Veggie-Packed Sloppy Joes (Paleo, Whole30, Low-Carb)
Packed with hearty veggies and loaded with flavor, this easy 30-minute meal will become a regular!
Servings 6 people
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons cooking fat such as butter, ghee or lard
- 1 cup yellow onion, shredded or diced see notes
- ½ cup carrots, shredded or diced
- ½ cup celery, shredded or diced
- ½ cup bell pepper, shredded or diced
- 1 pound ground beef
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 jar 18.3oz. diced tomatoes
- 6 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce see notes for Whole30
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
Sweet Potatoes (if using)
- Place potatoes on a trivet with one cup of water. Set to manual for 6 minutes, then NPR for 5 minutes, then QPR.
Sloppy Joes Mixture
- Run the vegetables through the food processor grater attachment. Alternatively, you can finely dice all those vegetables and add them to skillet as you finish dicing.
- On medium-high heat, melt cooking fat in cast iron skillet. Toss all vegetables and saute for approximately 5-7 minutes until softened.
- Add ground beef and stir to break up and combine well with vegetables.
- Add garlic and all seasonings. Continue to cook mixture on medium-high heat until liquid evaporates and it's all combined well.
- Season to taste, if necessary.
- If using sweet potatoes, gently make a cut lengthwise. Spoon Sloppy Joe meat mixture directly on top of the potato. Garnish with green onions or other fresh herbs and enjoy!
Notes
For reference: 1 medium onion should yield 1 cup of diced onions; 1 medium carrot should yield ½ cup of diced carrots; 1 large celery stalk should yield ½ cup diced celery; and ½ bell pepper should yield ½ cup of diced pepper. Please note, these are all estimates.
For Whole30 to replace Worcestershire Sauce: use 2 tablespoons of coconut aminos, 1 teaspoon garlic powder and 1 teaspoon onion powder. Add with rest of seasonings into the meat and veggie mixture.