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Who isn't looking for quick, healthy meal solutions during the busy holiday and shopping season? Here's a sophisticated twist on a kid favorite. My daughter, Tiffany, came up with this lower-fat version of traditional sloppy joes. Best of all, this recipe can be made ahead and frozen for real holiday convenience. However, the tangy kick from the orange peel may not appeal to all children. —Suzanne McKinley, Lyons, Georgia
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With Johnsonville Italian Sausage.
Nutritional Facts 1 sandwich equals 274 calories, 9 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 37 mg cholesterol, 713 mg sodium, 32 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 18 g protein.
Originally published as Sloppy Joes in Quick Cooking November/December 2005, p48
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Reviewed on Jan. 02, 2011 by Valsetz
Excellent tasting and very quick to make!!
Reviewed on Oct. 22, 2010 by caralm
As any intelligent cook knows, there are plenty of low or no salt products out there that can be substituted for the full salted version of tomatoes, tomato sauce and worcestershire sauce. The recipe tastes just as good using those types of products. Obviously CarmeIN didn't even bother trying to make this recipe with no/low salt products. Why even bother to comment on a recipe if you haven't tried to make it to begin with? I'm sure other dialysis patients or those needing to watch their sodium intake are smart and can see for themselves that the original recipe is higher in sodium and make adjustments to the recipe or just skip over it and not make it at all.
Reviewed on Oct. 21, 2010 by CarmelN
I would not make this recipe at all...Have you looked at the sodium content?...that is half a recommended daily allowable amount....deadly for dialysis patients.
Reviewed on Oct. 21, 2010 by loisdelene
I would like to tell you a short story about my late husband and Sloppy Joe. Hubby was a native Texan and he told me Texas Chili did not have beans in it. He wasn't fond of beans in his Chili, So when I made TC I also made "Hoosier Chili' for me with beans. One day he asked if I knew what Sloppy Joes were. I had to laugh and tell him a woman doesn't raise 7 children without making Sloppy Joes. So he wanted me to make him some Sloppy Joes. So I did and he said, "What is this?" I told him Sloppy Joes he said, "No this is Chili." Of course we got a laugh out of that one, he had been eating Sloppy Joes and thought he was eating Texas Chili. LOL and I never found one Texas Chili recipe without beans.
I now would like to tell you a story about my late husband and Sloppy Joe.
Being a diabetic I left out the molasses and I did add a little bit of oatmeal,(but you can use a bit of flour) to thicken it up so it will stay on the bun. But it sure is good Son liked it better than the canned sauce. Home made by MOM is always better .
Reviewed on Apr. 30, 2010 by jcanter
My kids liked it and so did my husband and I. I added about 1/4 more cup of ketchup and substituted brown sugar for the molasses. Now if I could just get the mixture to stay in the buns when we eat them! I might try pita bread next time.
Reviewed on Apr. 20, 2010 by Mrs.EBDarcy
My husband begged me to fix him sloppy joe's. I haven't had a sloppy joe since elementary school, so I didn't really remember what one tasted like. Knowing my husband likes spicy things I substituted bbq sauce for ketchup and added some mongolian fire oil to the mixture. The orange flavor was so awesome in this recipe! Thank you so much for sharing!
Reviewed on Feb. 08, 2010 by cbear614f
Awesome recipe! More mild than the canned variety and packet variety. I'll eat sloppy joes now that I have this recipe. You can taste the orange just slightly and my kids, 7 and 4, ate it up. I'm so happy to have found this. Great job!
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