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Weight Watchers Recipe of the Day: 3-Ingredient Sloppy Joes
As anyone who has been following me here knows, I'm a slow cooker fanatic. But every once in a while when the mood strikes I pull out my skillet, which is exactly what I did last night to make these super simple 3-Ingredient Sloppy Joes.
Weight Watchers Friendly 3-Ingredient Sloppy Joes
Classic kid food, I sometimes get an unexplained craving for Sloppy Joes, usually around this time of year.
Making regular appearances on the school cafeteria menu, for some reason I associate them with cooler weather and Halloween. I think Mom must have served them once before we headed out trick-or-treating and the connection in my brain stuck.
I don't know about you, but when I want sloppy joes, I'm not interested in an ingredient list as long as my arm. We're talking sloppy joes for goodness sake. But I don't make them often enough to keep a canned sauce, such as Manwich, in my pantry either.
Barbecue Sauce
The solution? This Campbell's recipe for Picante Sloppy Joes calling for two things I always have in my pantry - salsa or picante sauce (affiliate link) and barbecue sauce (affiliate link) - is a brilliant solution.
These super simple sloppy joe's have just 3-ingredients and can be whipped up in 30 minutes or less, perfect when you need to get dinner on the table with minimum effort.
How Many Calories and WW Points in Skinny Sloppy Joes?
According to my calculations, each Sloppy Joe Sandwich has about 282 calories and
8 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
7 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
7 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
7 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
To see your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, Click here!
Super Simple Sloppy Joes Recipe Notes
To keep your Sloppy Joes as light and Weight Watchers friendly as possible, be sure to use extra lean ground beef.
Here are a few more ideas to lower the Points value even further:
- Replace the regular hamburger bun with a sandwich thin and save 1 to 2 Points.
- Skip half the bun and eat an open-face sloppy joe. (-2 Points)
- Skip the bun and eat your sloppy joe from a bowl on a bed of salad greens or cauliflower rice and save 4 points.
- Bulk up the mixture by using ½ chopped mushrooms and ½ ground beef.
- Bulk up with additional veggies: shredded cabbage, shredded carrots, onion, bell pepper, etc.
Better than canned sauce, and much easier and more flavorful than those I've made from scratch, this super simple 3-Ingredient Sloppy Joes Recipe is a keeper.
Rod, Mom and I all liked it.
For best results, use your favorite picante and barbecue sauces.
What to do with Leftover Sloppy Joe Meat?
- Your sloppy joe mixture will last several days in the fridge or you could always pop it in the freezer the next time a craving strikes.
- I used the leftovers to make a yummy Sloppy Joe Quesadilla for lunch using a little shredded low fat cheese and a high fiber low carb tortilla (affiliate link).
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Ingredients & Kitchen Tools I Used To Make These Low Fat Sloppy Joe's:
- Extra Lean Ground Beef (Substitute ground turkey if you prefer)
- Picante sauce (affiliate link)
- Barbecue sauce (affiliate link)
- Green onions
- Light hamburger buns
- Large Skillet (affiliate link)
- Chef's Knife (affiliate link)
If you like this simple Sloppy Joe's recipe, be sure to check out some of my other easy, healthy Weight Watchers friendly recipes including Slow Cooker Italian Sloppy Joes,Easy Enchilada Casserole, 4-Ingredient Slow Cooker Porcupine Meatballs, Skinny Pepperoni Pizza Chili and Slow Cooker Cabbage Roll Casserole
If you've made these low fat Ground Beef Sloppy Joe's, please give the recipe a star rating below and leave a comment letting me know how you liked it. And stay in touch on Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for the latest updates.
Simple 3-Ingredient Sloppy Joe's Recipe
Simple and Delicious, these 3-Ingredient Sloppy Joes are a great Weight Watchers family friendly favorite with 282 calories & 7 Freestyle SmartPoints!
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time15 minutes mins
Total Time20 minutes mins
Servings (adjustable): 5
Calories: 282
Author: Martha McKinnon | Simple Nourished Living
Ingredients
- 1 pound extra lean (95%) ground beef
- ¾ cup Picante Sauce (affiliate link)
- ½ cup barbecue sauce (affiliate link)
- 2 green onions, sliced (about ¼ cup, optional)
- 5 light hamburger buns, split and lightly toasted
Instructions
In a large skillet (affiliate link) set over medium high heat, cook the beef, stirring and breaking up the meat, until it is browned, 5 to 10 minutes.
Add the picante sauce (affiliate link), barbecue sauce (affiliate link) and green onions (if using) into the skillet. Stir to combine.
Cook, stirring often, until the mixture is hot and bubbling.
Divide the beef mixture evenly among the five buns.
Recipe Notes
Here are a few more ideas to lower the Points value even further:
- Replace the regular hamburger bun with a sandwich thin and save 1 to 2 Points.
- Skip half the bun and eat an open-face sloppy joe. (-2 Points)
- Skip the bun and eat your sloppy joe from a bowl on a bed of salad greens or cauliflower rice and save 4 points.
- Bulk up the mixture by using ½ chopped mushrooms and ½ ground beef.
- Bulk up with additional veggies: shredded cabbage, shredded carrots, onion, bell pepper, etc.
Click here to see your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site.
8 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
7 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
7 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
7 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
Nutrition Facts
Simple 3-Ingredient Sloppy Joe's Recipe
Amount Per Serving (1 sloppy joe)
Calories 282Calories from Fat 41
% Daily Value*
Fat 4.6g7%
Carbohydrates 33.6g11%
Fiber 1.4g6%
Protein 23.9g48%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Course: Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: low fat sloppy joes, skillet sloppy joes, stove-top sloppy joes
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Recipe source: adapted from Campbell's Picante Sloppy Joes
*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.
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Martha is the founder and main content writer for Simple-Nourished-Living.
A longtime lifetime WW at goal, she is committed to balancing her love of food and desire to stay slim while savoring life and helping others do the same.
She is the author of the Smart Start 28-Day Weight Loss Challenge.
A huge fan of the slow cooker and confessed cookbook addict, when she's not experimenting in the kitchen, you're likely to find Martha on her yoga mat.
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