Reduced-Fat Sloppy Joes
Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2009
Brimming with fat and calories, this childhood favorite was due for a diet. But would a slimmed-down Sloppy Joe lose its charm?
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS
Substituting ground beef with chewy wheat berries, ground vegetable protein, or tofu for our Reduced-Fat Sloppy Joes fooled nobody. Sautéed mushrooms were the answer. We replaced more than a third of the beef with mushrooms before anyone no...