Description
Spicy Cajun chicken sloppy joes deliver bold Louisiana-style flavors between toasted buns. Hearty meat mixture combines zesty seasonings with classic comfort, ensuring satisfaction for home cooks seeking exceptional sandwich experiences.
Ingredients
Scale
Meat:
- 1 pound ground chicken
Vegetables:
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
Sauce and Seasonings:
- 1 can (15 ounces) tomato sauce
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon hot sauce
- 2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- 1/4 cup chicken broth or water
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Salt, to taste
- Black pepper, to taste
Serving:
- Soft hamburger buns
- Sliced green onions (optional)
Instructions
- Warm a skillet over medium heat and drizzle olive oil, preparing for vegetable sautéing.
- Introduce chopped onion and bell peppers to the pan, gently cooking until they become tender and translucent, approximately 5 minutes.
- Incorporate minced garlic and allow its aromatic essence to permeate the vegetables for roughly 60 seconds.
- Introduce ground chicken to the skillet, methodically breaking down the meat while ensuring complete browning and thorough cooking.
- Pour in tomato sauce, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, and create a flavor profile by mixing Cajun seasoning, smoked paprika, and brown sugar.
- Allow the mixture to simmer for 10-15 minutes, adjusting consistency with chicken broth if the sauce appears too thick.
- Fine-tune the seasoning with salt and pepper, tasting to achieve balanced flavor intensity.
- Ladle the spicy chicken mixture onto soft hamburger buns, optionally garnishing with fresh green onion slices for added brightness and crunch.
Notes
- Spice Level Control: Adjust the hot sauce and Cajun seasoning to match your personal heat tolerance, ensuring a comfortable yet flavorful dining experience.
- Meat Alternatives: Swap ground chicken with ground turkey or plant-based crumbles for dietary preferences without compromising the bold Cajun flavor profile.
- Sauce Consistency Tip: Monitor the sauce thickness during simmering, adding chicken broth gradually to prevent a dry mixture and maintain a juicy, sloppy texture.
- Meal Prep Friendly: This recipe stores excellently in the refrigerator for 3-4 days, making it perfect for quick weeknight meals or batch cooking.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Snacks
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: Cajun
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 270 kcal
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 680 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 25 g
- Cholesterol: 85 mg