Almost Meatless Sloppy Joes with Homemade Fries

I have made one sloppy joe recipe before that I got from Whole Foods and it was amazing. I saw this one in Cooking Light magazine last week and decided to try it as well. I added just a few things to throw in extra flavor so it might have upped the calories just a little. I served homemade fries with the sloppy joes. The other sloppy joe recipe has already been posted before along with the homemade fries recipe. If you click on the "veggie" tag you will be able to get the homemade fries recipe.

Makes 4 servings (serving size: 1 sandwich)

Ingredients
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup finely chopped white onion
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
6 ounces ground sirloin (I used lean ground beef, that will help cut calories)
1/2 cup grated carrot
2 teaspoons chili powder
2 teaspoons brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
2 cups canned crushed tomatoes
1 (15.5-ounce) can low-sodium red beans, rinsed, drained, and divided
4 (2-ounce) whole-wheat sandwich rolls, split and toasted
4 (1/4-inch-thick) red onion slices, separated into rings

Directions
1. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, garlic, salt, black pepper, and beef to pan; cook 5 minutes or until meat is browned and vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally to crumble beef.

2. Add carrot, chili powder, sugar, oregano, and red pepper; cook 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in tomatoes and worcestershire; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium; cook 10 minutes or until thickened and carrot is tender, stirring occasionally.

3. Partially mash 1 cup beans with a fork or potato masher. Add mashed beans and remaining whole beans to pan; cook 1 minute or until thoroughly heated. Spoon 1 cup bean mixture onto bottom half of each roll; top each serving with 1 red onion slice and top half of roll.

Nutritional Information
Calories:405
Fat:14.4g (sat 3.2g,mono 7.5g,poly 2.3g)
Protein:19.4g
Carbohydrate:53.3g
Fiber:10.4g
Cholesterol:28mg
Iron:5.1mg
Sodium:781mg
Calcium:148mg

-Compliments of Cooking Light Magazine