Reduced-Fat Sloppy Joes

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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?

SERVES 4

Reduced-Fat Sloppy Joes

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...

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