Sloppy Joe's, An Adaptation From The Jessica Seinfeld Book

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 teaspoon coconut oil (or other oil)
• 1/2 cup onion, diced
• 1/2 cup celery, diced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 1/4 lbs ground turkey
• 1 1/4 cups butternut squash, pureed
• 1 carrot, finely chopped
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1/2 cup tomato paste
• 3 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar (optional...i actually use xylitol)
• salt
• pepper
• 8 hamburger buns (i used sandwich thins)

Recipe

• 1 heat the oil in large skillet over medium high heat.
• 2 add the onion, celery, and garlic and cook until softened.
• 3 add the turkey and break up into small pieces, stirring until no longer pink.
• 4 add the squash puree and carrot.
• 5 add the broth and stir.
• 6 add the tomato paste, worcestershire, chili powder, xylitol, salt, and pepper.
• 7 cover and cook over medium heat until carrots are cooked and flavors are blended. if mixture has too much liquid in it, just cook with the cover off for a few minutes to thicken.
• 8 serve on sandwich thins with fixings such as sliced onion, relish, ketchup, and tomato.
• 9 i had this for dinner tonight with strawberries and a zero point cucumber salad, so had a nice dinner for 7 points.