Heart Smart Mighty Joe Sandwich
Ingredients
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Directions
Skip the sticky, high fructose corn syrup sauce that you remember from the cafeteria and make this super easy, kid pleaser recipe! Ground turkey is a healthy swap for ground meat and our Heart Smart sauce will be so yummy, the kids won’t even taste the veggies you are hiding in there.
Ingredients
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2 1⁄2 lbs. All Natural Ground Turkey 85/15 2 and 1/2 Pounds Pre Drained
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1 – 25 Jar os Sal's Cuisine Heart Smart Original Marinara Pasta Sauce
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1 cups 1 Medium to Large Sweet Onion Diced 1/4″ About 2 Cups
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1⁄2 cup Whole Medium to Large Carrot Diced
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1 cup 1 Outer Rib Celery Diced 1/4″
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3 oz. Fresh Baby Spinach About 4 Cups
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2 oz. Honey
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3 tbsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
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2 oz. 3 Year Old Balsamic Vinegar
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2 Medium to Large Fresh Peeled Garlic Cloves Diced Small
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1⁄2 tsp. Fine Black Pepper
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1 tbsp. Corn Starch
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1 tbsp. Water Mix With Corn Starch
Directions
- ESTIMATED TIME: 16:00 MIN – In a 10″ in frying pan cook ground turkey on medium heat until done; stir frequently 12-16 minutes. Immediately take ground turkey and put into strainer to remove all excess liquid.
- ESTIMATED TIME: 15:00 MIN – Peel onion and dice 1/4″ Wash celery and dice 1/4″ Wash and clean bell pepper remove all seeds, white membrane and stem dice 1/4″ Peel carrot remove top and dice 1/4″ Peel garlic and dice small
- ESTIMATED TIME: 25:00 MIN – Add olive oil, onions, carrots, celery, bell pepper and garlic into 3 quart heavy gauge pot saute on low to medium heat for 20-25 minutes stirring frequently vegetables should be caramelized and tender.
- ESTIMATED TIME: 4:00 MIN – Increase heat to medium and add balsamic vinegar stir for 30 seconds. Add fresh spinach cook for about 2 to 3 minutes. Turn off heat.
- ESTIMATED TIME: 7:00 MIN – Add honey, coriander, chili powder, black pepper and Sal and Judy’s Original Heart Smart Sauce stir well. Turn heat on to medium high and bring to a high simmer (just below boiling). Mix corn starch and water add to pot stir constantly for 2 minutes while sauce is at a high simmer
- ESTIMATED TIME: 8:00 MIN – Blend mixture in pot with a hand/immersion blender until totally smooth takes about 1 minute. Add and stir in ground turkey let rest for about 5 minutes and serve with whole wheat buns.
Notes
- sodium 230|protein 35|calories 510kcal|cholesterol 145|sugar 16|unsaturated fat 24|trans fat 0|carbohydrates 25 | fiber 2