Whenever I pull out this recipe (healthy sloppy joes), my kids get excited. I couldn’t believe how delicious it was the last time I made it! We don’t eat tons of beef, but my grandpa used to have a ranch, and when he passed away it stayed in the family. So we are lucky enough to get hormone-free, antibiotic-free, pesticide-free beef on a regular basis.

Healthy Sloppy Joes

• 2 lbs. ground beef, grass fed or organic if possible
• 1/2 C onion, chopped
• 1 C celery, chopped
• 1 red pepper, chopped small (I use a nut
• chopper)
• 1 10 oz. can tomato sauce
• 1/4 C ketchup
• 1/4 C Sucanat (or brown sugar)
• 1 T apple cider vinegar
• 1 1/2 tsp Braggs Aminos (or worcestershire sauce)
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder
• 8 wheat hamburger buns (I sometimes buy sprouted and my kids love it with this recipe!)
• 1 drop Black Pepper Essential oil (Optional)

1. Cook the beef in a pan (stainless steel if possible) until mostly browned, and drain the fat.
2. Add onion, celery and red pepper.
3. Cover the pan, and cook for 5 minutes.
4. Stir in tomato sauce, ketchup, vinegar, brown sugar, and Braggs into beef mixture.
5. Season with salt and garlic powder. Serve on toasted buns and enjoy!

Healthy Sloppy Joes

Whenever I pull out this recipe (healthy sloppy joes), my kids get excited. I couldn’t believe how delicious it was the last time I made it! We don’t eat tons of beef, but my grandpa used to have a ranch, and when he passed away it stayed in the family. 

• Author: Jenni Wilson

Ingredients

·         2 lbs. ground beef, grass fed or organic if possible

·         1/2 C onion, chopped

·         1 C celery, chopped

·         1 red pepper, chopped small (I use a nut

·         chopper)

·         1 10 oz. can tomato sauce

·         1/4 C ketchup

·         1/4 C Sucanat (or brown sugar)

·         1 T apple cider vinegar

·         1 1/2 tsp Braggs Aminos (or worcestershire sauce)

·         1/2 tsp sea salt

·         1/4 tsp garlic powder

·         8 wheat hamburger buns (I sometimes buy sprouted and my kids love it with this recipe!)

·         1 drop Black Pepper Essential oil (Optional)

Instructions

1. Cook the beef in a pan (stainless steel if possible) until mostly browned, and drain the fat.
2. Add onion, celery and red pepper.
3. Cover the pan, and cook for 5 minutes.
4. Stir in tomato sauce, ketchup, vinegar, brown sugar, and Braggs into beef mixture.
5. Season with salt and garlic powder. Serve on toasted buns and enjoy!