Name: Healthy Turkey Sloppy Joes
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 pound Lean Ground Turkey; 2 teaspoons McCormick Grill Seasoning (any Flavor - I Used Fiery 5 Pepper); 3 teaspoons Stevia (can Replace The 3 Teaspoons Of Stevia With 2-3 Tablespoons Of Granulated Sugar); 1 whole Onion, Chopped; 3 Tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce; 1 Tablespoon White Distilled Vinegar; ½ cans Tomato Sauce (15 Oz Can); 4 whole Gluten Free And/or Regular Sandwich Rolls

Why it works: Pepper and tomato are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 17,923 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Healthy Turkey Sloppy Joes

Serves 4

Prep5 min

Cook20 min

Ingredients

1 pound Lean Ground Turkey
2 teaspoons McCormick Grill Seasoning (any Flavor - I Used Fiery 5 Pepper)
3 teaspoons Stevia (can Replace The 3 Teaspoons Of Stevia With 2-3 Tablespoons Of Granulated Sugar)
1 whole Onion, Chopped
3 Tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce
1 Tablespoon White Distilled Vinegar
½ cans Tomato Sauce (15 Oz Can)
4 whole Gluten Free And/or Regular Sandwich Rolls

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

298Calories

34 gProtein

4 gFat

30 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Soy Sauce	1 tbsp (15ml)	9
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By tastykitchen. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Pepper + tomatotop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together17,923 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Onion + tomatotop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together20,633 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Pepper + oniontop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together68,474 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Sugar + saucetop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together5,147 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Onion + vinegartop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together18,226 recipes

Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (turkey, pepper, sugar, sauce, vinegar, tomato):

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Cucumberfits better
Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against turkey, pepper, sugar, sauce, vinegar, tomato. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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