Sloppy Joes. They totally bring you back to your elementary school days, right? I can’t think about sloppy joes without Adam Sandler’s Lunch Lady song popping into my head. And once it’s in your head, good luck getting it out! I constantly found myself humming the song as I prepped this recipe π
I feel like I’ve been trying to work through the stash of ground turkey in our freezer all winter. Every time I think I’ve cooked the last of it, I find another pound lurking on the back of a shelf. We have a handful of go-to recipes like meatloaf, chili, and meatballs, but we were long overdue for a change of pace. A recipe for sloppy joes wouldn’t normally have caught my eye but this one calls for hoisin sauce, one of my all-time favorite ingredients, so I just had to give it a try.
This is a perfect weeknight dinner idea – it’s super low maintenance and comes together in less than 20 minutes. You could even make it in advance and reheat it before serving. I microwaved leftovers for lunch one day and thought they were just as good as the first night I made the recipe. The ginger, hoisin and cilantro give the sauce a flavor that’s deeper and more unique than your typical sloppy joe, but it’s not so out there as to scare off any picky eaters. If only the school cafeteria had served these sloppy joes, I would have looked forward to them a whole lot more! π
Ground Turkey Sloppy Joes with Hoisin and Cilantro
barely adapted from Fine Cooking
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 medium red onion, halved and thinly sliced
1 garlic clove, mashed to a paste with 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
3/4 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 lb ground turkey
1 (8 oz) can tomato sauce
1/4 cup hoisin sauce
1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
4 sandwich rolls, toasted
Add the oil to a large nonstick skillet and set the pan over medium heat. When the oil shimmers, add the onion and cook until softened, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic paste, ginger and cayenne and cook for 30 seconds to 1 minute, just until fragrant. Add the ground turkey to the pan and brown, breaking it up with a wooden spoon as it cooks. Once the turkey is browned, stir in the tomato sauce and the hoisin. Continue cooking for 5-7 more minutes, or until the sauce has thickened. Turn off the heat under the pan and stir in the cilantro and lime juice. Divide the mixture evenly among the rolls and serve.
I don’t care what anyone says, I will always love sloppy Joe’s! These sound great, Tracey. I love the flavors here!
My roommmate is obsessed with Adam Sadnler. She showed me that lunch lady song and she was giddy throughout the entire thing. I just sat there and laughed at how excited she was about it.
These sloppy joes look really good, and I’m not really a sloppy joe kind of person. I have some left over tomato sauce in the fridge, but that’s a few weeks old, so I’m not to sure I should use it. Oh well, I will have to keep this recipe in mind next time I”m at the store.
Oooh, I love trying fun versions of sloppy joes! This sounds awesome!
Now that song is stuck in my head! But I love this new take on sloppy joes.
These look so good! I love hoisin sauce and cilantro. Every recipe you’ve posted this week has made my mouth water!
I definitely like the Asian twist to this! Adds a new dimension to Sloppy Joes’s
Hoisin is one of my favs too! This sounds awesome!!
These look delicious. I love the idea of an Asian version of sloppy joes!
I like the new twist on traditional sloppy joes.
I am right there with you singing the song π Loving this more “grown up” version of sloppy joes.
These are definitely my kind of sloppy joes! I just need a runny yolk on top and I am set! π
I love the Asian twist! Delicious.
I love this take on sloppy joes. And yes, I get the Adam Sandler song stuck in my head too. π I’ve been more successful lately getting my husband to eat ground turkey if it is disguised in recipes like this. I’ll have to give this one a try!
I love sloppy joes! Also like that you used ground turkey. I bet these are delicious!
It never occurs to me to make sloppy joes and they are such an easy weeknight dinner idea – these look great!
What a great recipe! I love hoisin sauce, these sound wonderful!
I was a huge fan of these, we should have them more often! Thanks for making them!
Made them last night they are amazing!!!!
Making these now! YUM!
Made these and they were very good, I will make them again.