Healthy Sloppy Joe's

This recipe is adapted from Ellie Krieger's 2006, Sloppy Joes Recipe from the Food Network.

Since I didn't have all the ingredients or didn't want to use all of them, this is what I made and it tasted very yummy -- the best sloppy joe's I've ever had AND nutritious.

Ingredients

• 1 lb 90/10 natural ground sirloin
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 red pepper, diced
• 1 can organic pinto beans, low sodium, rinsed & drained
• 1 can organic tomato sauce, low sodium
• 3 tbspns organic tomato paste, low sodium
• 2 tbspns red wine vinegar
• 1 tbspn raw organic sugar
• 1.5 tbspn mustard powder
• 1/2 tspn sea salt

Directions
Break up meat with hands & brown meat & onions in a large skillet over medium high heat for 5-6 min.  I had no drippings with that lean of beef, but if you have drippings, pour out of pan and discard.  Add garlic & red pepper & cook 2-3 min. 

In process of cooking

Stir in the rest of the ingredients, reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 min. more.

Healthy Sloppy Joes

Makes 8 servings.
1 serving = 1/2 cup