Sloppy Lentils

Submitted by ratherbeswimmin

"A vegetarian version of sloppy joes"

 

• Ready In: 8hrs 30mins
• Ingredients: 12

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
• 1 small red bell pepper, chopped (or green bell pepper)
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 1⁄2 cups dried brown lentils, picked over and rinsed
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 3 cups water
• 2 tablespoons tamari or 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon prepared mustard
• 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• fresh ground black pepper

directions

1. Heal the oil in a skillet over medium heat; add in the onion and bell pepper; cover, and cook about 5 minutes, until softened.
2. Add in chili powder, stirring to coat.
3. Transfer mixture to a slow cooker; add in the lentils, tomatoes, water, tamari, mustard, brown sugar, salt, and pepper; stir to combine.
4. Cover and cook on LOW for 8 hours.
5. Serve sloppy-joe style on warmed buns.

Reviews

[Amber]

SO GOOD and gives me the illusion of being a health-conscious person! :D

 

[SugarJen]

This was OK, but I didn't love it. It was very sweet. I love the idea that it's made with lentils instead of meat. I did take another reviewer's suggestion and added some apple cider vinegar. Surprisingly my toddler daughter loved it, so that's a bonus.

 

[SandwichQueen]

This wasn't a bad recipe, just not what I think of when I think of Sloppy Joe flavor so I did tweak mine quite a bit with ketchup, mustard, and a bit of BBQ sauce. I do absolutely LOVE the idea of using lentils instead of meat and everyone in my family gobbled them up! I think next time, I'll stick with my regular spice mixture but keep the lentils! Thanks so much!

 

[Helgaf]

It was very good but too much sugar. Next time I will try using half the amount of sugar. I used two onions instead of 1 and red lentils instead of brown lentils. Good vegetarian dish.

 

[Mellie]

This was very good! I made only a few changes - I added a little bit of liquid smoke, cider vinegar and blackstrap molasses to the mix. I also substituted agave nectar for the sugar. The only thing I would do differently is add another can of tomatoes, but we like our sloppy joes tomato-y to begin with. We'll definitely be making this one again.