Pumpkin Sloppy Joes Recipe photo by Taste of Home
Pumpkin Sloppy Joes
TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 30 min.
YIELD: 8 servings.
When my oldest granddaughter gave me eight of the 50 pumpkins she grew in her backyard, I didn't know how I'd use them all up! Then I remembered this recipe from a dear friend—I'm glad I tried it. I froze some of the pumpkin to use in this and other recipes, and also froze some of the sloppy joe mixture to enjoy later.—Eleanor McReynolds, Scott City, Kansas
Ingredients
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1 pound ground beef
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1/2 cup chopped onion
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1 garlic clove, minced
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1 cup canned pumpkin
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1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
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2 tablespoons brown sugar
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2 tablespoons prepared mustard
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2 teaspoons chili powder
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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American and mozzarella cheese slices, optional
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8 hamburger buns, split
Directions
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1.
In a large skillet, cook the beef, onion and garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the pumpkin, tomato sauce, brown sugar, mustard, chili powder and salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes.
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2.
Meanwhile, if desired, cut American cheese slices with a pumpkin-shaped cookie cutter. Cut mozzarella cheese into shapes (triangles, half-circles, etc.) to make pumpkin faces. Spoon meat mixture onto buns and top each with a pumpkin.
Nutrition Facts
1 sandwich: 250 calories, 8g fat (3g saturated fat), 28mg cholesterol, 607mg sodium, 30g carbohydrate (9g sugars, 3g fiber), 15g protein.
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