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Beefy Sloppy Joes

with Crunchy Apple & Lettuce Salad

Cooking time

20 minutes

Servings

4

Calories

700 /serving

Kids can help out with this family favourite—after all, as the name says, it ain’t meant to look perfect! Get them loading saucy ground beef onto toasty hamburger buns and tucking in a touch of crispness and sweetness from the salad.

We will send you:

  • 510g Canadian-raised lean ground beef
  • 1 Garlic clove
  • 1 Onion (or shallot)
  • 1 Head of curly leaf lettuce
  • 1 Apple
  • 120ml BBQ sauce
  • 60ml Mayonnaise
  • 30ml Red wine vinegar
  • 4 Artisan hamburger buns

Contains: Barley • Eggs • Mustard • Sulphites • Wheat

You will need:

Large pan
Oil
Salt & pepper (S&P)
Sheet pan
Total Fat
35 g
Saturated Fat
9 g
Sodium
1010 mg
Total Carb
60 g
Sugars
18 g
Protein
34 g
Fibre
5 g
Preparation
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Mise en place

  • Preheat the oven to 450°F.

  • Halve, peel and small-dice the onion.

  • Mince the garlic.


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Cook & coat the beef

  • In a large pan, heat a drizzle of oil on medium-high.

  • Add the onion and garlic. Sauté, 1 to 2 min., until fragrant.

  • Add the beef; season with S&P. Cook, breaking up the meat, 3 to 4 min., until slightly browned.

  • Add the BBQ sauce and ¼ cup water.

  • Simmer, stirring occasionally, 2 to 3 min., until the beef* is cooked through and the liquid has slightly reduced; season with S&P.

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Toast the buns

  • Meanwhile, arrange the buns, cut-sides up, on a sheet pan, and toast in the oven, 3 to 4 min., until warmed through.


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Make the salad

  • Meanwhile, halve the lettuce lengthwise; thinly slice crosswise.

  • Halve, core and thinly slice the apple.

  • In a large bowl, combine the mayo, vinegar (start with ½) and S&P.

  • Add the lettuce and apple; toss well.


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Plate your dish

  • Divide the bun bottoms between your plates.

  • Top each bun bottom with the beef, a spoonful of the salad and a bun top.

  • Serve the remaining salad on the side. Bon appétit!


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*Health Canada recommends cooking ground beef to a minimum internal temperature of 71°C.