Turkey Sloppy Joe Bowl

Ingredients

• Onions

  Raw

  ½ cup, chopped or 80g

• Green bell pepper

  Sweet, green, raw

  ¾ cup, chopped or 112g

• Tomato sauce

  Canned

  100g

• Tomato paste

  Canned, without salt added

  1 tbsp or 16g

• Apple Cider Vinegar

  Great Value - Great Value

  1 ½ tbsp or 23g

• Dijon mustard

  Grey poupon

  1 tbsp or 15g

• Garlic

  Raw

  ½ tsp or 1g

• Parsley

  Spices, dried

  ½ tsp or 0.3g

• Salt

  Table

  ½ tsp or 3g

• Dates

  Medjool

  5 date, pitted or 120g

• Water

  Plain, clean water

  ⅔ cup or 158g

• Sweet potato

  Raw, unprepared

  3 sweetpotato, 5" long or 390g

• Ground turkey

  Poultry food products, raw

  2 ½ lb or 1.13kg

Directions

1. Brown the ground turkey in a large pan over medium-high heat and add the onion. Drain any excess grease
2. Reduce the heat to medium and add the green pepper, apple cider vinegar, dijon mustard, garlic, dried parsley, and salt. Mix well
3. Meanwhile, in a separate small pot, bring 2/3 cup of water to a boil and add the dates. Boil 30-60 seconds, just long enough to soften the dates. Remove the dates from the pot (reserving the water for later)
4. Place the dates into a food processor or blender, then add tomato sauce and tomato paste. Blend well then add to the ground beef
5. Add 2 tablespoons of the reserved date water to the pan of beef
6. Wash and dry a russet potato. Poke the potato with a fork or knife a few times, then microwave for 5-7 minutes, until potato is soft inside
7. Serve sloppy joe mixture on top of baked russet potato and garnish with green onions