Beef / Pork

Southwest Sloppy Joes is for Lunch.

Southwest Sloppy Joes takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Southwest Sloppy Joes takes 20 minutes to cook.

Southwest Sloppy Joes makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Southwest Sloppy Joes are:

1 pound 93% lean ground beef
1 cup chopped onion, (I use half yellow onion & half green onion)
1/4 cup chopped celery
1/4 cup chopped sweet red pepper
1 can (10 oz.) Rotel diced tomatoes & green chilies, do not drain
1 can (8 oz.) tomato sauce
2 teaspoons brown sugar, packed
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon salt
12 light whole wheat hamburger buns

Here is how you make Southwest Sloppy Joes:

Heat a large nonstick skillet over high heat. Add beef, onion, celery, red pepper and water. Reduce heat to medium. Cook 5 minutes or until meat is no longer pink. Drain fat.Stir in tomatoes and green chilies, tomato sauce, brown sugar, cumin and salt; bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat; simmer 15 minutes or until mixture thickens. Serve 1/3 cup mixture per whole wheat bun. Makes 12 servingsNumber of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JSWILLIS60.

The nutritional information for Southwest Sloppy Joes is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 153.2

• Total Fat: 2.9 g
• Cholesterol: 21.7 mg
• Sodium: 411.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 23.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.9 g
• Protein: 12.5 g

The dietary needs meet for Southwest Sloppy Joes is Low Fat