Asian Sloppy Joes

We've been craving Asian recipes this week.  This is not your usual sloppy joe.  This recipe is a fresh twist on a classic food.  It was devoured by our family.  This recipe is high in protein, low in fat and sugar, a great heart healthy dinner.  It was adapted from a food and wine recipe to reduce the salt and oil:   http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/asian-sloppy-joe-sliders

Serves 4-5       Prep Time: 15 minutes     Cook Time: 7 minutes
Ingredients:

• 1/2 tbsp sesame oil
• 1 tbsp freshly minced ginger (we keep ours in the freezer so we always have it on hand)
• 1-1/2 tbsp minced garlic
• 1/2 c chopped celery
• 1 red onion, chopped (about 1 c)
• 1 tsp sabal oelek/asian garlic sauce (you can add more if you like it spicy, we cut it to make it good for the kids)
• 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
• 1/2 c Hoisin sauce
• juice of 1 lime (about 3 tbsp)
• 1 pound of organic ground chicken or turkey (could use soy if desired)
• 1 c chopped tomatoes
• salt (we didn't add any since Hoisin sauce is high in sodium) & freshly ground pepper to taste

Instructions:

1. Saute celery, and onion in sesame oil until softened
   
2. Add in meat, seasonings, & tomatoes
   
   
   
   
3. Saute until cooked through about 5 minutes, adding in ginger and garlic towards the end to maximize their nutritive benefits
4. Serve atop salad, rice, as a lettuce wrap (use bib lettuce), or on slider rolls

   

   Lettuce Wrap

   
   

As A Salad

Nutritional Benefits:

As a Slider

• Low in Calories
• Low in Fat: heart healthy
• High in Protein: essential for repairing and rebuilding tissues
• Ginger: anti-inflammatory (reduces swelling)  and aides in digestive stimulation, immune health
• Garlic: anti-inflammatory, heart heart (lowers cholesterol/blood pressure/triglycerides), anti-microbial

Nutritional Information Meat Mixture

(4 servings):

Calories: 250 (1,001 in whole dish)

Fat: 5.5g (22g in total dish )

Carbs: 26g (104 g in total dish)

Fiber: 1.3 g (5g in total dish)

Protein: 22.8g  (91 g in total dish)

Vitamin C: 75% of daily needs in total dish

Iron: 57% of daily needs in total dish