"Back to Basics" [Turkey] Sloppy Joes

Back when I was a kid, moms would make a massive amount of sloppy joes for the family. It was always filling and really easy to make. I looked at the recipe she gave me, Googled, and decided to tweak it.

A lot of sloppy joe recipes include tomato paste and stuff like that. If you've read my blog, you'd know that that stuff freaks me out. It's like tomato jell-o. Yick. I tried to puree some tomatoes and make that the base, but it wasn't thick enough. So, I used tomato soup.

Sloppy Joes

1 lb. of ground turkey
One diced onion
3 tsp. garlic powder
4 tsp. chopped garlic
2 1/2 tsp. cumin
2 1/2 tsp. worcestershire sauce
15 oz. can of kidney beans
3 large, pureed tomatoes
Can of Campbell's tomato soup
Salt and pepper to taste (I don't like giving specific directions on salt and pepper. People's tastes are different)

1. Brown turkey over medium heat in a saucepan.
2. Add onion.
3. Add seasonings.
4. Add kidney beans.
5. Add pureed tomatoes and tomato soup.
6. Add salt and pepper. Do the taste test to gauge how much you want in it!
7. Let simmer over medium-low heat.
8. Serve over buns.


I used my bun recipe that I posted before. It was delicious having hot buns and homemade sloppy joes.