Turkey Sloppy Joes

This is by no means a gourmet meal, but when you have hungry mouths to feed sometimes you come up with simple dishes.  I'm guessing other young mothers out there appreciate this as well?

In our house we call these "maidrites", which I'm pretty sure is just an Iowa thing, but for the sake of the rest of the world not knowing what I'm talking about today I'm calling them sloppy joes.  And I did put a little twist on the sauce for the meat.....so they are a bit different.

Even better?  This fed us for two meals so on day 2 I had no cooking to do!  They reheat perfectly and there were no complaints by any members of my family.

This dish is also a good one to take to busy families - ones with a new baby, have had a hardship or just need a pick-me-up.  Bring the meat over in a crock pot, along with a pack of hamburger buns and you're set.

Turkey Sloppy Joes

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2 lbs. ground turkey
1  c. ketchup
1/2. mustard
1/2 c. brown sugar
2 T. worcestershire sauce

1.  In a skillet brown the ground turkey until no longer pink and cooked through.  Drain off any excess grease.
2.  Add in the ketchup, mustard, brown sugar and worcestershire sauce.  Simmer on low for 30 minutes.
3.  Eat immediately on hamburger buns, place in a crock pot to keep warm, or allow to cool and freeze for another meal.  Will stay fresh in the freezer for up to 3 months.

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