Lentil Sloppy Joes
Make hearty lentil sloppy joes with tender brown lentils, tomato sauce, peppers, and a sweet-tangy sauce for an easy meatless sandwich dinner.
Servings: 8
sandwiches
Adjust the serving amount to scale the ingredient list. Written quantities in the steps refer to the original recipe; adjust them in the same proportion. Timing may vary with batch size.
Prep: 10 minutes
Total: 50 minutes
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 green bell pepper finely chopped
- 1 small onion finely diced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup broth beef or vegetable
- 1 cup brown lentils dry
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce use vegetarian sauce if desired
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon yellow mustard
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 8 hamburger buns
Instructions
Instructions
- Cook green pepper and onion in olive oil until softened, about 4 minutes. Add garlic, water, broth and lentils.
- Bring to a boil and reduce heat to simmer. Cover and cook 25 minutes. Stir in remaining ingredients except buns and simmer 10 to 15 minutes until thickened.
- Spoon lentil mixture over hamburger buns and serve.
Notes
Use vegetarian Worcestershire sauce when preferred.
The filling should be thick enough to mound on the bun.