A delicious how to doctor up Manwich sloppy Joes recipe at your fingertips. This one skillet dish makes the perfect sloppy joe. The lean ground turkey and cauliflower rice make up the bulk and is deliciously filling. There is a subtle sweetness of the sauce mixture, and it also offers a great balance of flavors.
This twist on the classic sloppy joes is fantastic for easy weeknight dinners, potlucks and family gatherings. Such a delicious way to enjoy an easy meal. Any day can be a sloppy joe day. And be sure to add it to your game day recipes. It is one that adds loads of flavor.
Sloppy joes are a classic for many. It can bring back some nostalgia even. From childhood days of sloppy joe dinners to get togethers serving them. Why not keep the tradition going? Or perhaps start a new one? And try this how to doctor up Manwich sloppy joes recipe.
Here are more delicious recipes with ground turkey and cauliflower rice. Cauliflower turkey burger, Cauliflower turkey bean chili, and Turkey and rice baked peppers and Cauliflower rice turkey meatballs.
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- Why You Will Want to Make This Recipe
- What to serve with Manwich Sloppy Joes
- Ingredients to doctor up Manwich Sloppy Joes, an Easy Recipe!
- Instructions on how to doctor up Manwich sloppy joes
- Variations
- Items needed for this doctored up sloppy joe recipe
- Storage
- Frugal Tip
- FAQ
- Pairing
- How to Doctor Up Manwich Sloppy Joes an Easy Recipe!
Why You Will Want to Make This Recipe
- It is a one pan dish
- It takes about thirty minutes total to prepare and make
- It makes wonderful leftovers
- A sloppy joe sandwich is a dish that is good any time of year
What to serve with Manwich Sloppy Joes
If you are in need of quick sides to go with your easy homemade sloppy joes here are some suggestions.
- Gala apples, fruit cocktail or fresh strawberries.
- Potato chips, pretzels or corn chips.
- French fries, sweet potato fries, tater tots.
Ingredients to doctor up Manwich Sloppy Joes, an Easy Recipe!
This recipe does not include added tomato paste, tomato sauce, or tomato puree. The only sauce is the can of Manwich.
- lean turkey ground meat - you could also use lean ground beef if you would prefer.
- can of Manwich - original - for the Manwich sauce.
- onion - I used fresh onions. You could use frozen if you have them on hand.
- brown sugar - a little brown sugar goes a long way for a bit of a slight sweet taste.
- frozen cauliflower rice - helping to bulk up the meat.
- black pepper, salt and garlic powder - great for seasoning.
See recipe card for quantities.
Instructions on how to doctor up Manwich sloppy joes
Dice onions and measure out ingredients.
- Step 1: First add all of ingredients together in a large bowl.
- Step 2: Next mix the ingredients together. Making sure to mix everything well so there are no clumps of ingredients.
- Step 3: Then pour the canned sloppy joe sauce over the meat mixture. Using a spoon mix all of the ingredients together until there is no pink from the meat showing. Making sure to saturate everything with the canned sloppy joe sauce.
- Step 4: Finally pour the sloppy joe filling into a large skillet. Cook on medium heat for approximately twenty minutes. Ensuring that the meat is completely cooked through. Remove from heat and serve on a bun for a loose meat sandwich or by itself.
Hint: I found that the best way to mix up the ingredients well is kneading it by hand.
Variations
- Hamburger buns - instead of the classic hamburger bun, opt for a pretzel bun.
- Garlic bread - top off a slice of garlic bread with a heaping spoonful of the cooked meat mixture.
- Toppings - add a topping like a sprinkle of cheese. And for a bit of a kick, add some red pepper flakes.
- Vegetables - add some red bell pepper or green bell pepper to the mixture.
- Ingredients - for a bit of a kick in this recipe, you could add chili powder to the sloppy joe mixture. Other options are red chili flakes and jalapeno peppers.
Items needed for this doctored up sloppy joe recipe
- large bowl
- large skillet
- spatula
- wooden spoon or kitchen spoon
- airtight container
Storage
Store your leftover Manwich sloppy joes in an airtight container. Refrigerate for up to three days.
These sloppy joe sandwiches make wonderful lunch for the next day. Or perhaps dinner for the next night.
Frugal Tip
I love to make this meal when I may not have a lot of time. If I have lean turkey meat on hand and pantry staples for this recipe, I have a very frugal dish. All I need is a can of the store-bought sauce to round it out. Delicious and money saving making such a great recipe.
FAQ
What can I add to Manwich to make it taste better?
There are several things that can be added to Manwich to make it taste better. And luckily some of these may be in your own pantry or refrigerator. Some options to try are brown sugar, onion, red bell pepper or green bell pepper and garlic powder.
In this Manwich recipe with a twist, it calls to add the Manwich sauce before cooking it. If you find there is a lot of grease after, you can carefully drain it.
Pairing
Delicious sides to pair with this dish:
How to Doctor Up Manwich Sloppy Joes an Easy Recipe!
Equipment
- 1 Large bowl
- 1 Large skillet
- 1 spatula
- 1 Wooden spoon or kitchen spoon
- 1 Airtight container
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean turkey ground meat
- 15 oz can of Manwich - original
- ¼ cup onion diced
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- ¼ cup frozen cauliflower rice
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
- Dice onions and measure out ingredients.
- First add all of ingredients together in a large bowl.
- Next mix the ingredients together. Making sure to mix everything well so there are no clumps of ingredients.
- Then pour the canned sloppy joe sauce over the meat mixture. Using a spoon mix all of the ingredients together until there is no pink from the meat showing. Making sure to saturate everything with the canned sloppy joe sauce.
- Finally pour the sloppy joe filling into a large skillet. Cook on medium heat for approximately twenty minutes. Ensuring that the meat is completely cooked through. Remove from heat and serve on a bun for a loose meat sandwich or by itself.
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