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Recipe by The Real Food Dietitians

The Real Food Dietitians is the passion-driven product of Registered Dietitian Nutritionists Stacie Hassing and Jessica Beacom. They've combined their love of nutrition, health and real food with the concepts of ease and convenience to bring you recipes that are big on flavor but short on ingredients.

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Stovetop Sloppy Joes

A childhood favorite gets a healthy makeover in these Stovetop Sloppy Joes. They are so good you'll want to make enough so you have leftovers to stash for later.

10 MIN PREP
25 MIN COOK
35 MIN TOTAL
8 servings
Ingredients
ground beef
2 pounds Organic Prairie Grass-Fed Ground Beef
3 teaspoons Organic Valley Ghee, divided
Red Onion
1 small onion, diced
Red Onion
1 small organic bell pepper, diced
A head of garlic with a clove on the side.
3 cloves garlic, minced
A head of garlic with a clove on the side.
Tomato Paste
1 16-ounce can no-salt added tomato paste
Tomato Paste
¾ cup water
mustard
2 tablespoons yellow mustard
mustard
Apple Cider Vinegar
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
Apple Cider Vinegar
Fish Sauce
½ teaspoon fish sauce (may substitute coconut amigos or tamari)
Fish Sauce
A small bowl of paprika.
½ teaspoon paprika (smoked or sweet)
A small bowl of paprika.
Coarse Sea Salt
1 ½-2 teaspoon kosher salt
Coarse Sea Salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
Sweet Potato
2 large sweet potatoes cut into ¼-inch thick rounds (with peel intact)
Sweet Potato
1 tsp Organic Valley Ghee, melted

Directions

Place a large skillet over medium to medium-high heat. When the pan is hot, add 2 teaspoon ghee, onions, and peppers. Sauté, stirring occasionally, until onions start to soften (about 5-8 minutes).
Add ground beef and garlic. Use a large spoon to break up meat, cook, stirring occasionally until meat is browned and almost cooked through. Drain meat if desired.
To the meat mixture, add tomato paste, water, mustard, vinegar, fish sauce, paprika, salt and pepper. Stir well to combine. Continue to cook over medium heat (about 10 minutes) until hot and ground beef is cooked through and peppers are tender.
Taste and season with additional salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately or store in a covered container in the fridge for up to 4 days. May also be frozen up to 3 months.
The make Sweet Potato "Buns", Preheat oven to 350F. Line a large baking sheet (or two, depending on how many sweet potatoes you’re going to bake) with parchment paper.
Arrange sweet potato slices in a single layer on baking sheet(s). Brush with ghee.
Bake for 25-30, flipping halfway through baking time, or until sweet potatoes are tender and lightly browned on the surface.
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