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Sloppy joes with green salad

An everyday dish for 2, ready in 25 minutes, around $2.91 a serving. People actually plan it with Popotam.

25mintotal
≈ $2.91a serving
538kcalper serving
41gof protein
Freezes well
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Sloppy joes with green salad, a serving idea
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Step-by-step recipe

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  1. Chop the onion and bell pepper

    Peel the onion and dice it small. Wash the bell pepper, remove the seeds and ribs, then dice it small.

  2. Cook the vegetables

    In the nonstick skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the diced onion and bell pepper and cook for 3 min, stirring.

    Tip · If the bell pepper sticks to the skillet, add a splash of water and cover for 1 min to loosen it.

  3. Add the ground beef

    Add the ground beef to the skillet. Break it up with the wooden spoon and brown it over medium-high heat for 5 min, stirring.

  4. Season the meat

    Add the tomato sauce, ketchup, mustard and Worcestershire sauce. Stir well and let it simmer over low heat for 5 min.

    Tip · Taste the sauce before serving. If it's too tangy, add a pinch of sugar or a bit more tomato sauce.

  5. Toast the buns

    While the meat simmers, place the burger buns in the hot skillet (no fat) and toast them 1 min per side over medium heat.

  6. Prep the salad

    Wash the lettuce, spin it dry quickly and put it in a bowl.

  7. Build the sloppy joes

    Open the toasted buns, spoon a generous helping of meat onto each half, then add a little lettuce on top.

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How many calories in a serving?

One serving has about 538 kcal. 32% comes from carbs, 30% from protein and 34% from fat.

43 gCarbs
41 gProtein
20 gFat
Per serving (the dish for 2, divided by 2)
Energy538 kcal
Protein40.9 g
Carbs43 g
of which sugars14.8 g
Fat20.3 g
of which saturated fat4.3 g
Fiber7.7 g
Salt2.7 g

Worked out ingredient by ingredient with the ANSES Ciqual 2025 table, never written by an AI. It's an estimate: veggie sizes and brands make the numbers vary.

How much does it cost?

About $2.91 a serving, adding up the average prices of the ingredients you need to buy.

≈ $5.83for 2 people
≈ $2.91a serving

Pantry salt, oil and spices aren't counted. Your store and your brands will move the total, but the ballpark is right.

How long does it keep?

2 days in the fridge, in a closed container, once cooled within two hours. After that, into the freezer it goes.

2 daysin the fridge
Yesin the freezer, thaw it in the fridge the day before

Times Popotam uses for meal prep, based on ANSES guidance, rounded down. The details: how long cooked dishes keep.

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