Nutritional Recipes

(Hidden Veggie) Crock Pot Sloppy Joes

Written by COA Nutrition Team On July 4, 2025

Crock Pot Sloppy Joes with veggies hidden inside! The kids (or adults!) will never know there are vegetables sneaked in there!

INGREDIENTS

3 cloves garlic peeled
2 carrots
110-oz container button mushrooms
1 onion roughly chopped
1-pound lean ground turkey
1/2 cup ketchup (preferably the Heinz Tomato Ketchup with a Blend of Veggies)
1/2 cup organic chicken stock
1/2 cup ready to use tomato sauce
2 tsp. mustard
1/2 tbsp. light brown sugar
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper

DIRECTIONS

In a food processor, combine garlic, carrots, mushrooms and onion. Blend until fully pureed. Set aside.
In a saucepan, brown turkey. Add in pureed vegetables and heat through. Pour all into the crock pot.
Add all the other ingredients into crock pot and stir together.
Cook on LOW for 4-6 hours, adjust the salt and serve on buns!

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