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Homemade Low Sodium Sloppy Joes

May 1, 2017 by Larisha Campbell 4 Comments

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These homemade low sodium sloppy joes are an incredibly easy dinner recipe that should be in everyone’s meal rotation! Real ingredients, still super fast to make!

5/1/2017 Update:  We had no idea this Homemade Low Sodium Sloppy Joes recipe would be as popular as it is! We’ve officially updated our images and have now included a video! Thank you for the love and support!

Growing up, my mom always took the easiest possible route for dinner. We had our fair shares of mac and cheese, hot dogs, frozen dinners (I know all about how the mashed potatoes are cold in the inside while the brownie is so hot it burns your mouth), hamburger helper, and one of my personal favorites…Sloppy Joes. My mom’s version of sloppy joes was browning meat and adding a can of Manwich.  However, the sodium content in a can of sloppy joe mixture is extremely high and something we just can’t risk eating with Andrew’s high blood pressure.
Even before we started on our “semicrunchyish” journey, we knew reading labels was one of the first changes we made.  It was the start of the change in process in how we look at food.  Now that we are parents, we look even closer and know canned “meals” typically aren’t foods that we want to be consuming.
We both, however, still enjoy a good sloppy sandwich. Both of the girls enjoy it as well. I sat out to create a homemade low sodium sloppy joes recipe. I tweaked a combination of a few different recipes over the years and it’s now one of our favorite dinners.

How to make Low Sodium Sloppy Joes:

4.25 from 4 votes
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Homemade Low Sodium Sloppy Joes
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
 

These homemade low sodium sloppy joes are an incredibly easy dinner recipe that should be in everyone's meal rotation! Real ingredients, still super fast to make!

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 6 burgers
Calories: 278 kcal
Author: Larisha Campbell
Ingredients
  • 1 lb ground chicken turkey or beef will work also
  • 1/3 cup yellow pepper
  • 1/3 cup red pepper
  • 1/3 cup red onion
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon yellow mustard
  • 3/4 cup ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 6 hamburger buns
Instructions
  1. Add the meat, onions, and peppers to a skillet over medium high until meat is brown.
  2. Drain any excess liquid and return to skillet.
  3. Reduce heat to low.
  4. Add ketchup, mustard, brown sugar, and garlic powder until well combined.
  5. Heat until cooked throughout.
  6. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  7. Add mixture evenly over bread/buns of choice!
Nutrition Facts
Homemade Low Sodium Sloppy Joes
Amount Per Serving (1 burger)
Calories 278 Calories from Fat 63
% Daily Value*
Fat 7g11%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Cholesterol 65mg22%
Sodium 548mg24%
Potassium 591mg17%
Carbohydrates 33g11%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 11g12%
Protein 18g36%
Vitamin A 430IU9%
Vitamin C 28.2mg34%
Calcium 86mg9%
Iron 2.3mg13%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.


**The pictures below were the original pictures for this Homemade Low Sodium Sloppy Joes recipe, posted on 8/1/2012, which you may have seen floating around Pinterest.  It’s the same recipe, we’ve just gotten a lot better at photography!

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Comments

  1. AvatarJen says

    February 15, 2019 at 7:24 pm

    5 stars
    Larisha, thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe! My family loves it and it will become part of our meal rotation. It’s a keeper!

    Reply
    • Larisha CampbellLarisha Campbell says

      February 20, 2019 at 9:27 am

      Thank you so much for your wonderful comment! I’m so happy your family loves it!

      Reply
  2. AvatarPam says

    March 9, 2019 at 11:52 pm

    5 stars
    My husband and I needed to go on a low sodium diet and with hesitation began experimenting with new recipes. I was so afraid everything would be bland. We tried this recipe tonight and to our amazement we absolutely loved it! It’s fantastic! We couldn’t stop eating it and we each ate three sandwiches! We are still talking about it hours after our meal. Thank you so much for sharing it.

    Reply
    • Larisha CampbellLarisha Campbell says

      March 13, 2019 at 8:46 am

      OMG Thank you! You’re so sweet! Giving up salt doesn’t have to mean bland at all!

      Reply

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