Sloppy Joes - High Desert Farmers Market

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• ½ cup chopped red onion
• ½ cup chopped celery
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 lb lean ground turkey or beef
• ½ cup sweet potato puree } (pre-cooked and pureed in blender or food processor) - optional
• ½ cup butternut squash or red pepper puree} cooked and pureed - optional
• raw, finely chopped carrots (optional)
• ½ cup reduced-fat sodium beef broth
• ¼ cup tomato paste
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tsp chili powder, or to taste
• ½ tsp salt
• pepper to taste
• 8 whole-grain hamburger or hot-dog buns