LENTILS IN SLOPPY JOE SAUCE

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Quick, vegetarian alternative to traditional sloppy joes. Eat on english muffins or rolls with or without cheese.

Provided by Emily Lynne

Categories 100+ Everyday Cooking Recipes Vegan

Time 30m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

1 tablespoon oil, or as needed
½ onion, minced
½ green bell pepper, minced
2 tablespoons minced garlic
1 cup water
¾ cup ketchup
3 tablespoons spicy brown mustard
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons barbeque sauce
1 tablespoon maple syrup
1 tablespoon sriracha hot sauce
1 teaspoon thyme
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste
2 cups cooked lentils, or more to taste

Steps:

Heal oil in a deep skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion, green bell pepper, and garlic until until tender, about 10 minutes. Add water, ketchup, brown mustard, soy sauce, barbeque sauce, maple syrup, sriracha hot sauce, thyme, and cayenne pepper to onion mixture; bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to medium and simmer until sauce is thickened, about 5 minutes. Stir lentils into sauce and simmer until lentils are warmed, about 5 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 168.4 calories, Carbohydrate 29.5 g, Fat 3.2 g, Fiber 6.2 g, Protein 7.8 g, SaturatedFat 0.5 g, Sodium 900.7 mg, Sugar 12.6 g