An Easy Fix!

   This recipe is a new take on an old standby. It offers less fat, and more heart healthy dining, but it's still nice and easy to get to the dinner table. Since we never eat anything that gets about on four legs, this gives us the chance to enjoy sloppy joes, and do it our way.

Sloppy Toms

1 lb ground turkey - be sure the label says "extra lean" or it could legally contain skin ground in with the meat
1 onion, chopped
1 pepper - red, yellow and orange all have higher vitamin content than does green
1 tsp chili powder, or just 1/2, if you're a little timid
2 cups medium salsa
1/4 cup V8 juice
6 rolls or 6 tortillas, whole grain of course!

Brown the turkey over medium-high heat, stirring for about 5 minutes, until there's no pink left.
Add the next three ingredients and cook over medium heat stirring often, about 5 minutes or until onion is "tender".
Stir in salsa and juice and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat and simmer another 5 minutes.
Slice and toast rolls, if you prefer them with some character. Spoon on mixture and cover with top half of rolls, or spoon mix into tortilla and roll 'em up! Serve these "toms" with a glass of the V8 juice, and a green salad and you've got one very healthy dinner, with fewer calories and less fat than you get from "joes" made with beef. Serve them on whole grain rolls or tortillas and you're adding in some fibre.