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A walnut meat vegan sloppy joe topped with french fries.
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Walnut Meat Vegan Sloppy Joes

These meatless walnut meat vegan sloppy joes will blow your mind! Super easy to make and perfectly similar to the traditional version.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 sandwiches
Calories: 655kcal
Author: Andrew Bernard

Ingredients

  • 4 cups walnuts, soaked
  • 2 sweet onions, diced
  • 8 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 red bell pepper (other colors work too)
  • 1 tablespoon avocado (or olive) oil (can sub vegetable stock if oil free)
  • 2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 15oz can diced tomatoes (not drained)
  • 2 tablespoon soy sauce (can use coconut aminos or no soy soy sauce)
  • 2 teaspoon liquid smoke
  • 2 cups ketchup
  • ¼ cup brown sugar (can sub coconut sugar)
  • 4 teaspoon yellow mustard
  • 1-2 tablespoon sriracha (Optional. Only add if wanting it spicy)
  • 8 hamburger buns

Instructions

  • Soak walnuts first if not already soaked.
    *You can do this by letting them sit in boiling hot water for 30 minutes or let them soak in an air tight container for up to 5 days.  We usually let them sit for 24 hours and then use them. 
  • Drain soaked walnuts and put them into a food processor and pulse until you have meat like crumbles. Scrapping down as needed.
    *Do not over process or you will end up with walnut butter. 
  • Chop onions, garlic, and peppers.  
  • Add a small amount of oil to a skillet, and saute onions and peppers until translucent (about 2-3 minutes).
  • Add in the garlic for 1 more minute.
  • Sprinkle garlic powder, chili powder, and smoked paprika across and stir to combine.  
  • Add in the crumbled walnut and stir very well. 
  • Pour in canned tomatoes, soy sauce, and liquid smoke.  Stir well.  
  • Cook until the liquid has evaporated, stirring every few minutes. This will take 20-30 minutes. 
  • Add in the ketchup, mustard, and brown sugar.  If wanting it spicy, add the sriracha.  
  • Stir and cook until the dish is heated throughout. 
  • Take off the stove and serve on buns

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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: 655kcal | Carbohydrates: 61g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 42g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 1057mg | Potassium: 682mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 982IU | Vitamin C: 28mg | Calcium: 170mg | Iron: 4mg