How To Make Vegan Sloppy Joes
Enjoy tender bites of lentils and carrots with every sandwich with this easy vegan sloppy joes! Whip up a unique and healthy serving in just under one hour.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1cupgreen lentils
- ¼tspsalt
- 2tbspolive oil
- 1medium yellow onion,diced small
- 1green pepper,diced small
- 2small carrots,diced
- 3garlic cloves,minced
- 1tbspmild chili powder
- 2tsppaprika
- ½cupketchup
- 1cuptomato sauce
- 2tbspapple cider vinegar
- 2tbspbrown sugar
- ½cupwater
- salt and pepper,to taste
For Serving:
- buns
- red onion,sliced
- pickles
Instructions
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Rinse the lentils well and add them to a pot along with 4 cups of water and salt.
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Bring to a simmer, cover, and continue simmering for 20 to 25 minutes over low heat until lentils are tender but not mushy. Drain lentils and set aside.
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Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, green pepper, carrots, and garlic. Sprinkle with a pinch of salt and pepper.
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Cook for 5 to 6 minutes until vegetables soften. Stir in the spices, ketchup, tomato sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, half a cup of water, and reserved lentils. Stir well.
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Simmer the mixture for a few minutes to combine flavors. Taste and adjust seasonings.
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Toast the buns and add thinly sliced red onions to the bottom half of the bun.
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Top with the vegan sloppy joe filling, then add pickles.
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Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 166.89kcal
- Fat: 4.04g
- Saturated Fat: 0.58g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 2.57g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.68g
- Carbohydrates: 27.80g
- Fiber: 4.58g
- Sugar: 8.65g
- Protein: 7.16g
- Sodium: 323.08mg
- Calcium: 34.78mg
- Potassium: 429.47mg
- Iron: 2.42mg
- Vitamin A: 147.21µg
- Vitamin C: 17.64mg
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