Lentil Sloppy Joes Recipe
Best sloppy lentil joes are great vegetarian sloppy joes for dinner. Tangy with heat if you want to make them spicy, served on buns.
Servings: 8
Equipment
- 1 pot
Ingredients
- 1 c green lentils + water to boil them
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion diced
- 1 bell pepper green, diced
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 3 tbsp chili powder
- 2 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 16 oz tomato sauce
- 3 tbsp dijon mustard
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
Instructions
- Rinse lentils and add into a saucepan or pot and cover with water, making sure water is at least 2" above lentils. Heat over medium high heat boiling. Cover and reduce heat to simmer. Cook for about 25 minutes, stirring at least once, or until lentils are tender to your liking. Drain in a fine mesh strainer.
- Add oil, onion, green pepper and garlic to a skillet and heat over medium high heat until onions are translucent and green peppers are tender. Add chili powder, paprika, salt and pepper.
- Stir in tomato sauce, mustard and brown sugar and mix well. Add cooked and drained lentils and heat over medium low heat until heated through and hot.
- Serve on buns sloppy joe style.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1oz | Calories: 154kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 0.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Sodium: 675mg | Potassium: 535mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1861IU | Vitamin C: 25mg | Calcium: 45mg | Iron: 3mg