| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 1 hr 25 min |
| Active: | 40 min |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 1 hr 25 min |
| Active: | 40 min |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 cup green du Puy lentils (see Cook’s Note)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 yellow onion, diced (about 1 1/2 cups)
- 1 green bell pepper, diced (about 1 cup)
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- One 4-ounce can chopped green chiles
- One 8-ounce can tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup ketchup, preferably organic
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon vegan Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground celery seed
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 8 potato hamburger buns
- Sliced avocado, for serving
- Sweet pickle chips, for serving
Instructions
- Place the lentils in a medium saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Add 1 teaspoon salt. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until tender, about 30 minutes. Drain.
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and bell pepper and saute until the onions are translucent and the pepper is tender, 7 to 8 minutes. Add the garlic and green chiles and cook about 1 more minute. Stir in the tomato sauce, ketchup, Dijon, brown sugar, Worcestershire, chili powder, vinegar, celery seed, black pepper, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 cup water. Mix well, then add the lentils. Reduce the heat to low; cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes.
- Butter both sides of the hamburger buns. Toast on a hot cast-iron griddle or skillet until lightly browned, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Serve sloppy joes on toasted buns, topped with sliced avocado and pickles on the side.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 8 servings |
| Calories | 368 |
| Total Fat | 11 g |
| Saturated Fat | 4 g |
| Carbohydrates | 56 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 9 g |
| Sugar | 14 g |
| Protein | 15 g |
| Cholesterol | 15 mg |
| Sodium | 617 mg |
| Serving Size | 1 of 8 servings |
| Calories | 368 |
| Total Fat | 11 g |
| Saturated Fat | 4 g |
| Carbohydrates | 56 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 9 g |
| Sugar | 14 g |
| Protein | 15 g |
| Cholesterol | 15 mg |
| Sodium | 617 mg |
Reviews
Great vegetarian version of a sloppy joe and easy enough to make. I’ll try it with canned lentils next time to save time (skip first step). The sweet pickles are a nice complement to the earthy lentils.
I’m definitely not Vegan and I border vegetarian so, with the idea of a better diet since I’m pushing 60 I decided to give your recipe a try. I couldn’t just leave well enough alone and made do changes. There’s nothing wrong with your recipe, it just didn’t have the texture I’m looking for. I added 1/2 cup of oats and 1/4 cup of crushed walnuts. The texture was reasonably comparable to ground beef and the walnuts and oats absorbed all the flavors therefore, not oat or walnut flavors. Everyone was impressed as was I. If anyone has a tree nut allergy I wouldn’t recommend walnuts. Anyhow, Thank you for your recipe for which I could build upon.
Good but if you are an average American, half the amount of chili powder and consider adding just a bit of the canned green chilis.
Made this for my family tonight and they loved it. We are vegetarians, so using lentils for protein is not unusual for us. Next time I will serve it over rice or stuff a pepper with it – it’s very versatile. Followed the recipe as written, perfect!
Tangy. My daughter liked it and didn’t even know lentils were in it.
I always serve my sloppy joes in hot dog buns. Much less “sloppy”!
Fantastic meatless recipe! So delicious
I was really surprised. The texture was good. Didn’t add chile’s or peppers(picky husband) pickles and a little creamy horseradish made it for me. Great meatless dish added to our repertoire
Seriously good! Who could go back to canned sauce with hamburger after trying this?! Delicious and healthy! Katie Lee never disappoints!
No lie, BEST SLOPPY JOE I’VE EVER HAD … I even added her hubby’s pickled onions to the toppings list and it’s delish