Quick and easy, Turkey Sloppy Joe Sliders make a great weeknight or weekend lunch. These sliders also make a perfect dish to add to a buffet of appetizers and snacks.
We like to make these on weeknights when we need a fast, easy-to-make dinner. The kids love them and they are so simple to make that we found our teens wanting to make these sliders on their own.
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Ingredients For Turkey Sloppy Joe Sliders
To make these turkey sliders, the ingredients are:
- Ground turkey.
- Extra-virgin olive oil.
- Yellow onion.
- Tomato paste.
- Apple cider vinegar.
- Chili powder.
- Paprika.
- Garlic powder.
- Onion powder.
- Chicken broth.
- Fine sea salt.
- White pepper.
- Shredded cheddar cheese.
- Slider buns.
- Melted butter.
Add some sesame seeds or poppy seeds to the top of the buns with the melted butter if you’d like.
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How To Cook These Turkey Sloppy Joe Sliders
There are a couple of ways to cook the turkey for this recipe.
Cooking the turkey filling in a frying pan on the stove is a quick way to make these sliders on a weeknight for dinner. A large skillet or cast-iron frying pan works for this recipe.
If you have an outdoor griddle, we highly recommend using it to make these sliders. Our Blackstone griddle is our favourite way to cook the turkey. This is also how our teens and young adult kids make this recipe.
How To Serve Turkey Sloppy Joe Sliders
When it comes to serving these turkey sliders, this can be done in a few ways.
- For dinner, we like to serve these with fries and salad on the side.
- To serve them at lunch, pair the sliders with a pasta salad or tossed salad.
- These sliders are also great for get-togethers and parties. We add these to the menu for NHL and NFL playoff parties alongside other sliders, chilli and wings.
No matter how you serve these sliders, they are sure to be a hit.
Storing and Reheating Leftovers
The best way to store leftovers of this dish is to store the meat separately from the buns.
This recipe makes one dozen sliders. If you won’t be consuming all 12 at once, we recommend making only the number needed at one time. Store the remaining meat in the fridge in a covered container for up to three days.
To reheat the turkey, heat it on low heat in a frying pan or on a griddle until just heated through before assembling the sliders.
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Turkey Sloppy Joe Sliders
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- ¼ cup finely diced yellow onion
- 500 grams ground turkey (about 1 pound)
- 1 tsp fine sea salt
- ½ tsp white pepper
- ¼ cup tomato paste
- 2 Tbsp chicken broth or water
- 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 Tbsp paprika
- 1 Tbsp chilli powder
- 1 Tbsp garlic powder
- 1½ tsp onion powder
- 12 slider buns
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- ¼ cup melted butter, for brushing the tops of the buns
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat, and add the onion, cooking it for 2-3 minutes, stirring.
- Add ground turkey, season it with salt and pepper.
- Cook turkey until completely cooked through, breaking it up as it cooks.
- Preheat the oven to 350℉.
- In a bowl, combine the tomato paste, chicken broth, apple cider vinegar, and spices.
- Pour over turkey, stirring to combine.
- Cook for 3-4 minutes over medium heat, until sauce is heated through.
- Slice the slider buns open and place the bottom of the buns on a baking sheet.
- Spread the turkey mixture evenly over the bottom of the buns.
- Cover the turkey with shredded cheese.
- Place the bun tops over the cheese, and brush them with the melted butter.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 7-10 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and the tops of the buns are golden.
- Serve immediately.
