Blog mistress lesson 101: I, Dinah do not like BBQ sauce. Matter of fact the sight of it makes me want to throw it across the room. If you're wondering, yes I still have kindergarten immaturity against this bottled crap. Nothing happened to me in my life to make me hate the stuff (see goulash recipe from previous entries) I just think it's simply ketchup in a cheap suit. Trying to be something it's not. Look at it sometime, sitting there...on the self...mocking. Well with that speech you'd probably do a double take at the sight of the word BBQ in the title of this week's recipe. I'm not a hypocrite...well not all the way on this stuff it's just Geoff brought this recipe to my attention and I thought "*sigh* FINE! but if it sucks then I'm going to kick your...A&@!" <---excuse the profanity but that seemed appropriate at the time and if anyone knows me I can barely punch a pillow so needless to say that "fierce" threat made Geoff laugh at me. I'm not very manly nor proud of that.
Anywho, this recipe comes out of my Weight Watchers All-Time Favorites book. It seems promising since it has the words sloppy joe in the title. Don't make me force you to admit you love this comfort food classic. We've had this discussion before many moons ago on this blog and we are all sloppy joe (secret) lovers here. Good? Good. Now, onto why you guys and gals stop by, the recipe! Get out your pen and papers here's what you'll need:
Barbecue-Sauce Sloppy Joes
Hands-on prep: 10 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Serves: 6
Ingredients:
*2 teaspoon canola oil
*1 onion chopped
*1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
*2 garlic cloves, minced
*1 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
*3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
*1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
*1/2 teaspoon mustard powder
*1 pound ground skinless turkey breast
* 1 cup prepared BBQ sauce
* 6 multi-grain hamburger rolls
*6 lettuce leaves
*6 thick tomato slices
Directions:
1. Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet set over medium heat. Add the onion, bell pepper, and garlic; cook, stirring, occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in chili powder, cumin, oregano, and mustard powder. Add the turkey and cook, breaking it apart with a wooden spoon, until no longer pink, 3-4 minutes. Stir in BBQ sauce and cook until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes.
2. Spoon 1/2 cup of turkey mixture onto the bottom half of each roll. Top each with 1 lettuce leaf, 1 slice of tomato, and top the roll.
WW Points: * 5 per sandwich
These were killer. That doesn't mean I'm going to be running around slathering food in BBQ sauce (yeah...right haha) but I would DEFINITELY eat this again...and again. ;].
Tid Bits:
*If you like your sloppy joes on the fiery side add one seededand finely chopped jalepeno pepper to the veggie mix in step 1. Then sprinkle 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro into the turkey mixture just before serving.
*If you're a fan of the soy burgers, garden veggie patties, and boca burgers give them a try in the recipe instead of the ground turkey (just remember to adjust your points fellow WW peeps).
Ma's Spot: Surprisingly I really enjoyed this dinner. I have to say the taste of the bbq sauce (which I love) has a sloppy joe sauce was very good. I loved the taste of the fresh garlic and green pepper. I have always liked my sloppy joes done in a slow cooker but this recipe changed my mind. I can tell you now I will be making a big batch of this stuff and freezing it to have on hand for a quick meal. I know I have said in the past that I would encourage you to try this recipe but this time I really really encourage you to make this quick and healthy dish.
*SNACK CORNER:*
It's time for snack corner! Where we take new snacks in the grocery store and break it down for you. We tell you which are hot and which are not. Let's get to this week's pick:
WW Points: *4 for 35 pieces
Dinah: Oh Goldfish crackers, how I love thee. So cute, little, and damn tasty. Tonight we're bringing you the Flavor Blast Grahams Vanilla Cupcake. Many know already but I am a cupcake fiend. So being on WW I can't exactly scarf on cupcakes (maybe one every great once in a while, yes that pains me to say lol) so this gives me the cupcake taste without the extra calories and...well guilt. Even if you're not watching your figure and you're into cupcakes pick some of these up!
Ma: Anyone that knows me knows that I cannot stand goldfish crackers but Dinah has found one that I really like. The taste of the graham cracker with the cupcake flavor was phenomenal. So if you want a nice little snack for you and your kids this one is a winner.
Ah, FINALLY Glee is back!! After a super long...(okie it was just a month) hiatus but it's like a year to us gleeks. So that's coming on soon so I'll meet you here next Tuesday for more goodies. Next week is Ma's pick and I have no idea what she's going with lol. I'm sure it'll be good though. Have a great week guys and dolls!
PS. Just wanted to send out a friendly reminder that just because we're on WW now doesn't mean every recipe will be considered "health food". In fact in 2weeks I have a recipe from the lovely Nadia G (Bitchin' Kitchen) that is so not diet food but we promise to bring the flavor (and the points as well). Are we kosher? Good. ;].
Spoons & Spatula's
~Dinah & Ma
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