Sloppy Giovanni's, an Italian twist on sloppy joes with ground turkey or beef, Italian sausage, navy beans, spinach, and red pepper in a herbed tomato sauce. Eight servings at 190 calories each, not including the bun.
Prep Time:10 minutesmins
Cook Time:20 minutesmins
Total Time:30 minutesmins
8
Ingredients
1lbground turkeychicken, or beef
1link italian sausagesliced
1large onionchopped
2stalks celerychopped
8clovesgarlicminced
1tsporegano
1tspbasil
½tspfennel seeds
½tspsalt
¼tspchili flakes
150gfrozen chopped spinachdefrosted
1can navy or lima beansdrained and rinsed (or 1 ½ cups cooked)
1can398 ml or 14 oz tomato sauce
1red pepperdiced
Ciabatta bunsfor serving
Red onion slicesfor serving
Instructions
In a large skillet or pot, brown the ground meat, italian sausage, onion, and celery.
Once the meat is fully cooked, add in the garlic, oregano, basil, fennel seeds, salt, and chili flakes.
Saute one minute.
Then add the spinach, beans, and tomato sauce. Cook until heated through.
Throw in the red pepper and stir to combine.
Serve over ciabatta buns and top with red onion slices.