Chicken Sloppy Joes

This week Nancy seems to be hungry for some of the old standard foods I no longer eat.  So I am on a quest for versions I can enjoy with her.  Being nightshade-free puts a real damper on anything tomato-based (and I also miss the potatoes and peppers ;-)).  The recipe I tried tonight, Chicken Sloppy Joes (no tomatoes), is from http://bennyfriendlyfoods.blogspot.com/2009/10/chicken-sloppy-joes-tomato-free.html

Chicken is something I have become leary of, both because of the way some places treat the chickens, and because of the high content of arsenic in many chickens in our grocery stores http://nutritionfacts.org/topics/chicken/.  So I used ground chicken from free range, organic chickens raised without use of antibiotics.

I was pleased with how good this was, and how well it satisfied a hankering for sloppy joes (tho it doesn't look or taste quite the same).

INGREDIENTS

1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil

1 pound ground chicken

1 carrot, peeled and grated (I used our small food processor, also for the onion and celery)

1 stalk celery, chopped

1/2 yellow onion, finely chopped or grated

Salt & pepper

1 Tbsp rice vinegar

1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar (I use Bragg's raw, unfiltered)

2 Tbsp brown sugar

1/2 cup chicken stock

6 good quality burger rolls

COOKING INSTRUCTIONS

Heat oil in skillet.  Cook the ground chicken.

Add carrot, celery, onion, and salt & pepper.

In small bowl, mix vinegars, brown sugar, and chicken stock.  Pour over chicken and vegetables.  Mix thoroughly and boil until reduced.

Served over burger rolls.

Nutrition information:  6 servings; each serving = 322 calories, 35 g carbs, 13.4 g fat, 17.9 g protein, 56.3 mg cholesterol, 302 mg sodium, 3.7 g dietary fiber