Healthy Soy Sloppy Joes 

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Serves: 8 person(s)

Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cooking Time: 25 mins

Yield: 8 x sandwiches

A blast from the past, this retro 1930's supper dish made over, combines soy, herbs and spices for a quick flavorful meal.
Per serving: 292 calories and 6.9 g fat
Saves: 120 calories and 9.3 g fat over traditional recipe

Suggestions:

* Textured Soy Protein (TSP) is also known as Textured Vegetable Protein (TVP).

Ingredients:

Traditional recipes, although tasty, can be high in calories, fat and sodium. This healthier vegetarian soy recipe trades regular ground beef for soy protein, and uses lower-sodium products.

To learn more about recipe makeovers, see CalorieKing's library article "Smart Substitutes: Your Guide to Low-Calorie Cooking Alternatives".

Recipe Makeover
1 1/2 cup Textured Soy Protein (TSP) granules, dry * 4 1/2 cup hot water, divided 2 Tbsp soybean oil 1 cup onion, diced 1 cup seeded and diced red bell pepper 1 cup diced celery 1 can (6 oz) no-salt-added tomato paste 1/4 cup molasses, full flavor, unsulphured 2 tsp ground chipotle chili powder 2 tsp ground cumin 2 tsp dried oregano leaves 2 tsp malt vinegar 1/2 tsp salt

Traditional Recipe
1 lb ground beef 1 onion, chopped 1 green bell pepper, chopped 6 oz tomato paste 1/2 tsp garlic powder 1 Tbsp chili powder 1 tsp white vinegar 3 Tbsp sugar 1/2 tsp oregano 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp black pepper 8 hamburger buns

Directions:

Place soy protein in medium bowl. Add 1-1/2 cups hot water and set aside 5 minutes to rehydrate.

Heat soybean oil in large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and sauté 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until translucent and browned. Add bell pepper, celery, tomato paste, rehydrated soy protein and 3 cups hot water. Bring to a boil.

Stir in molasses, chili powder, cumin, oregano, vinegar and salt. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 15 minutes. Remove lid and bring to a boil. Boil 3 to 5 minutes or until mixture is thickened. Stir in spinach and ketchup and return to a boil. Remove from heat and spoon rounded 1/2 cupful onto bun.

Author:

United Soybean Board
Soy Connection