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A few slow cooker vegan lentil sloppy joes sandwiches.
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5 from 17 votes

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
Cook Time3 hours
Total Time3 hours 10 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 sandwiches
Calories: 314kcal

Ingredients

  • 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

Instructions

  • 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.

Notes

**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

Nutrition

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