I was browsing through the grocery store the other day, and I came across an end cap that held rows and rows of Manwich. I haven’t had that stuff in years, if ever. A while back though, I made some homemade sloppy joes for the kids and they were a big hit, if a bit messy. I don’t know which part they liked more – the saucy hands or the taste of the saucy meat.
Anyhow, Sloppy Joes brings back some good food memories. Not eating meat anymore, I decided to turn it in to a vegetarian treat and use lentils as my base. It turned out really great!
Vegetarian Lentil Sloppy Joes
Ingredients:
1 large onion, chopped
1 tbsp. olive oil
5 cloves of garlic, chopped
1/2 cup red pepper, chopped
1/2 cup green pepper, chopped
1 stalk celery, chopped
1/2 10 oz. package of mushrooms, chopped
1 can of lentils, drained and rinsed
1/4 cup vegetable broth
1 can of diced tomatoes
2 tsp. chili powder
1/2 cup of tomato sauce
1/3 cup ketchup
1 tbsp. vegan Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. cayenne
2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. ground pepper
Hamburger Buns or Kaiser Rolls for serving
Cole Slaw (optional) for serving in the Sloppy Joe’s
Directions:
Heat a large sauce pan over medium-high heat. Add in the oil.
Add in the chopped onions and cook until soft.
Add in the garlic, peppers, celery and mushrooms. Cook a few minutes.
Add in the lentils and the broth and cook a minute.
Add in the rest of the ingredients and cook 5-10 minutes. Let it come to a boil and then simmer for about 5 minutes.
Spoon mixture over some slightly hollowed out kaiser rolls. I like topping mine with a bit of coleslaw for a tangy crunch!
Yum! Enjoy!
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- 5 cloves of garlic, chopped
- ½ cup red pepper, chopped
- ½ cup green pepper, chopped
- 1 stalk celery, chopped
- ½ 10 oz. package of mushrooms, chopped
- 1 can of lentils, drained and rinsed
- ¼ cup vegetable broth
- 1 can of diced tomatoes
- 2 tsp. chili powder
- ½ cup of tomato sauce
- ⅓ cup ketchup
- 1 tbsp. vegan Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp. cayenne
- 2 tsp. salt
- 2 tsp. ground pepper
- Hamburger Buns or Kaiser Rolls for serving
- Cole Slaw (optional) for serving in the Sloppy Joe's
- Heat a large sauce pan over medium-high heat. Add in the oil.
- Add in the chopped onions and cook until soft.
- Add in the garlic, peppers, celery and mushrooms. Cook a few minutes.
- Add in the lentils and the broth and cook a minute.
- Add in the rest of the ingredients and cook 5-10 minutes. Let it come to a boil and then simmer for about 5 minutes.
- Spoon mixture over some slightly hollowed out kaiser rolls. I like topping mine with a bit of coleslaw for a tangy crunch!
- Enjoy!
About Hindy Garfinkel
