Vegetarian Lentil Sloppy Joes
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Yield 8 servings
A delicious meatless take on sloppy joes. Lentils are simmered with a thick hearty tomato sauce and served on toasted hamburger buns.
Ingredients
- 3 C Water
- 1 C Lentils (green or red*
- 1/2 yellow onion, diced
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 2 tbsp avocado oil
- 2 C tomato sauce
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp yellow mustard
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
- Hamburger buns
- thinly sliced onions (optional)
- pickled red onions (optional)
Instructions
Instructions
- Prepare lentils: In a sauce pot, add rinsed lentils and water. Bring to a rapid boil and decrease heat to medium. Cover and cook for approx. 45 minutes.
- In a large skillet on medium high heat, sauté diced yellow onion, green bell pepper, and minced garlic in avocado oil; 4 minutes.
- Pour in the tomato sauce, apple cider vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, and tomato paste.
- Turn the heat down to medium; add the cooked lentils and all the seasonings (chili powder, cumin, smoked paprika, and garlic powder) DON’T ADD THE MUSTARD OR BROWN SUGAR YET! Let simmer for 15-20 minutes.
- Taste and add salt and pepper as necessary.
- Finally, stir in the yellow mustard and brown sugar.
- Serve on toasted hamburger buns.
Notes
If you are new to lentils, I would suggest the red variety
recipe adapted from minimalistbaker.com
Courses Dinner
Recipe by First and Full at https://firstandfull.com/vegetarian-lentil-sloppy-joes/