Tex-Mex Chipotle Sloppy Joes (Cooking Light style)

My BF and I were craving sloppy joes but wanted a healthy version. These have a lot of flavor, are definitely sloppy, and it’s just fun food. I served it with a green salad and carrots with ginger lime butter.
Tex-Mex Chipotle Sloppy Joes (Cooking Light style)
serves 4 / 8 ww pts / adapted from cooking light

Here’s what I used:

• 1 tsp olive oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, grated or minced
• 1-2 seeded jalapeno peppers, minced
• 1 tsp sugar
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 2 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp chipotle chile powder
• 1/2 tsp ground coriander
• kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1 pound ground turkey breast
• 1 1/2 cups salsa (go for a thinner salsa…skip the “chunky-style” for this one)
• 1 tbsp fresh cilantro, chopped
• 4 tbsp reduced-fat shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• 4 whole wheat/grain hamburger buns

Here’s what I did:

1. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat.
2. Add onion, garlic, and jalapeno and saute 4 minutes or so.
3. Add sugar, cumin, chile powders, coriander, turkey, black pepper and salt. Break the turkey into small pieces with a wooden spoon and cook for about 5 minutes until lightly browned.
4. Stir in salsa and cook for 4 minutes until thickened slightly.
5. Stir in cilantro. Serve on a roll with the cheddar cheese on top. Eat it!

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