Vegetarian Sloppy Joes

packeyes's Note:

This is a slight altercation of a Rachael Ray recipe. I really liked, DH thought it was okay.

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 4

Yield: 4.0 sloppy ...

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 bell pepper, seeded and chopped
• 2 jalapenos, seeded and finely chopped
• 1 red onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, rinsed
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 (15 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• Tabasco sauce
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce (anchovy-free vegetarian variety)
• 1 lime, juice of
• 4 crusty rolls, cut in half
• 2 dill pickles, chopped
• 1/3 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
• 1 avocado, sliced

Directions:

1. In a large skillet, heat the oil over a medium heat. Add the bell pepper, jalapeno, red onion, and garlic. Cook, stirring, until tender, 6-8 minutes. Stir in black beans, cumin and coriander.
2. In a small bowl, combine the tomatoes, brown sugar, worcestershire sauce, and as much tabasco sauce as you would like (depending on your preference of spiciness). Add to the black beans; simmer for a few minutes. Stir in the lime juice.
3. Spoon bean mixture onto half of a crusty roll, top with cilantro, pickles and sliced avocado. Cover with the other half of the roll and enjoy :).

Reviews

[Monique #2]

I was looking for a meat free recipe to try out and this was great. I used both red and green bell peppers. And like SweetySJD I ended up with stewed tomatoes instead of crushed (that is all my store had. I don't think it affected the flavor at all. I can't wait to try the left overs.

Will make again.

[Food.com]

Congrats! Your Recipe was featured as our "Recipe of the Day" on our homepage! (7/9/11)

[SweetySJD]

I really enjoyed this! I love veggie recipes that don't use fake meat. I used a red bell pepper and a red and a green jalapeno. I accidently got stewed tomatoes so I crushed them with a potato masher. I served it as written minus the cilantro and it was just great! This worked well as leftovers too. Made for PAC Fall '09.