Name: Homemade Low Sodium Sloppy Joes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6 burgers
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

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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:

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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

Add the meat, onions, and peppers to a skillet over medium high until meat is brown.
Drain any excess liquid and return to skillet.
Reduce heat to low.
Add ketchup, mustard, brown sugar, and garlic powder until well combined.
Heat until cooked throughout.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
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*

Total Fat 7g 11%

Saturated Fat 2g 10%

Cholesterol 65mg 22%

Sodium 548mg 23%

Potassium 591mg 17%

Total Carbohydrates 33g 11%

Dietary Fiber 1g 4%

Sugars 11g

Protein 18g 36%

Vitamin A 8.6%

Vitamin C 34.2%

Calcium 8.6%

Iron 12.7%

* 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!