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Vegan Lentil Sloppy Joes
Lisa

Vegan Lentil Sloppy Joes

Simple and budget friendly Vegan Lentil Sloppy Joes! Just put all the ingredients in a slower cooker and cook all day! It's that easy!!
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Prep Time 45 minutes
cooking time from 6 to 8 hours. 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 45 minutes
Servings: 16 Servings
Course: Main Course, vegan
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Start by sauteing these ingredients, then add to slow cooker
  • 2 Tbsp Olive Oil- 1 Tbsp in the slow cooker and 1 Tbsp a frying pan
  • 1 Large Onion Diced.
  • 1 Large Carrot Diced.
  • 1 Red or Green Bell Pepper Diced.
  • 1 Tbsp minced Garlic
Add these ingredients to the slow cooker
  • 1 package of Green dried lentils-rinsed Try different colors, so many to try!
  • 1/2 cup Ketchup
  • 2 cups Tomato sauce or any pasta sauce Or 15oz. can of tomato sauce.
  • 2 to 3 Tbsp Real Maple Syrup- Optional We like to have a little sweetness to our Sloppy Joes, so that is why I add Maple Syrup. This is optional.
  • 5 to 6 cups of Water Add 5 Cups at the beginning, add another cup if needed.
  • 1 Tbsp Yellow Mustard
  • 1 tsp Smoked Paprika

Equipment

  • Slow cooker

Method
 

  1. Clean and chop up the onion, carrots, and peppers.
  2. In a medium sized fry pan, add and saute the onion, carrots, peppers, and garlic in 1 Tbsp of olive oil until tender, once done add to the slow cooker.
  3. Rinse the lentils and add to slow cooker.
  4. Pour 5 Cups of water over the lentils and vegetables.
  5. Add the remaining ingredients to the slow cooker.
  6. Set the temperature to high and watch through out the day.
  7. As the day goes on, stir and check to see if you need to turn down the temperature or add more liquid. Estimated time of cooking is 6 to 8 hours.
How to serve these Vegan Lentil Sloppy Joes
  1. Serve on a bun with mayo, cheese, and pickles.
  2. Or make it a sloppy joe bowl with rice or pasta.

Notes

If you haven't tried mayo on your sloppy joes, you are missing out!!  The picture of my Vegan Lentil Sloppy Joe is on a gluten free bun with a mayo alternative and pickles, and it is so delicious!!