snobby joes

Name: snobby joes
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup dried lentils; 4 cups water; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 medium size yellow onion, cut into a small dice; 1 green bell pepper, seeded and cut into small dice; 2 cloves garlic; 3 tablespoons chili powder; 2 teaspoons dried oregano; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce; 1/4 cup tomato paste; 2 to 3 tablespoons maple syrup or sweetener of choice; 1 tablespoon prepared yellow mustard; 4 to 6 vegan kaiser rolls or sesame buns, sliced in half horizontally

4 steps

Prep:25minCook:35min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:01:19 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories291.8 kcal (15%)

Total Fat5 g (7%)

Carbs51.3 g (20%)

Sugars9.6 g (11%)

Protein13.1 g (26%)

Sodium903 mg (45%)

Fiber7.5 g (27%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

1 cupdried lentils

4 cupswater

1 tablespoonolive oil

1yellow onion

medium size, cut into a small dice

1green bell pepper

seeded and cut into small dice

2cloves garlic

3 tablespoonschili powder

2 teaspoonsdried oregano

1 teaspoonsalt

1 x 8 ouncecan tomato sauce

¼ cuptomato paste

2 tablespoonsmaple syrup

or sweetener of choice

1 tablespoonyellow mustard

prepared

4kaiser rolls

vegan, or sesame buns, sliced in half horizontally

Instructions

Step 1

Place the lentils and water in a medium sized saucepan. Cover and bring to a boil. Once the mixture is boiling, lower the heat and simmer for about 20 minutes, until the lentils are soft. Drain and set aside.

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Step 2

About 10 minutes before the lentils are done, heat a separate medium size- sauce pan over medium heat. Sauté the onion and bell pepper in the oil for about 7 minutes, until softened. Add the garlic and sauté for a minute more.

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Step 3

Stir in the cooked lentils, chili powder, oregano, and salt. Add the tomato sauce and tomato paste. Cook for about 10 minutes. Add the maple syrup of sweetener of choice and the mustard, and heat through.

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Step 4

Turn off the heat and let the pot sit for about 10 minutes, so that the flavors can meld, or go ahead and eat immediately if you can’t wait. We like to serve these open faced, a scoop of snobby joe on each slice of bun