Low carb Sloppy Joes

Low carb Sloppy Joes

Roll up your sleeves for this aptly named meal! This fun low-carb dish has all the succulent flavor of the traditional version, but with none of the gluten and added sugars. Indulge your inner child tonight.

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27 comments

  1. 1
    Nicky
    October 28 2016
    Great recipe! Thankyou for the next ongoing wonderful ideas to make LCHF way of life enjoyable :-)))
  2. 2
    Elizabeth
    April 26 2017
    Which is the real recipe for low carb bread/buns? The sloppy joe recipe has bread recipe that is the same recipe but salt and almond flour are different proportions than when you do a just search for just the bread. Salt seems like too much. Had the same problem when I made the Naan recipe; it came out too salty.
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    Janice
    May 2 2017
    I made this last night. The bread "looked" incredible but it did not taste like bread much, unfortunately. We were very disappointed! It was "slippery" on my tongue--don't know how to describe it. I made the sloppy joe with the hamburger and it tasted ok. Most of the time with these recipes, I have to make sure I add spices or it will be too bland--and I don't like hot-spicy..so that's saying something! Now I have all this left over sloppy joe hamburger but don't want to eat it with the bread! Today for lunch, I cut a bun in half and put butter in a pan, melted it and placed the buns cut side down and toasted them. Then I put some peanut butter on them! That was pretty good! Now trying to figure out what to make for dinner tonight with all the extra sloppy joe mix that we didn't eat last night! What to do??!!
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    Shannon
    July 18 2017
    The bread puffed up and became hollow on top. The bottom was very heavy. I was confused on the hollow sound so I took them out at 50 minutes but they weren't done. I baled them for 20 minutes more and still didn't seem quite some on the bottom. The sloppy Joe mixture could use more spices for flavor. Not sure what would be best for the bread.
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    Keri from My Table of Three
    August 6 2017
    We love these buns in our healthy lifestyle. I like to split the 5 tablespoons ground psyllium husk powder into 2 1/2 Tbsp of oat fiber and 2 1/2 Tbsp of the psyllium. We like the texture when made with the oat fiber just a little better (not that they are not good just as they are because they are). I make these buns almost every week to keep on hand for quick burgers or sandwiches. Thanks for a great recipe! We are having the sloppy joe mix tonight on the buns for the first time.
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    Alison
    August 29 2017
    The buns turned out fine except that sliced open the bread has a light lilac (purple) color to it. The buns had a good texture with the outside brown and crusty. Any idea of how to change the color?
    Reply: #7
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    Reply to comment #6 by Alison
    Verity
    September 13 2017
    Try a different brand of psyllium husk powder.
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    Selina
    April 18 2018
    Baked the bread for nearly two hours because it was gooey and almost purple inside at one hour. Tops are hollow. Going to try them tomorrow since we were done with dinner before They were done. Smell good!
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    Katie
    October 27 2018
    Wow, so disappointed in the bread. It doesn’t turn out anything like the photo nor does it ever sound “hollow”. Save the money and frustration and just make the sloppy joe mix.
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    Kim
    November 1 2018
    I made the bread and it turned out perfect I would use this again I found the sloppy joe tasty but would only use 1 tsp of salt next time.
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    Kathryn
    December 29 2018
    Made these for lunch and was really pleased with the buns, although I could have baked them a little longer I think. I really dressed up the sloppy joe mix using ancho and chipotle powders, increasing the amounts and adding cayenne powder, worchestershire sauce, extra red wine vinegar, onion and garlic powders, and it was really really good! I want to try making a vinegar slaw to go with it next time;
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    Lorie
    April 14 2019
    any idea how many carbs this is without the bread? I was out to dinner last night and they had a really good sounding sloppy joe on the menu but opted for steak with butter instead, but the "idea" of sloppy joe is till lingering, and Im still doing under 20 carbs per day.
    Reply: #15
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    Reply to comment #14 by Lorie
    Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
    April 15 2019

    any idea how many carbs this is without the bread? I was out to dinner last night and they had a really good sounding sloppy joe on the menu but opted for steak with butter instead, but the "idea" of sloppy joe is till lingering, and Im still doing under 20 carbs per day.

    I don't have the nutrition information broken down by recipe component. Please also remember though that a restaurant sloppy joe may have additional ingredients like sugars and starches so it may not be a good LCHF option.

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    Jojo
    April 18 2019
    Can I make this LCHF? So it has a green number? Thanks
    Reply: #17
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    Reply to comment #16 by Jojo
    Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
    April 19 2019

    Can I make this LCHF? So it has a green number? Thanks

    Cutting the carb count in this recipe would be difficult as the majority of the carbs are coming from the tomatoes and other ingredients used to make the sauce itself.

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    Fara
    January 4 2020
    I get the beard out of the oven @ 50 min. Turn off the oven and lift the buns out gently and lean them to the side of the pan and put them I. The oven for 10-15 min more. The bottom will be baked better.
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    Anon
    April 24 2020
    The nutrition will always vary based on your choices/brands of ingredients. Ours came out to 6g net carbs, 17.5g fat, 10.2g protein, & 277 calories per bun. We ran with 4 serving option and made 4 buns. We also used the metric measurements as I find weight is better with baking. I would recommend throwing the recipe into something like mfp to help if your serious about needing exact. I found the bread to be very gooey and slimey when eating by itself and with the sloppy joe mix... Almost like it starts to slime when it hits anything liquid. The sloppy joe mix was okay, but had about the same amount of carbs as a store bought brand and was I was overwhelmed by the taste of canned tomato.
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    Amy
    April 26 2020
    Made this without the buns and ate it on a chaffle (made in a pan, not a waffle iron) with guacamole and sour cream - it was delicious!!! I took the advice of some of the posters and added garlic powder and chipoltle powder; it needed a little extra zing. A splash of hot sauce here and there made it a winner. Will be making this again.
    Reply: #21
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    Reply to comment #20 by Amy
    Crystal Pullen Team Diet Doctor
    April 27 2020

    Made this without the buns and ate it on a chaffle (made in a pan, not a waffle iron) with guacamole and sour cream - it was delicious!!! I took the advice of some of the posters and added garlic powder and chipoltle powder; it needed a little extra zing. A splash of hot sauce here and there made it a winner. Will be making this again.

    Thanks for your feedback!

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    JB
    June 14 2020
    Omg this turned out perfect! Loved the dinner. Made 4 rolls so will are having a bacon butty this morning. Excited!
    Reply: #23
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    Reply to comment #22 by JB
    Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
    June 14 2020

    Omg this turned out perfect! Loved the dinner. Made 4 rolls so will are having a bacon butty this morning. Excited!

    So glad you love it!

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    Nancy
    October 3 2020
    If you subtract the bread recipe macro amounts from the sloppy joe recipe, it seems like it would be about right for the sloppy joes alone. Since I am the only person that eats Keto in our home, I eat it plain or over cauliflower etc. I made 6 servings and put the extra in serving size globs on a plate and froze it. I liked the sloppy joe mix OK but I like it runnier so might add some broth next time.
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    Shyla
    December 3 2020
    It would be nice if the recipes told you how many carbs per ingredient and also per item. Like in this recipe it would be nice to know how many carbs are in the meat sauce and the toppings (I did see the carb count for the bread in the tips section so thanks!). Excited to try this though because I LOVE sloppy joes!
    Reply: #26
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    Reply to comment #25 by Shyla
    Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
    December 3 2020

    It would be nice if the recipes told you how many carbs per ingredient and also per item. Like in this recipe it would be nice to know how many carbs are in the meat sauce and the toppings (I did see the carb count for the bread in the tips section so thanks!). Excited to try this though because I LOVE sloppy joes!

    Thank you for your request, I will make sure and share it with the recipe team.

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    Amy
    March 12 2022
    Can anyone let me know if I can freeze these bins 🤔 I want to make a batch ♥
    Reply: #28
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    Reply to comment #27 by Amy
    Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
    March 14 2022

    Can anyone let me know if I can freeze these bins 🤔 I want to make a batch ♥

    Hi, Amy! Yes, you can freeze the buns! Simply thaw and toast them when you're ready to eat!

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    Amy
    March 21 2022
    Quick question 🙈 me again 😂
    I made the buns they were really nice but how do i get a thicker bun base mine were quite thin 🤔

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