Slow Cooker Vegan Lentil Sloppy Joes
These easy slow cooker vegan sloppy joes are a great meal prep dinner idea! Takes minutes to prep and ready in a few hours! Flavorful, kid-friendly, and great for a crowd.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time3 hours hrs
Total Time3 hours hrs 10 minutes mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 sandwiches
Calories: 314kcal
- 1 cup dried lentils (green or brown)
- 1 sweet onion, diced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced (other colors work too)
- 2 ½ tsp garlic powder
- 1 ½ teaspoon chili powder
- 1 ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 15oz can diced fire-roasted tomatoes (NOT drained)
- 2 tablespoon soy sauce (can use coconut aminos or no soy soy sauce)
- 2 teaspoon liquid smoke
- 2 ¼ cups vegetable stock
- 1 ½ cups ketchup
- ¼ cup brown sugar (can sub coconut sugar)
- 4 teaspoon yellow mustard
- 1-2 tablespoon sriracha, optional only if you want it spicy
- 8 hamburger buns
Into a slow cooker add everything from the lentils to the vegetable stock. Stir very well together.
Turn on slow cooker. Cook on low for 6 hours or high for 3. Do not overcook. Most all of the liquid should be evaporated, if not all to continue cooking a bit longer.
Remove lid and add in the ketchup, mustard, and brown sugar. If wanting it spicy, add the sriracha.
Stir together and serve on buns.
**Nutritional facts are just estimates. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates.
*Please see notes for tips and tricks
Serving: 0.5cup | Calories: 314kcal | Carbohydrates: 61g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1228mg | Potassium: 564mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 1149IU | Vitamin C: 26mg | Calcium: 118mg | Iron: 4mg