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Healthy Recipe

Lentil Sloppy Joes

A family-friendly plant-based take on the classic sweet-savory sloppy joe.

Lentil Sloppy Joes
Prep 10 minCook 20 minServes 4Easy

Ingredients

  • 2 cups cooked brown lentils
  • 1 onion, finely diced
  • 1 bell pepper, diced
  • 1 cup tomato sauce
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup
  • 1 tbsp yellow mustard
  • 4 whole-grain buns

Instructions

  1. Sauté onion and pepper until soft.
  2. Stir in lentils, tomato sauce, paste, maple syrup, and mustard.
  3. Simmer 12 minutes until thick.
  4. Taste and adjust seasoning.
  5. Serve generously on toasted buns.

Nutrition snapshot

385calories18gprotein14gfiber61gcarbs7gfat

Nutrition values are estimates and may vary by ingredients, brands and portions.