Family meals. You want them fast. And healthy.
I’ve got you covered with this easy and nutrient-rich Pizza Sloppy Joe dish, because it’s an easy stove-top skillet recipe.
Choose a really lean ground beef in this recipe so you can save some calories and fat grams for those mini pepperoni slices! Perfect example of balance, by the way.
It’s packed with onion, garlic, green pepper and pizza sauce, which ALL count as vegetables. Serve on whole-wheat hamburger buns, and everyone enjoys a whole grain serving for this meal.
Pizza Sloppy Joes
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Author: Kim Galeaz RDN CD
Serves: 6-8
Ingredients
- 1⅓ pound lean ground beef (Kim likes 90/10 for this recipe)
- 1 ½ cups finely chopped onion
- 1 very large green bell pepper, seeded and finely chopped
- 2 very finely minced garlic cloves
- 1 jar (16 ounces) favorite pizza sauce
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ to 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1 bag (4 oz.) mini pepperoni slices
- 6-8 hamburger buns (white or whole-wheat)
- 2 cups finely shredded Mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- In a large skillet over medium heat, cook ground beef, onion and green pepper until beef is almost done. Add garlic and cook additional minute or two, until beef is thoroughly cooked. Add pizza sauce, Italian seasoning, oregano, crushed red pepper and mini pepperonis. Stir well and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Spoon mixture onto bun bottom, sprinkle roughly ¼ cup shredded mozzarella cheese over meat, then top with bun. Enjoy! Refrigerated leftovers in tightly covered container.