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Home » Recipe » AIP Homemade Sloppy Joes

AIP Homemade Sloppy Joes

Published August 3, 2017. Last modified September 27, 2020 By Anne Marie 8 Comments

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These homemade, tomato-free Sloppy Joes are a simple, quick, and healthy recipe you can prepare for the whole family. Since this recipe for Sloppy Joes and Sweet Potato Buns is full of hidden veggies and flavor, it's one you'll love including in your weekly meal plan. AIP, Paleo, and Whole 30 friendly!

Homemade Tomato-free Sloppy Joes recipe with Sweet Potato Buns | Whole 30, Paleo, AIP, Gluten Free

Homemade Tomato-free Sloppy Joes recipe with Sweet Potato Buns | Whole 30, Paleo, AIP, Gluten Free

Even though I didn't enjoy eating much meat when I was younger, Sloppy Joes was one recipe I'd sit down to with enthusiasm. Back then my mom would make our Sloppy Joes with toasted whole wheat buns, and top them with cheddar cheese and sliced Clausen pickles. My mouth is watering just thinking about the combo!

These days I eat animal protein on the daily, but until I created this recipe, Sloppy Joes were a thing of the past. Not only do traditional Sloppy Joes prominently feature nightshade veggies like tomatoes and bell peppers, but the canned Sloppy Joe mix, aka ‘Manwich', also contains 3 types of sugar – high fructose corn syrup, regular corn syrup & sugar – along with guar gum, xanthan gum, ‘natural' flavors, and citric acid.

Even if I could tolerate nightshade veggies, no way in heck is that Manwich concoction going anywhere near my body.

Homemade Tomato-free Sloppy Joes recipe with Sweet Potato Buns | Whole 30, Paleo, AIP, Gluten Free

Nightshade-Free Homemade Sloppy Joes

My recipe on the other hand, is completely free of soy, corn, gluten, processed sugars, and nightshade veggies and spices. As a bonus, it's full of antioxidant rich veggies from the inclusion of my simple Nomato Sauce recipe. And just like any good nostalgia food, you won't miss a thing from about childhood favorite.

We've been making this recipe on a weekly basis in the Garland casa – we can't get enough! We've eaten it so many different ways: from a bowl topped with avocado and cilantro, on Sweet Potato Buns with zucchini cheese and arugula, even on cassava flour tortillas with over-easy eggs.

However you choose to indulge your childhood cravings for Sloppy Joes, you can't go wrong.

Homemade Tomato-free Sloppy Joes recipe with Sweet Potato Buns | Whole 30, Paleo, AIP, Gluten Free

Homemade Tomato-free Sloppy Joes recipe with Sweet Potato Buns | Whole 30, Paleo, AIP, Gluten Free
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5 from 2 votes

AIP Sloppy Joes

Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time20 mins
Servings: 6

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds ground beef
  • 1 1/4 cup Nomato Sauce
  • 1 Tbsp maple syrup
  • 1 Tbsp coconut aminos
  • 1 small onion, diced
  • 1 Tbsp coconut oil
  • sea salt, to taste

Instructions

  • Saute onions in coconut oil and sea salt over medium-low heat.
  • Add beef to skillet with onions and cook through.
  • Add Nomato Sauce (here's the recipe I use), maple syrup, and coconut aminos to the ground beef mixture, and stir to combine.

Notes

Enjoy in a bowl with avocado and cilantro, or on a homemade Sweet Potato Bun.
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Anne is a certified Integrative Nutritional Health Coach and Interior Designer who is passionate about whole home and body detox, as well as personalized nutritional therapies tailored to the individual. She's the creator of several online programs and ebooks including Ditch Your Nutritionist, Autoimmune Accomplice, and Detox Your Life.

When she's not creating content for her wellness business and website Grass Fed Salsa, you can find her snuggled up to her daughter GG, her husband James, and their pups Cohen and Kiki.

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Comments

  1. Alisha

    July 5, 2022 at 8:39 am

    5 stars
    This has been my go-to recipe since I found out I’m allergic to nightshades in 2017.

    My family, who can eat nightshades, even love it!

    Thank you so much!

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  2. Jennifer Williams

    December 9, 2021 at 8:39 am

    I’ve been allergic to tomatoes since I can remember so I’ve never had one. I made marinara sauce last night for dinner (over mini meatloaves) and husband said that it could fool anyone into thinking they were having tomatoes. Until you have enough of it and you were aware that it was “different”, then you might taste a little difference. But just put a plate down in front of someone and they would probably never know. That’s awesome. 🙂

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  3. Lydia

    August 26, 2017 at 8:28 pm

    Yumm!! My husband & I are on AIP & I’m going to make this, this week. But- I do not have a stock pot & am not able to get one at this time. Any helpful suggestions for how to make the sweet potato buns turn out about the same as above, without use of a stock pot? 🙂
    P.s. – THANK you for your recipes!!! <3

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    • anne

      August 26, 2017 at 8:30 pm

      Yes, if you have a large enough pan to cover your potatoes with water, it’ll work just the same! You could also use a crockpot if you have one, but I have no idea how long it’d take. I’d guess you’d want to periodically check on them with a fork to see when they were mostly cooked through, but not too soft.

      Hope you love the recipe, and you’re WELCOME! 🙂

      Reply
  4. Reba

    August 25, 2017 at 7:51 pm

    This looks amazing! I miss Sloppy Joes so much! I need to go shopping for some of the ingredients, but I am *so* going to make this in the next few days! Maybe next week for my birthday! 🙂

    Reply
    • anne

      August 26, 2017 at 7:41 pm

      How fun! My birthday is on Tuesday next week, when is yours? Happy early birthday!

      Reply
  5. Diane

    August 9, 2017 at 11:17 pm

    I am so happy I found this , this morning. I have lupus that attacks the skin with bad rashes and I suffer fatigue so bad some days. I do also have joint pain that comes at any time. I have been strugglimg with my own cooking and trying to make stuff from foods I can eat. Life is going to be so much easier with the recipes I have saved from here
    Thank you
    Diane ??

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    • anne

      August 12, 2017 at 4:37 pm

      I’m so happy you found my recipe and my site! Hopefully the recipes here will be some good inspiration. 🙂

      Reply

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