So, did you watch the Big Game tonight? What started out rather one-sided cer­tainly turned inter­est­ing. Black outs, game delays, and an almost game win­ning come­back. Crazy stuff. We didn’t really care who won (though were cheer­ing for the Ravens since they had a for­mer Nebraska player–their punter. Go Big Red! ), but it was one last excuse to have some foot­ball fun. With the steps I’ve been tak­ing toward get­ting health­ier though, I didn’t want to com­pletely undo every­thing with a spread of tra­di­tional super unhealthy foot­ball eats! So, what’s a girl to do? Come up with a health­ier Big Game menu! We still wanted some of the tra­di­tional foot­ball fin­ger foods & fla­vors, but just with maybe a few less calo­ries, carbs, and processed junk. So, for the main dish of sorts, I decided on mak­ing a health­ier dip than many options out there…turkey sloppy joe dip!

While it might not be the most appe­tiz­ing in appear­ance, it was really quite tasty! And, def­i­nitely health­ier than other game day options! I used some of the new Clas­sico canned crushed toma­toes now avail­able at Wal­mart (which are 100% all-natural and packed fresh with no preser­v­a­tives) and other veg­eta­bles; the turkey was super lean; and the dish was over­all very low in carbs, plus gluten-free for the win!

Turkey Sloppy Joe Dip

Ingre­di­ents

• approx 1 lb. lean ground turkey (I used 93%)
• 1/2 of medium sweet onion, chopped
• 1/2 C chopped celery
• 1/2 can of Clas­sico crushed toma­toes (approx 2 cups)
• 2 T Worces­ter­shire sauce
• 1 T dijon mustard
• 1 T gar­lic powder
• 1 T brown sugar
• 2 T chili powder
• 4 ounces (half pack­age) cream cheese (use 1/3 fat or fat free)
• 1/2 C shred­ded cheddar

Direc­tions: 

1. In a large skil­let coated with cook­ing spray, start to brown the onions & cel­ery. Then, add the turkey to the onions & cel­ery and cook over medium high heat until no longer pink.
2. Pour in the crushed toma­toes. Then, stir in all other sea­son­ings and sauces (except for the cheeses). Let sim­mer until a major­ity of the liq­uid has boiled off.
3. Once most of the liq­uid has boiled off, stir in the cream cheese. Lastly, add in the shred­ded cheese.
4. Serve warm with your cel­ery or your favorite gluten-free chips!

But, the dip wasn’t all! We had to have some other options too, plus a place to put it. So, for our one last foot­ball party of the sea­son, we even turned the table into a foot­ball! It was SO easy with just some white duct tape! The boys loved it! It was great for our health­ier foot­ball spread and our fun foot­ball dishes. In addi­tion to the sloppy joe dip & chips, we had fresh veg­gies with a greek yogurt ranch dip, buf­falo cau­li­flower bites, and snickers-apple salad  (More recipes are com­ing soon!). Uten­sils were of course put out in my DIY foot­ball can­is­ter!
So, what do you think?! How does that some­what health­ier game day food sound to you?

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