Makes dinner for two, with leftovers for lunch.
Approximate cooking time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 Tbs olive or coconut oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 medium green pepper, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 (15 oz) can tomato sauce
- 1 Tbs chili powder
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil when hot.
- Add onion, green pepper, and garlic, and saute until tender (about 10 minutes).
- Add ground beef, and continue to cook until beef starts to brown, stirring occasionally (about 8- 10 minutes).
- Finally, stir in tomato sauce, chili powder and ground cumin.
- Remove from heat and serve when beef is cooked through and tomato sauce is hot.
27 Comments
TriGirl
I served these on baked portobello mushrooms as a substitute for the bun normaly used.
kls
I serve this over spaghetti squash, very good!
Lvind
I used lettuce wraps as a bun substitute. Delicious!!
fiercetyper
I have a whole head of cabbage in the fridge… Thinking I’ll use that as a “bun.” Seriously EXCITED to make this tonight!
Melissa
I loved this recipe! It was so yummy over cabbage even my 3 year old ate it up!
Brittany
This was so easy and very good! I made it with sweet potato fries and cauliflower “mashed potatoes.” Yum!
eadoktor
Easy and tasty
Chris
Took the suggestion of using lettuce wraps from Lvlnd, and they were delicious! A little bit messy, but isn’t that the point? Thanks for a quick and easy recipe.
jgooding
Can I use the Paleo Buns with this or is that off?
Neely
@jgooding
You may add or subtract whatever you’d like to these sloppy joes. Paleo buns are pretty paleo, but you just have to be aware of the calories they’ll add if you’re trying to lose weight.
cartertx
This was so good even my picky eater 7 year-old was ‘wolfing’ it down! He said he wanted to eat Paleo-Joe’s for the rest of his life…Rather than using butter lettuce, which doesn’t really go over with the kiddo, I served it in a bowl (chili-style) with some celery ribs. Amazing!
Martie
I just served this in acorn squash bowls (halves). Big hit.
Ascheer
a little bland. I added more chili powder and some garlic powder + some salt.
MsPickle
I made this tonight and it was a big hit with our family. I doctored it a bit, added more cumin and more chili powder. And added a dash of cloves and red wine vinegar for a bit of tang. The cloves gave it that old-school hint of sweet without added sugar. Yum!
sirif
What is in the Tomato Sauce?
Modamichelle
This was great! I added a 1/4 tsp of coriander and a 1/4 tsp of cayenne. I ate it over spaghetti squash. This was the best paleo dinner I’ve had so far! (going on 2 weeks paleo).
Brenda
I make these all the time and LOVE them! I always add a bit of raw honey to sweeten them and then usually serve them over sauteed zuch.
Faylina
I’m just getting into paleo so maybe that had something to do with it but it was WAY too spicy for us, maybe I just have way hot chili powder, I don’t know. Anyway I had to wash off all the meat to make it edible and then since I had I only had 1 small can of tomatoes left, I had to use water and ketchup to make it taste better. Thankfully I still had ketchup in the house or it would have been a total loss.
Saracolette
2 Tbsp of oil seems like a lot to coat the pan… is that a typo?
Neely Quinn
Saracolette – No, that’s not a typo. Nothing wrong with a little coconut oil. If you’re trying to cut down on calories then by all means decrease it, but that amount of oil will make filling servings that aren’t too high in calories for most people.
kpetrie
delicious! debatably better than traditional sloppy joes!
Alicia L
Delish!!! I added a 2nd bell pepper, thought it didn’t look enough with just 1. I also thought it was a bit bland; I added more chili powder & cumin & also some sea salt. I also only had like half a can of tomato sauce so I added a can of tomato paste in substitution. I really liked it- ate in in a bowl, chili style. My bf, who is not purposely eating Paleo (only when I prepare his food lol), he ate his with chips.
Very good, def better than that canned sloppy joes! :)
Kpetrie
Maybe I’m the only one noticing this but, doesn’t using a canned tomato sauce completely go against the point of the diet’s lack of refined salts?
PKHPaleo
Can you list the nutritional content please?
pschroepfer
how many servings is this supposed to be?
grayzone
Yet another recipe with-out cooking times or Nutrition info!
Why why why is there no consistency?
Add onion, green pepper, and garlic, and saute until tender.
Add ground beef, and continue to cook until beef starts to brown (stir occasionally). HOW LONG?
monicalloyd
Very good receipe – used the lettuce wraps as suggested. I did add more seasoning because my family loves spicy stuff.