This is the best sloppy Joe recipe for people looking to cut calories without sacrificing flavor! At just 311 calories, this healthy sloppy joes recipe will help curb your cravings without ruining your diet.
We’ve packed this recipe for sloppy joes from scratch with so many vegetables, it’s 50% veggie… But the vegetables are so well hidden, no one will know.
Most sloppy joes recipes are packed full of preservatives and excess sugar, but thanks to our low calorie, easy sloppy Joe sauce recipe… Plus all the extra veggies… this easy sloppy Joe recipe is low in calories, sugar, and has no preservatives.
We made this sloppy Joe recipe easy with a printable recipe card, shopping list and nutrition label. You’ll find everything you need to make the best ever sloppy joes recipe.
These easy homemade sloppy joes are just 311 calories!
The Best Sloppy Joe Recipe
This simple sloppy joes recipe can be made in just 30 minutes, in this section you will find the ingredients for making sloppy joe recipes. You can take a screenshot on your phone so you have it handy the next time you go to the store.
Now you can make a low calorie sloppy Joe recipe from scratch, making these the best sloppy joes recipe for people looking to cut calories without sacrificing flavor.
The best sloppy Joe meat for weight loss will be ground turkey or chicken, but you can use beef in this best sloppy joes ever recipe.
To make this healthy sloppy Joe recipe easy, we’ve supplied you with the following sections.
Read through them for helpful resources, or skip ahead to the recipe card.
What You’ll Find in this Article:
- Sloppy Joe Ingredients (shopping list!)
- How to Make Sloppy Joes
- The Best Sloppy Joe Recipe (recipe card!)
- Nutrition and Calories in Sloppy Joes
Instead of buying a sugar packed, preservative filled store bought mix, we make this easy sloppy Joe sauce from scratch. Thus saving calories, sugar and adding loads of flavor.
Below you’ll learn how to make the best sloppy Joe mix from scratch, for less calories and sugar than store-bought.
Up next, learn how to make sloppy joes from scratch…
Sloppy Joe Ingredients
These recipes for sloppy Joe mix are easy to make and absolutely delicious. Instead of making homemade sloppy jokes with ketchup, save lots of sugar and make this healthy best ever sloppy joes.
This sloppy joes meal is packed full of veggies to save money and calories, and you can make sloppy Joe recipes ground beef, turkey, or chicken.
Special Tip: You can find measurements for these sloppy joes in the recipe card below. There you can choose how many sloppy joes you want to make, and the recipe card will do all the measurement math for you.
Shopping List for Sloppy Joes:
- Olive oil spray
- Red onion
- Red bell pepper
- Garlic
- Ground turkey (or beef or chicken)
- Carrot
- Tomato paste
- Tomato sauce
- Mustard
- Honey (or maple syrup)
- Balsamic vinegar
- Chili powder
- Paprika
- Salt and pepper
- Burger buns
This easy recipe for sloppy Joe sandwich is all natural and is packed full of veggies. Plus you’ll be using pantry staples in this easy recipe, you can have most of the recipe ingredients in the pantry and fridge for quick dinners.
Special Tip: You can find all the measurements in the recipe card below. There you can choose how many servings of this low calorie sloppy joe recipe you want to make. It will do all the measurement math for you! All of the ingredients for this healthy sloppy joes recipe can be doubled or tripled with the click of a button.
Now that you know what’s in sloppy joes, lets move into how to make sloppy joes…
Up next, you’ll find the how to make sloppy joes from scratch directions…
How to Make Sloppy Joes
This best sloppy Joe recipe can be made quickly and easily. Plus we hide the veggies in the recipe so no one will know that they’re eating healthy.
Below you will find a helpful “how to” guide, and in the recipe card below you will find the directions, measurements and more…
You’re just a few steps away form the best sloppy Joe recipe!
How to Make Sloppy Joes:
- Get a sauté pan over medium heat, and spray with olive oil.
- Add onion, bell pepper, and garlic and sauté until soft, about 10 minutes.
- Next, add in the ground meat, and cook until browned, about 10 minutes.
- Add in the carrot, tomato paste, tomato sauce, mustard, honey, vinegar, chili powder, and paprika. Mix and simmer until thick, about 10 minutes.
- Taste, and add salt and pepper as needed.
- Serve hot, on burger buns.
This easy sloppy Joe recipe from scratch can be whipped up in just 30 minutes. You can find the directions and more in the recipe card below.
You can serve this recipe for sloppy joes on buns (the traditional method) or you can add it to roasted bell peppers, atop a baked potato, even as a “open’ faced” sandwich to cut carbs.
Special Tip: You can find these directions, along with measurements, nutrition and more in the sharable recipe card in the next section!
Up next, the recipe card for this easy recipe…
The Best Sloppy Joe Recipe
This low calorie recipe makes a wonderful easy dinner, and is quite the crowd pleaser! Kids and adults alike love sloppy joes, and now that you can make a healthy version… You’ll want to make it all the time.
In the next section you will find a nutrition label and further down, more low calorie weeknight dinners.
The BEST Low Calorie Sloppy Joe Recipe
Ingredients
- Olive oil spray
- 1 red onion minced
- 1 red bell pepper minced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 pound ground turkey beef or chicken
- 1 carrot grated
- 6 ounces tomato paste
- 16 ounces tomato sauce
- 1 tablespoon mustard
- 1 tablespoon honey or maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 6 burger buns
Instructions
- Get a sauté pan over medium heat, and spray with olive oil.
- Add onion, bell pepper, and garlic and sauté until soft, about 10 minutes.
- Add in the ground meat, and cook until browned, about 10 minutes.
- Add in the carrot, tomato paste, tomato sauce, mustard, honey, vinegar, chili powder, and paprika. Mix and simmer until thick, about 10 minutes.
- Taste, and add salt and pepper as needed.
- Serve hot, on burger buns.
Notes
Nutrition
Up next, nutrition and calorie in sloppy joes…
Nutrition and Calories in Sloppy Joes
Not all sloppy joes are made the same… this recipe is low in calories and extra healthy. Thanks to the hidden veggies.
The nutrition and calories below are based off 1 serving (1 sandwich) of the Low Calorie Sloppy Joe Recipe above.
Important Note: As a reminder, at Lose Weight By Eating it is our goal to make you healthier, all-natural versions of your favorite recipes… not all will be “diet worthy” depending on the diet you are on. But they will be healthier versions to help curb your cravings.
You can find more low calorie, extra healthy recipes in the next section.
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