These healthy Sloppy Joes are packed with flavor, but without the tomato. Served on gluten free buns, this is the ultimate allergy friendly comfort meal!
Although these homemade sloppy joes aren’t completely nightshade free, they are tomato free for my tomato allergy babes. This sloppy joe recipe uses lots of delicious spices to bring out the flavor, while utilizing sweet potato puree as the base. I’ve also packed in more veggies with the use of fennel (or onion) and bell pepper. We keep it nutrient packed over here!
Easy, Healthy Meals
These healthy sloppy joes are made in one pan and are super easy to make. This recipe comes together in under 30 minutes, making it the perfect weeknight meal. If you’re looking for more easy dinner ideas, check out these recipes…
Honey Balsamic Chicken and Veggies
Tomato Free Healthy Sloppy Joes
Healthy Sloppy Joes Ingredients:
- Olive oil
- Fennel or small onion
- Red bell pepper
- Ground beef
- Sweet potato puree
- Coconut aminos
- Salt
- Cayenne pepper
- Turmeric
- Dijon mustard
- Gluten free buns
Instructions
- First, cook the veggies. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the fennel and cook for a few minutes, until starting to soften. Then add the bell pepper and cook for 5-7 more minutes until veggies are cooked through and soft. Set veggies aside.
- Next, brown your ground beef in the same pan over medium heat.
- Once beef is cooked, turn heat to low and add the veggies back in along with the remaining ingredients Mix to combine well and cook over low until everything is warm.
- Serve in gluten free buns and enjoy!
Sloppy Joe Substitutions
If you don’t eat meat, that’s okay! You can make vegan sloppy joes by subbing out the ground beef for cooked red lentils. I suggest cooking up 1 cup of dry red lentils and substituting that for the beef in the recipe. You can also use ground turkey if you’re not a red meat eater.
I use fennel as it is low FODMAP, but you can use onion instead.
Lastly, I have not tested this recipe out to be nightshade free. You can, of course, leave out the bell pepper, but the cayenne adds a lot of flavor. You can try leaving it out and adding some garlic powder and apple cider vinegar to get more of that kick.
Make this recipe fully Paleo by using a grain free bread alternative.
Tomato Free Sloppy Joes
Ingredients
- 1-2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 fennel or small onion, diced
- 1 small red bell pepper, diced
- 1 lbs ground beef *see notes for vegan option
- 3/4 cup sweet potato puree
- 2 Tbsp coconut aminos
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4-1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1/4 tsp turmeric
- 2 tsp dijon mustard
- 4 gluten free buns
Instructions
- First, cook the veggies. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the fennel and cook for a few minutes, until starting to soften. Then add the bell pepper and cook for 5-7 more minutes until veggies are cooked through and soft. Set veggies aside.
- Next, brown your ground beef in the same pan over medium heat.
- Once beef is cooked, turn heat to low and add the veggies back in along with the remaining ingredients Mix to combine well and cook over low until everything is warm.
- Serve in gluten free buns and enjoy!
