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Vegan Sloppy Joes

Name: Vegan Sloppy Joes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Lentils 2 cups; Vegetable broth 1 quart; Kosher Salt 1 tsp; Green bell pepper ½; Onion 1; Garlic clove 4; Olive oil 2 tbsp; Ketchup 1 cup plus 2 tbsp; Worcestershire sauce 2 tbsp plus 1 tsp; Mustard powder 1 tsp; Onion powder 1 tsp; Chili powder 1 tsp; Hot sauce; Pickled onions; Bread and butter pickles; Whole wheat buns 8

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Serves 8
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Ingredients

	2 cups Lentils brown or green
	1 quart Vegetable broth divided
	1 tsp Kosher Salt divided
	½ Green bell pepper diced
	1 Onion medium, diced
	4 Garlic clove minced
	2 tbsp Olive oil
	1 cup plus 2 tbsp Ketchup organic, divided
	2 tbsp plus 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce vegan, divided
	1 tsp Mustard powder
	1 tsp Onion powder
	1 tsp Chili powder
	To serve:
	Hot sauce to taste
	Pickled onions
	Bread and butter pickles
	8 Whole wheat buns vegan & gluten-free as desired

Nutritional information

408

сalories

5,6g

fat

71,7g

carbohydrates

12,2g

protein

0mg

cholesterol

8,7g

fiber

Cuisine:

American Recipes

Ingredients

2 cups Lentils
brown or green
1 quart Vegetable broth
divided
1 tsp Kosher Salt
divided
½ Green bell pepper
diced
1 Onion
medium, diced
4 Garlic clove
minced
2 tbsp Olive oil
1 cup plus 2 tbsp Ketchup
organic, divided
2 tbsp plus 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
vegan, divided
1 tsp Mustard powder
1 tsp Onion powder
1 tsp Chili powder
To serve:
Hot sauce
to taste
Pickled onions
Bread and butter pickles
8 Whole wheat buns
vegan & gluten-free as desired

Vegan Sloppy Joes

This recipe for Vegan Sloppy Joes is a delicious lentil based dish which is crammed with nutritious ingredients and delicious flavors. These sloppy joes literally have all the flavor of the traditional meat based recipe. Add toppings like pickled onions and hot sauce and you won’t even miss the meat.

While you cook the lentils, make the sloppy joe sauce. Start by dicing pepper and onion and mincing garlic. Fry the bell pepper and onion and cook until the onions are translucent. Add the garlic, vegetable broth, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, mustard powder, onion powder, and chili powder. Simmer until thickened. Once thickened, add the lentils to the sauce and cook on low heat for about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and add the remaining ketchup, Worcestershire sauce and kosher salt. Serve in little whole wheat buns.

To make Vegan Sloppy Joes, you will need the following ingredients:

Steps to make Vegan Sloppy Joes

1	Cook lentils	20
Place 2 cups of lentils in a large saucepan with 3 cups of the vegetable broth, 2 cups of water and ½ a teaspoon of kosher salt. Bring the contents of the saucepan to a rapid simmer. Reduce the heat and continue to simmer uncovered for about 20-25 minutes, until the lentils are tender but still hold their shape. Drain the excess liquid from the lentils.
2	Heat oil	1
In a separate saucepan, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium high heat.
3	Make sauce	7
Add the bell pepper and onion to the oil and cook for 5 minutes until the onions are soft and translucent. Add 4 minced cloves of garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add the remaining vegetable broth, 1 cup ketchup, 2 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce, and 1 teaspoon each of mustard powder, onion powder, and chili powder.
4	Cook for 5 minutes	5
Simmer for 5 minutes until the sauce thickens.
5	Add the lentils	5
Once the lentils are cooked, add them to the sauce. Simmer over low heat for about 5 minutes.
6	Add remaining ingredients	2
Remove the saucepan from the heat and add the remaining 2 tablespoons of ketchup, 1 teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce and ½ a teaspoon of kosher salt.
7	Serve
Serve on whole wheat buns with pickled onions and pickles, drizzled with hot sauce.

These Vegan Sloppy Joes have all the flavor of the traditional meat based recipe. Try making this recipe soon and come back to leave a comment telling me what you think.

Nina Cole

Nina dreams of gender equality and for women all over the world to feel empowered and enjoy the same freedom she has. She’s a careful consumer, believing that by being more conscious about the way we live we can make the world a better place! Already a vegetarian, she uses animal products sparingly and tries to produce as little waste as possible. Most of her recipes are vegan as a result!