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Instant Pot Sloppy Dudes


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  • Author: 365 Days of Slow and Pressure Cooking
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 5 minutes (plus 5 minute NPR)
  • Total Time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x

Description

Ground turkey with salsa verde on top of a toasted bun and topped with smashed avocado and tomato. An excellent loose meat sandwich that can be made in the Instant Pot or Crockpot.


Ingredients

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  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 pound ground turkey
  • 1 cup diced onion
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 jalapeno, diced
  • 1 Tbsp cumin
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • 1/2 cup salsa verde
  • 1 lime, zested and juiced
  • 2 avocados
  • 4 buns or rolls
  • 1 roma tomato, sliced

Instructions

Instant Pot Instructions:

  1. Turn Instant Pot to saute setting. When display says HOT add in the oil and the turkey. Break up the turkey. Add in the onion. Brown for about 5 minutes. Add in the garlic and jalapeno and saute for 30 seconds. Stir in the cumin and a pinch of salt and pepper. 
  2. Add in the broth and scrape bottom of pot so that nothing is sticking. 
  3. Dump the salsa verde on top. 
  4. Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 5 minutes. When time is up let pot sit for 5 minutes and then move valve to venting. Remove the lid. Stir in zest from the lime.
  5. Scoop the flesh of the avocado into a bowl and use a fork to smash. Add in the juice from the lime. Add a big pinch of kosher salt. 
  6. Toast the buns. 
  7. Assemble the sloppy dudes: bun on the bottom, sloppy turkey mixture, avocado, slice of tomato and the top of the bun. Eat and enjoy!

Slow Cooker Instructions:

  1. Add turkey into slow cooker and break it up. Add in the onions, garlic and jalapeno, cumin, broth, salsa verde and a pinch of salt and pepper. Stir well. 
  2. Cover and cook on low for 4 hours or on high for 2 hours. Remove the lid. Stir in zest from the lime. Break up the meat. 
  3. Scoop the flesh of the avocado into a bowl and use a fork to smash. Add in the juice from the lime. Add a big pinch of kosher salt. 
  4. Toast the buns. 
  5. Assemble the sloppy dudes: bun on the bottom, sloppy turkey mixture, avocado, slice of tomato and the top of the bun. Eat and enjoy!
  • Category: Turkey
  • Method: Instant Pot or Slow Cooker