Sarasota's Easy Mexican Cheesy Sloppy Joes
"A very easy quick dinner. And yes ... I don't always use soup in my recipes, but this is from the bottom of my recipe drawer and I had it marked ,,, Excellent. So I gave it to a friend and they absolutely loved it, so I thought I would pass it on. Easy and quick, a bit healthier using ground turkey and I like to use a good hearty wheat roll, but you can use any good bakery roll. Just don't get those tiny little prepackaged ones from the bread aisle. They just don't hold up to this sauce. Serve with fries, potato salad, coleslaw or just a crisp green salad."
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
-
4-6 burgers
- Serves:
- 4-6
ingredients
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 1 cup salsa (I use medium or hot, but use any heat level you like)
- 1 (11 ounce) can campbell's tomato soup
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 cup monterey jack pepper cheese, grated
- 1 medium onion, very thin sliced
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
directions
- Turkey -- In a medium sauce pan, add the olive oil and bring to medium high heat. Add the turkey and cook breaking it up as you go until it is no longer pink. Add the soup, salsa and cook on medium to medium low, simmering, and let the liquid reduce slightly. About 10-15 minutes.
- Onions -- Just slice and set to the side, break up the slices slightly.
- Rolls -- Toast the rolls either on a grill, under the broiler or in the oven, whatever works best for you.
- Sandwich -- On the bottom roll, add the onion slices, then the sloppy joe meat, then cheese and the top roll.
- ENJOY! A great sloppy, easy to make sandwich. Perfect for a weeknight.
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a super easy and delicious recipe. I followed the directions with the onions and cheese, I never would have thought of layering and that was key to good taste. Thanks for sharing SarasotaCook. Made for PAC Spring 20110.
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SarasotaCook
Sarasota, Florida
<p>Growing up in Michigan, I spent my summers at my cottage in the Northern part up by Traverscity. On a lake, big garden which had all the vegetables you could imagine. My mom taught school, so summers were our vacation time. Gramps and I fished all the time so fresh fish was always on the menu, perch, blue gill, walleye and small and large mouth bass. At age 5 I learned how to clean my own fish and by 10 I was making dinner, canning vegetables and fruits, making pies and fresh breads. Apples fresh picked every fall, strawberries in June and July, Cherries at the Cherry Festival in Traverscity. So fresh foods always were a big part. Mom worked as a teacher during the year so dinner was more traditional with pot roasts, meatloaf, etc, but it seemed we always had fresh fruits and vegetables as part of the meal. Mom also didn't use as many spices as I do, but times were different back then. <br /> <br />So ... My motto is ... There is NO Right and NO Wrong with cooking. So many people thing they have to follow a recipe. But NO ... a recipe is a method and directions to help and teach someone. Cooking is about personal tastes and flavors. I love garlic ... and another person may not. I like heat ... but you may not. Recipes are building blocks, NOT text ground in stone. Use them to make and build on. Even my recipes I don't follow most times --They are a base. That is what cooking is to me. A base of layer upon layer of flavors. <br /> <br />I still dislike using canned soups or packaged gravies/seasoning ... but I admit, I do use them. I have a few recipes that use them. But I try to strive to teach people to use fresh ingredients, they are first ... so much healthier for you ... and second, in the end less expensive. But we all have our moments including me. <br /> <br />So, lets see ... In the past, I have worked as a hostess, bartender, waitress, then a short order cook, salad girl in the kitchen, sort of assistant chef, head chef, co owner of a restaurant ... now a consultant to a catering company/restaurant, I cater myself and I'm a personal chef for a elderly lady. I work doing data entry during the day, and now and then try to have fun which is not very often due to my job(s). <br /> <br />I have a 21 year old who at times is going on 12, aren't they all. Was married and now single and just trying to enjoy life one day at a time. I'm writing a cookbook ... name is still in the works but it is dedicated to those people who never learned, to cook. Single Moms, Dads, or Just Busy Parents. Those individuals that think you can't make a great dinner for not a lot of money. You can entertain on a budget and I want people to know that gourmet tasting food doesn't have to be from a can of soup or a box, and healthy food doesn't come from a drive through. There are some really good meals that people can make which are healthy and will save money but taste amazing. So I guess that is my current goal. We all take short cuts and I have no problem with that - I do it too. I volunteer and make food for the homeless every couple of months, donating my time and money. I usually make soup for them and many times get donations from a local grocery stores, Sams Club, Walmart etc, with broth, and vegetables. It makes my cost very little and well worth every minute I spend. Like anyone, life is always trying to figure things out and do the best we can and have fun some how along the way.</p>
