Make These Healthy Sloppy Joes For Dinner (Includes Video!)

Name: Ground Turkey Sloppy Joes
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 13 min
Ingredients: 1 pound ground turkey; 1/4 cup ketchup (✅ ); 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce (✅ ); 1 teaspoon brown sugar; 1 teaspoon dry mustard (✅ ); 1/4 teaspoon salt; 6 gluten-free buns

Ground turkey sloppy joes are a perfect dinner idea that kids love. Using simple ingredients you likely have in your pantry, this meal comes together in 15 minutes! Gluten-free.

Turkey Sloppy Joes are the perfect easy dinner idea for kids when you need a quick & easy meal that everyone likes.

an open faced sloppy Joe sandwich on a white plate with a pickle on the side and a fork next to the plate all on top of a wooden countertop.

By using lean ground turkey and making homemade sauce, you can swap your traditional sloppy Joe for a healthy version! I hope you & your family enjoy this turkey sloppy Joe recipe as much as mine! You might also like my sloppy joe mix!

Ingredients

1/4 cup ketchup
2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. brown sugar
1 tsp. dry mustard
1/4 tsp. salt

HOW TO MAKE

To browned turkey add ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, dry mustard, and salt.
Stir well.
Serve hot on buns

Sloppy Joes are my son’s all-time favorite meal. I used to simply add a can of sloppy Joe sauce to browned ground beef then stir and call it dinner. But I was making this meal so often, I decided I wanted to make a homemade version.

a skillet with browned ground turkey with small glass bowls of ingredients surround the skillet all on top of a wooden countertop.

In a large skillet, brown ground turkey.

IS GROUND TURKEY HEALTHY?

Ground turkey is a great alternative to ground beef. The key is choosing a lean ground turkey for your dishes. I typically pick 93% lean/7% fat.

browned ground turkey in the skillet with sauce ingredients added to the skillet.

Add the ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, dry mustard, and salt. Stir the sauce ingredients together with the ground meat.

sloppy Joes in a skillet with a spoon showing a scoop of meat.

PRO TIP: Add additional Worcestershire sauce for extra zestiness. Add additional ketchup for a saucier sloppy joe.

Pick a side (or two) to create a complete meal. I will choose a different side each time I make my sloppy Joe recipe.

SIDE DISH Ideas

Serve your sloppy Joes on a serving platter and call your family to the table – dinner is ready!

If your family will be home at different times, keep your sloppy Joes warm in a crock-pot.

a sloppy Joe sandwich on a white plate with a skillet of sloppy Joe meat behind the plate.

FAQs:

WHAT CAN I USE TO FIX runny SLOPPY JOES?

If your turkey sloppy joes turn out too runny – don’t panic. Simply mix 1 TBSP of cornstarch with 1 TBSP of water. After stirring, pour the cornstarch into the skillet and bring to a boil then turn to a simmer. Simmer until your desired thickness is reached.

ARE SLOPPY JOES UNHEALTHY?

Sloppy Joes are a delicious and nutritious dinner option. This sloppy Joe recipe combines ingredients to make a homemade sauce to make a healthier version that eliminates added ingredients you would find in a canned sloppy Joe sauce.

Are SLOPPY JOEs GOOD FOR YOU?

Yes, sloppy joes are a great choice. This recipe is so versatile to help you meet your nutrition goals. Serve your sloppy Joe on a toasted bun or fresh lettuce wrap with a side of roasted veggies or baked fries for a complete meal.

HOW MANY CALORIES IN A SLOPPY JOE ON A BUN?

This sloppy Joe recipe, including a bun, has 275 calories.

CKC Features both Gluten-Free Guidance and Kids Cooking Instructions: If you’re new to eating gluten-free we understand it’s overwhelming trying to figure out which foods may contain gluten and which ones don’t. All of our gluten-free recipes marked with this symbol ✅ represent foods that need to be checked for gluten or cross-contamination.

The ⭐️ symbol in the recipe below denotes the steps in which kid cooks may need a helper (depending on age). If there is no ⭐️ symbol, that step (or recipe) doesn’t require a helper.

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Ground Turkey Sloppy Joes

Ground turkey sloppy joes are a perfect dinner idea that kids love. Using simple ingredients you likely have in your pantry, this meal comes together in 15 minutes! Gluten-free.

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5 from 8 votes

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 8

Total Time 13

Servings 6

Equipment

Ingredients

1 pound ground turkey
1/4 cup ketchup ✅
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce ✅
1 teaspoon brown sugar
1 teaspoon dry mustard ✅
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 gluten-free buns

Instructions

⭐️Brown the ground turkey then add the seasonings. Add the ground turkey to a medium-sized skillet and cook until browned. To the browned turkey add ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, dry mustard, and salt. Stir well.
1 pound ground turkey, 1/4 cup ketchup, 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce, 1 teaspoon brown sugar, 1 teaspoon dry mustard, 1/4 teaspoon salt
Serve. Serve hot on gluten-free buns.
6 gluten-free buns

Notes

Optional: Add additional Worcestershire sauce for extra zestiness. Add additional ketchup for more runny sloppy joes.

CCK Features both Gluten-Free Guidance and Kids Cooking Instructions: If you’re new to eating gluten-free we understand it’s overwhelming trying to figure out which foods may contain gluten and which ones don’t. All of our gluten-free recipes marked with this symbol ✅ represent foods that need to be checked for gluten or cross-contamination.

The ⭐️ symbol in the recipe below denotes the steps in which kid cooks may need a helper (depending on age). If there is no ⭐️ symbol, that step (or recipe) doesn’t require a helper.