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Vegetable Sloppy Joe

This amazing recipe offers you a great way to add healthy vegetables to your diet. It is also a great way to get more vegetables into the children. The only thing you will need to make this recipe is a food processor. Try serving the Sloppy Joe on a bun, on a tortilla or even on crackers.

Ingredients:
2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
1 Ear of Corn
1/2 Onion
1/2 Red Pepper
1 Zucchini, medium size
8 Ounces White Button Mushrooms
2 Roma Tomatoes
1 Can Black Beans, 14 oz can
1 Cup Ketchipotle
1/2 teaspoon Ground Cumin
4 Ounces Shredded Cheddar Cheese
8 Whole Grain or White Buns

Peel the corn and cut off the corn kernels.
Place the kernels into a large fry pan.
Peel and chop the 1/2 onion into large pieces.
Add the pieces of onion to the food processor and chop fine.
Add Oil and onion to the corn in the pan.
Place pan over high heat and begin to cook the ingredients.
Cut the red pepper and zucchini into large pieces.
Place pepper and zucchini into the processor and chop fine.
Keep cooking anf stirring the onion-corn mixture until the onions begin to soften.
Add the chopped zucchini and pepper to the pan.
Wash and chop the mushrooms and place into the food processor.
Chop the mushrooms fine and add to the pan.
Keep cooking and stirring the ingredients for a few minutes.
Chop the tomatoes and add to the food processor.
Chop the tomatoes fine and add to the pan.
Open the black beans.
Rinse off the beans and place half of them into the food processor.
Puree the beans and add to the pan.
Add the whole beans to the pan as well.
Add the ketchipotle and cumin to the pan.
Keep cooking and stirring the ingredients over high heat for about 10 minutes.
The vegetables need to cook for a long time to get rid of the water and thicken.
When vegetables have thickened fold in the cheese and mix well.

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Chef Jose’s Asian Green Beans

Green beans need a little help and Chef Jose is just the man for the job! This is another great way to use up leftover Sloppy Joe meat. The combination of flavors is amazing in this super easy side dish. Serve the beans over some rice for a great meal!

Ingredients:

1 Pound Green Beans, fresh or frozen
1 Red Bell Pepper, sliced thin
1/4 Onion, sliced thin
1 Tablespoon Sesame Oil
1 Cup Sloppy Joe meat. (recipe on bottle)
2 Tablespoons Soy Sauce
1 Tablespoon Red Wine Vinegar

Directions:

Cut green beans into bite size pieces.
Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
Slice up the onion and pepper.
Place onion, pepper and sesame oil into a large pan over high heat.
Cook the vegetables until the are just turning soft, about a minute or so.
Add the Sloppy Joe meat, soy sauce and vinegar to the pan and cook for another minute.
Remove pan from the heat and cook the green beans.
Add the green beans to the water and boil for 2 minutes.
Pour the cooked green beans into a strainer and let drain for a minute.
Add green beans to the pan with the meat and place back over the heat.
Cook and stir everything together for another minute and serve.

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Sloppy Joe Melt with Onion and Tomato

Easy as grilled cheese

If you have extra Sloppy Joe leftover this is a great recipe for you! If you like to make grilled cheese sandwiches this is a great recipe for yoo! You can substitute your favorite bread and cheese if you like. Serve this sandwich with potato chips and extra Ketchapeno for dipping.

Ingredients:

2 Slices Bread
1 Tablespoon Butter
2 Slices Cheese
1/2 Cup Sloppy Joe (see recipe on bottle)
3 Slices of Tomato
1 Slice Raw Onion

Heat leftover sloppy joe on stove or in microwave.
Place a large pan over medium heat.
Melt the butter in the hot pan.
Lay bread into the melted butter.
Add cheese to both slices of bread.
Add tomato and onion over the cheese.
Add the hot sloppy Joe over the top and close the sandwich.
Continue to grill the sandwich on each side until the bread is nice and brown.
Remove from the pan and slice in half.
Serve with Ketchapeno and chips.