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.
Servings: 8 sandwiches
Calories: 308kcal
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 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 ½ teaspoon chili powder
- 1 ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- 15 oz canned diced fire-roasted tomatoes (NOT drained)
- 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce (can use coconut aminos or no soy soy sauce)
- 2 teaspoon liquid smoke
- 2 ¼ cups low sodium vegetable stock
- 1 cup ketchup, more or less to taste
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar, more or less to taste
- 4 teaspoon yellow mustard
- 1-2 tablespoons 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.
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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: 308kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 0.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Sodium: 1117mg | Potassium: 551mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 1148IU | Vitamin C: 26mg | Calcium: 106mg | Iron: 4mg
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