Slow Cooker Lentil Sloppy Joes

Ingredients

• Sloppy Joes
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 1 red bell pepper, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 cup brown lentils
  • 1 cup crushed tomatoes
  • 2 cups vegetable broth
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • Salt and pepper to taste
• Coleslaw
  • 2 1/2 cups shredded cabbage or 1 package of Mann’s Veggie Slaw
  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
• Serving Methods
  • Whole wheat bun
  • Portobello mushroom cap
  • Leafy green salad
  • Baked sweet or white potato

Recipe adapted from Delish Knowledge

Directions

1. Add all of the lentil Sloppy Joe ingredients into the slow cooker. Mix everything together until well combined.
2. Cover and cook for 3 1/2 hours on high in your slow cooker.
3. Check every hour or so, adding more water or broth if necessary.
4. Make the coleslaw by simply combining all the ingredients in a bowl. Cover and refrigerate.
5. Once the Sloppy Joes are finished cooking, serve them on whole wheat buns, over a portobello mushroom cap, as filling for a sweet or white potato, or over a mixed green salad (or just in a bowl with a spoon!).
6. Top with coleslaw.

Mary-Beth says: “So delicious, you will not believe it is meatless!”