Turkey Sloppy Joes

I made these sloppy joes on a Saturday and cooked them the slow way in the slow cooker. The taste blended together quite well. I found the turkey to be a good alternative to beef sloppy joes.

Cost: About $7.00 (about $0.88 per serving) - Turkey ($2.39), celery ($1.49), green pepper ($0.50), tomato soup ($1.49), hamburger buns ($0.88).

Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 4 hours

Yield: 8 servings

• 1 pound ground turkey
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped celery (about 4 stalks)
• 1/4 cup chopped green pepper
• 1 can (10 3/4 ounces) reduced-fat reduced-sodium condensed tomato soup, undiluted
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons prepared mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 8 hamburger buns, split

1. In a large saucepan coated with cooking spray, cook the turkey, onion, celery and green pepper over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain if necessary.
2. Stir in the soup, ketchup, brown sugar, mustard and pepper.
3. Transfer to a 3-qt. slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 4 hours. Serve on buns.

Note: If you don't have 4 hours to wait, you can make it on the stove top. Follow all the directions in step 1. Then, bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes to heat through and allow the flavors to blend.

Nutrition: (1 sandwich) 352 calories, 15.9 g fat, 3.8 g saturated fat, 42.5 mg cholesterol, 725.1 mg sodium, 37.8 g carbohydrate, 2.9 g fiber, 10.0 g sugars, 14.5 g protein.