the following recipe.

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Ingredients:
1-lb ground turkey
1/2-cup diced onion
1/2-cup diced sweet pepper
1/4-cup Wheat Bran
2-cups Jiffy Baking Mix
1-can commercial Sloppy Joe sauce (look for one low in sodium and sugar, most are OK)

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Directions:
In a large skillet or pan brown the ground turkey and add the onions,pepper and Sloppy Joe Sauce, heat till bubbling the turn off the heat and let set 5-10 minutes while you mix up the "Crust"

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The Top & Bottom Crust:
Add the Jiffy Mix and wheat bran to a medium mixing bowl, add enough water to make the mix  just barely pourable. Now using a 10-12 inch baking dish that has been sprayed with a non-stick spray.
In your baking dish pour in just enough of the crust mixture to cover the bottom of the dish and place in a 400 degree oven long enough to just firm up the mixture, let this cool a few minutes, the add the meat mixture and top off with remaining dough. I add fresh crated Parmesan cheese, and bake completed dish at 400 degrees until 160 degrees in the center.  When done let stand 5-10 minutes to allow flavors to mingle. Finally that's it


1 comment:

  1. This sounds marvelous. I'm going to put it into my collection of Mike's Menues

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