- Calories 323
- Fat 8.8g
- Satfat 2.2g
- Monofat 3.8g
- Polyfat 1.4g
- Protein 16g
- Carbohydrate 47g
- Fiber 7g
- Cholesterol 25mg
- Iron 3mg
- Sodium 559mg
- Calcium 104mg
Lighter Sloppy Joes
Photo: Randy Mayor; Styling: Missie Neville Crawford
We replace half the meat with nutty-hearty canned chickpeas, saving money and saturated fat. While many sloppy joe recipes are very sweet, this version has just a touch of brown sugar and is capped off with crunchy bread-and-butter pickles. Serve with apples or grapes for an easy side.
$5.72 for six servings
How to Make It
Step 1
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil to pan; swirl to coat. Add onion; sauté 4 minutes or until almost tender.
Step 2
Add sirloin; cook 5 minutes or until browned, stirring to crumble. Stir in chili powder, sugar, and salt; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
Step 3
Add 1/4 cup water and tomato sauce; reduce heat, and simmer 2 minutes or until thickened.
Step 4
Place chickpeas in a bowl; partially mash with a fork or potato masher. Stir chickpeas into sirloin mixture.
Step 5
Spoon about 1/2 cup sirloin mixture onto bottom half of each bun; top each with 3 pickle chips and top half of bun.
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3 1/2 stars
Much better than I anticipated and super quick and easy too. I might kick the heat up a bit (I already added some fresh cracked pepper) with some red pepper flakes or chipotle chili powder.
Very easy weeknight meal
I made these vegetarian by using Morning Star Crumbles. Since they are drier I added more tomato sauce. My daughter loved them and asked for seconds.
Enjoyed it
Simple ingredients and fairly fast if you use a food processor or an immersion blender on the chickpeas.
Okay, not great
Very easy to prepare but I agree with the other reviewer that the chickpeas are distracting - the texture doesn't really fit. There's another CL Sloppy Joe recipe with kidney beans that is much, much better.
Will make again
Everyone in my house (husband, 2 year old, myself) really liked these. I was really surprised they had so much flavor given the amount of chickpeas. We'll definitely make these again!
Really Great the Next Day!
I wasn't sure what I expected of these sloppy joes but they turned out pretty well. I liked them much more the second day than the first. I was pleased with the bean texture but found I liked the beans mashed quite a bit.. I added a second TBSP of brown sugar and a little prepared mustard to the sauce. My two-year old and husband both enjoyed them too. I will make these again and again!
Missed the mark
This wasn't the worst recipe I have made for sloppy joes but this wasn't the best. I don't think I would make again. The chickpeas were distracting, I think I would add black beans instead to one of my other recipes. Don't think I will make again.
The family loved it!