Name: Crock Pot Italian Sloppy Joe Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 4 h
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 lb Italian turkey sausage; ½ cup onions; 3 garlic cloves; 1 red bell pepper; 1 green bell pepper; 1⅓ cups crushed tomatoes; ½ tsp dried rosemary; salt and fresh cracked pepper; For Serving:; 6 whole wheat 100-calorie potato rolls; 6 slices provolone; 1 cup baby spinach

Crock Pot Italian Sloppy Joe Recipe

How To Make Crock Pot Italian Sloppy Joe

This sloppy joe recipe is full of Italian flavors. Slow-cooked turkey sausage, onions, tomatoes, and peppers are served on a roll with some melted cheese.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 4 hours

Total: 4 hours 15 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1lbItalian turkey sausage,removed from casing
½cuponions,chopped
3garlic cloves,minced
1red bell pepper,chopped in ½-inch pieces
1green bell pepper,chopped in ½-inch pieces
1⅓cupscrushed tomatoes,Tutorosso
½tspdried rosemary
salt and fresh cracked pepper,to taste

For Serving:

6whole wheat 100-calorie potato rolls
6slicesprovolone,reduced fat, Sargento
1cupbaby spinach

Instructions

In a medium non-stick skillet, cook the sausage over medium-high heat for about 5 to 6 minutes, breaking up as it cooks into small bits until cooked through
Add onions and garlic, and cook for another 2 minutes.
Transfer to the slow cooker and add the bell peppers, crushed tomatoes, rosemary and fresh cracked pepper.
Cover and cook on Low for 4 hours.
To serve, place heaping ½ cup of meat on a roll and if desired, top with cheese and baby spinach.