Healthy Vegan Sloppy Joes, So EASY

Name: Healthy Vegan Sloppy Joes, So EASY
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1-¼ cups dry lentils; 1 yellow onion, chopped; 1 green bell pepper, chopped; sliced green onion, to serve; whole wheat bread or baked potatoes, to serve; Coleslaw, to serve; Sauce; 1 15 oz. can tomato sauce; 5 deglet dates; 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar; 1 tablespoon mustard; 2 teaspoons dried oregano; 3-5 garlic cloves; 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon smoked paprika; 1 tablespoon chili powder (mild or hot); 1 teaspoon chipotle pepper powder (optional); 2 tablespoons Nooch - Well Your World Nutritional Yeast; 1/4 teaspoon liquid smoke (optional); 1/4 teaspoon celery seed (optional); black pepper, to taste; 1 12-14 oz. block silken tofu; 1 lemon, juiced; 3-5 garlic cloves; 3-5 deglet dates; 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar; 2 tablespoons mustard; ¼+ cup water; 1 14-16 oz. bag mixed coleslaw; 1 apple, grated or diced small

8 steps

Updated at: Sat, 21 Oct 2023 01:00:16 GMT

Ingredients

0 servings

1 cupsdry lentils

or baked potatoes, to serve

coleslaw

to serve

sauce

1 x 15 ozcan tomato sauce

5deglet dates

1 tablespoonapple cider vinegar

1 tablespoonmustard

2 teaspoonsdried oregano

3garlic cloves

¼ teaspoonground cinnamon

1 teaspoonsmoked paprika

1 tablespoonchili powder

mild or hot

1 teaspoonchipotle pepper powder

optional

2 tablespoonsNutritional Yeast

¼ teaspoonliquid smoke

optional

¼ teaspooncelery seed

optional

black pepper

to taste

1 blocksilken tofu

1lemon juiced

3garlic cloves

3deglet dates

2 teaspoonsapple cider vinegar

2 tablespoonsmustard

¼ cupwater

1 x 14 ozmixed coleslaw

1apple

grated or diced small

0.5red onion

medium, diced small

black pepper

to taste, optional

Instructions

Step 1

Kid AND adult approved!

Step 2

Start by cooking the lentils. The best way to cook lentils is like pasta adding more water than is needed to cook and then straining it at the end. Bring the water to a boil, add the lentils, reduce the heat, and simmer for about 20 minutes.

Step 3

In a separate pan, sauté the onion and green bell pepper, adding a little water or veggie broth as needed to keep from sticking. Once they are tender, set aside.

Step 4

To prepare the sauce, add all of the to a high speed blender and blend until smooth, adding additional water if needed.

Step 5

Combine the sauce, lentils, and onion and pepper mixture into one pot and simmer for about 10 minutes to bring the sauce to temperature. Serve on whole wheat bread or baked potatoes with coleslaw on top!

Step 6

To prepare the dressing, add all of the to a high-speed blender and blend until smooth, adding water as needed to reach a creamy consistency. Depending on the tofu you are using, you may not need water or you might need to add more than ¼ cup.

Step 7

In a large mixing bowl, combine the salad along with the dressing. Sprinkle with black pepper to serve.

Step 8

Enjoy as a side or on a Sloppy Joe!