Name: Vegan Sloppy Joes Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup green lentils; ¼ tsp salt; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 medium yellow onion; 1 green pepper; 2 small carrots; 3 garlic cloves; 1 tbsp mild chili powder; 2 tsp paprika; ½ cup ketchup; 1 cup tomato sauce; 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar; 2 tbsp brown sugar; ½ cup water; salt and pepper; For Serving:; buns; red onion; pickles

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.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 30 minutes

Total: 40 minutes

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

Rinse the lentils well and add them to a pot along with 4 cups of water and salt.
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.
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.
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.
Simmer the mixture for a few minutes to combine flavors. Taste and adjust seasonings.
Toast the buns and add thinly sliced red onions to the bottom half of the bun.
Top with the vegan sloppy joe filling, then add pickles.
Serve and enjoy!