Chef John's Turkey Sloppy Joes

Technically a slaw, but tastes like a salad, this kit is just the right mix of sweet and tangy.

Recipe Summary Chef John's Turkey Sloppy Joes

This made for a very enjoyable lunch, and kept warm in a slow cooker, could also work very nicely for a Super Bowl party. It tastes enough like a traditional beef Sloppy Joe to provide that satisfying comfort food fix, yet seems much lighter.

Ingredients | Trader Joe's Sweet Kale Salad

2 tablespoons butter

1 onion, diced

salt and ground black pepper to taste

1 ¼ pounds ground turkey

½ cup cold water

¾ cup ketchup

1 ½ tablespoons brown sugar

½ teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste

½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

½ teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder

1 cup water, or as needed

6 hamburger buns, split

⅓ cup chopped green onions

½ cup shredded white Cheddar cheese

Directions

Melt butter in a heavy skillet over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until onion starts to brown, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and black.

Mix ground turkey and 1/2 cup cold water into onions. Cook and stir, breaking up the meat, until it begins to brown, about 2 minutes. Add ketchup, brown sugar, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper. Cook and stir until liquid is reduced, about 5 minutes. Stir in Worcestershire sauce and cocoa powder. Cook, stirring frequently and adding up to 1 cup water if needed, until meat is cooked through and liquid is reduced and thick, 20 to 30 minutes.

Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source. Toast hamburger buns until golden, 2 to 3 minutes.

Remove turkey mixture from the heat and mix in green onions and Cheddar cheese. Serve on toasted hamburger buns.

Info | Trader Joe's Sweet Kale Salad

prep: 10 mins cook: 30 mins total: 40 mins Servings: 6 Yield: 6 sandwiches

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