You are going to love these quick and easy Ground Chicken Sloppy Joes that require zero sugar packed ketchup. They can be tossed together for a busy weeknight dinner for the family or meal prepped with buns, wraps, zoodles and salads for a well rounded lunch option.
Heat a pan over medium, spray with cooking spray and add the ground chicken. Break into small pieces and cook until no longer pink. Season generously with salt and pepper as the ground chicken is very plain and needs some assistance.
While the chicken cooks add all the sauce ingredients to a bowl and whisk together to combine.
Once the chicken is cooked through add the bell pepper, onion and garlic. Mix together and cook for approximately 3-5 minutes until the bell peppers begin to soften.
Once the peppers are softened, add the sauce to the chicken mixture. Mix together well and simmer uncovered for 10-15 minutes until the sauce has thickened.
If you’re not into super sloppy joes you can either simmer longer to thicken even more or you can use 1 tsp. of tapioca flour plus 1 tsp. of water combined, pour into the sauce and instantly thicken. Continue adding 1/2 tsp. mixtures until you reach your desired sloppiness.
Notes
I have provided nutritional information in the recipe card for sandwiches using Brioche buns that are 150 calories each. Nutrition information for sloppy joe mix only 195 grams: Calories 167 Total Fat 4 g Sodium 800 mg Potassium 360 mg Carbohydrate 13 g Dietary Fiber 3 g Sugars 8 g Protein 20 gAll nutritional information is an estimate.