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Green Chile Turkey Sloppy Joes

June 22, 2024 ·5.0 / 5 from 1 review

Feeds 4-6
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Remember those gloopy, mystery-meat “Manwiches” from your childhood? Yeah, we buried that memory too—right next to your Walkman. This revamped version ditches the canned nonsense and levels up with bold, smoky green chile flavor thanks to our Western Dawn seasoning. It’s still messy. It’s still meaty. But now it’s actually delicious. These ain't your cafe...

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground turkey
  • ⅓ cup diced yellow bell pepper
  • ⅓ cup diced red bell pepper
  • ⅓ cup diced red onion
  • 2–3 tablespoons Western Dawn (Green Chile Chipotle)
  • 1½ teaspoons yellow mustard
  • ¾ cup ketchup (look for one without high-fructose corn syrup!)
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 6 hamburger buns (or whatever carbs you're into—brioche, pretzel buns, even toasted sourdough)

Instructions

  1. Brown the turkey
    Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground turkey, diced onions, and bell peppers.

  2. Sauté
    Sauté until turkey is fully cooked and veggies are softened—about 7–10 minutes.

  3. Season
    Season generously with Western Dawn, and don’t be shy—this is where the flavor comes alive.

  4. Drain and lower the heat
    Drain excess liquid if needed, then reduce heat to low.

  5. Make the sauce
    Stir in ketchup, mustard, brown sugar, salt, and pepper. Simmer gently for 5–7 minutes, stirring occasionally until everything melds into saucy perfection.

  6. Serve
    Spoon that glorious mess onto buns and serve warm. Napkins highly recommended.

Pro Tip

Make it extra by topping with melty pepper jack cheese or crispy fried onions.

Recipe Reviews (1)

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5.0 average from 1 rating

  • Made this recipe for dinner and absolutely love it! No more can sauce for us.
    We usually have some leftover for a sandwich the next day when we use the can sauce, but not this time.
    The flavor was so good we finished it all in one setting.
    We did use burger for ours and went with 3 Tbs of Western Dawn which was perfect for us, just a little heat to wake up the taste buds, lol.

    Gary W.

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