Sloppy Joes are a favourite family meal in the US. They’re easy to make, cheap, delicious and a little bit messy – which means kids love them!
(For those who don’t know, a Sloppy Joe is a roll filled with mince cooked in a tomatoey-barbecuey sauce – in other words, delicious)
Recently, I got a bit of a craving for this food of my homeland and figured it would be a pretty easy dish to make Slimming World friendly.
After a bit of thought, I decided to make it simple on myself, and used the slow-cooker pulled pork recipe from the Slimming World website (you can find it here) as the basis for the dish.
All I did to change it was swap out the pork joint for a pack of mince and I added a bit of BBQ spice mix to make it more barbecuey.
Anyway, I ended up with a dish that was completely free, except for the roll, which was a Healthy Extra. I thought it was good and both Daddy-man and Pumpkin agreed.
Making Sloppy Joes is easy in the slow cooker. Simply take the ingredients…
Plop them all in the slow cooker…
Give it a stir…
Then turn the slow cooker on to low and leave it for a few hours.
The sauce should thicken up nicely.
Use the mixture as you wish. I think it’s best in a roll or bread. But you could also serve it on mash or in a jacket potato, if you want to keep the meal syn-free.
Ingredients
- 1 pack extra lean mince
- 5 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp mustard powder
- 500g passata
- 3 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 2 cloves of garlic, crushed (I use frozen garlic cubes)
- 3 tbsp sweetener
- 1 tbsp barbecue spice mix
- Freshly ground black pepper
Method
- Add all ingredients to slow cooker, stir and cover.
- Turn slow cooker on to low and leave to cook for 3-4 hours.
- Serve on a roll, on top of a jacket potato or on mash.
Have you tried this recipe? I’d love to hear about your meal in the comments below!
I am loving your SW recipes, Shannon.
We tried your diet-coke chicken recipe last week and loved it. Will try this one next week.
Jenna at Tinyfootsteps xx
Thanks, Jenna! I’m so glad others are enjoying my recipes.
I’m loving your slimming world recipes, I’m going to be making this for the boys this week. They can have it on a roll or something else carby that love, I’ll have it over cauliflower!
I’m so glad you’re enjoying them. Did you try the recipe? I’d love to know how it was with the cauliflower. It’s something I hadn’t thought of.
I have never tried this before but it looks so nice i think i will be trying it out as it looks so easy to make and i am sure my girls will love it xx
Let me know if you make it and how it turns out (only if you like it, of course)