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paleo sloppy joes on a plate with tomato sauce jar next to it

Paleo Sloppy Joe's

Hayley Lucero
A childhood favorite with a healthy spin
5 from 1 vote
Course Main Course

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound ground chicken or any meat you prefer
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 green pepper- diced finely
  • 1 small yellow onion- diced finely
  • 4 medium Japanese sweet potatoes regular sweet potatoes work just fine!
  • 2 cloves garlic- minced
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 ½ teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 tablespoon grainy mustard
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 1 cup Cucina tomato basil sauce
  • 1 tablespoon hot sauce- my favorite is Chalula

Instructions
 

  • Heat up your olive oil in a pan on medium heat. Add garlic, green peppers, and yellow onion to the pan and saute until they are tender- about 5 minutes.
  • Once the veggies are tender, add your ground meat to the pan and cook for about 5 minutes, mixing with the veggies.
  • Once the meat and veggies are mixed together and beginning to get brown, add paprika, chili powder, grainy mustard, fish sauce, Cucina tomato basil sauce, and your favorite hot sauce to the mixture. Continue cooking until your meat is cooked through and the sauce thickens- 10-15 minutes.
  • While your meat is cooking, wash and score your sweet potato. Microwave for 4 minutes. Check your potato and continue to microwave for two minutes until it is fork-tender. *for this step you can also cook your sweet potato however you prefer, I do it in the microwave because it is the quickest way.*
  • When your potato is cooked through, cut it in half (be careful it will be hot) and add your sloppy joe filling on top and enjoy!!
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