Chicken sloppy Joes
Servings Prep Time
4servings 10minutes
Cook Time
45minutes
Servings Prep Time
4servings 10minutes
Cook Time
45minutes
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Add the celery, onion, carrot, eggplant and garlic and fry for about 6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are softened.
  2. Add the ground chicken to the pan, stirring well to break up the meat and mix with the vegetables. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until there is no trace of pink left in the chicken.
  3. Stir in the canned tomatoes with their juice, and the water, tomato paste and basil. Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat, cover the pan and simmer gently for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the sauce has reduced and thickened slightly.
  4. Just before serving, cut the rolls in half and lightly toast them. Spoon the chicken mixture over the bottom halves of the rolls, then cover with the top halves and serve immediately.
Recipe Notes

Variations: Make this into a more sophisticated dish by spicing it up a little. Add 1 teaspoon chili powder (or to taste) with the vegetables as they are softening in step 1 and/or 1 deseeded and finely chopped red chili with the chicken in step 2.  You can use ground turkey instead of the chicken.  If you prefer the taste of fresh basil to cooked, stir in the basil just before assembling the sloppy Joes.

Each serving: 34.5 g protein, 22.5 g fat of which 4.5 g saturates, 44 g carbohydrate, 10 g fibre, 538 Calories