Texas Toast Sloppy Joes
Servings: 4
Estimated Points: 2–4 points per serving (depends on bread & cheese)
🥩 Ingredients
Sloppy Joe Filling (0–1 point)
- 450 g (1 lb) 99% lean ground turkey — 0 pts
- ½ onion, finely diced — 0 pts
- ½ green bell pepper, diced — 0 pts
- 1 cup no-sugar-added ketchup — 0–1 pt
- 1 tbsp tomato paste — 0 pts
- 1 tsp yellow mustard — 0 pts
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce — 0 pts
- Garlic powder, salt, pepper — 0 pts
- Optional: chili powder or smoked paprika — 0 pts
“Texas Toast” Base
Choose one:
⭐ Lowest points option (1 pt each):
- Light bread slices (45-calorie bread)
⭐ Still low (2 pts each):
- Low-calorie thick sandwich bread
Optional Topping
- 1 slice fat-free cheese per toast — 0 pts
or - Light shredded mozzarella — ~1 pt
👩🍳 Instructions
- Spray a pan with cooking spray. Cook onion + pepper until soft.
- Add turkey and cook until browned. Drain if needed.
- Stir in ketchup, tomato paste, mustard, Worcestershire, and seasonings.
- Simmer 5–10 minutes until thick.
- Toast bread until crisp (like Texas toast style).
- Spoon mixture onto toast.
- Add cheese if using and broil 1–2 minutes until melted.
🔥 Make It Taste Like Real Texas Toast (Still Low Point)
- Brush toast lightly with garlic powder + spray butter (0 pts)
- Sprinkle parsley for that classic look
- Add pickles on top for extra flavor
💡 Lowest Possible Version
➡️ Use light bread + fat-free cheese
➡️ 99% lean turkey
➡️ Sugar-free ketchup
= About 2 points per open-faced sandwich
