| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 55 min |
| Active: | 40 min |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup lentils
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 yellow onion, diced (about 2 cups)
- 1 green bell pepper, diced (about 2 cups)
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 (4-ounce) can chopped green chilies
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup organic ketchup
- 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon vegan Worcestershire sauce
- 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 8 hamburger buns, for serving
- Sliced avocado, for serving
- Pickles, for serving
Instructions
- Place lentils in a medium saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until tender, about 30 minutes. Drain.
- Preheat the broiler.
- In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add onion and bell pepper and saute until onions are translucent and pepper is tender, about 7 to 8 minutes. Add garlic and cook about 1 more minute. Stir in chilies and chili powder, and cook about 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the lentils, tomato sauce, water, ketchup, brown sugar, Dijon, Worcestershire, vinegar, celery seed, salt and pepper. Mix well. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, broil the buns until toasted, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Serve the lentils on the toasted buns, topped with sliced avocado and with pickles on the side.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 8 servings |
| Calories | 245 |
| Total Fat | 5 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Carbohydrates | 44 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 5 g |
| Sugar | 12 g |
| Protein | 9 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 592 mg |
Reviews
Even if you are a meat lover you won’t miss the meat here. It’s a keeper
This is a wonderful recipe! Thank you, Katie Lee! So satisfying and and flavorful. Will definitely make again and again!
Absolutely loved this dish! Hubby loved it as well and it was his first time trying a vegetarian dish. I added a few black beans with my second sloppy joe for extra fiber and it tasted amazing as well. This dish is a must try, stomach will thank you.
Incredible. The texture and flavor is spot on.
Awesome recipe. I actually had some cooked burger so did half lentils and half ground beef. I did that mostly for my hubs but it was so yummy Incertainly would have been happy with all lentils like the original recipe. But love that even if I don’t use all lentils I still can stretch the ground beef with lentils. economical, budget friendly and very healthy. And most importantly super yummy!
I have made this recipe and actually gave it to my mom and she had no idea that there was no meat. When I finally told her she said it really tasted like a regular sloppy joe burger! DELICIOUS!!!
Tasty. The avocado makes it even more delicious.
Super yummy! I didn’t have green chilies so I used jalapeño and it came out really good. I will definitely be making this again!
Really good but a little spicy
Try a vegan gravy using vegetable boullion