Juicy pears make these turkey sloppy Joes extra saucy. Soft ripe pears are best for this recipe. Try Red d'Anjou and Bartlett pears. A sprinkle of ground cloves adds a bittersweet dimension, but a little goes a long way.
Ingredients
- 2 ripes pears
- 1 pound ground turkey breast
- 1 small onion
- 1 red bell pepper
- cans tomato sauce , 8 ounce
- 0.25 cups ketchup
- 2 teaspoons spicy brown mustard
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
- 0.13 teaspoons ground cloves
- 8 whole wheat hamburger buns
Instructions
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1
Peel 1 pear; chop half of it (you should have 1/2 cup chopped). Cook ground turkey, onion, bell pepper, and chopped pear in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, stirring and breaking up turkey, until browned, about 8 minutes.
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Stir tomato sauce, ketchup, mustard, thyme, and cloves into skillet. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes, adding a little water if needed to maintain desired consistency. Slice remaining pears; serve in buns with meat mixture.
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