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Vegetarian Sloppy Joes with Kale and Sweet Potatoes

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes

Servings

4 Servings

Ingredients

  • 1 cup dry brown lentils dry
  • 3 cup vegetable stock
  • 1 cup onion peeled and diced
  • 3 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 cup tomatoes diced
  • 3 garlic cloves peeled and minced
  • 3 ounce tomato paste
  • .5 cup ketchup
  • 1 teaspoon mustard powder
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 3 tablespoon molassas
  • 1 dash Worcestershire sauce
  • salt to taste
  • pepper to taste
  • 4 whole wheat hamburger buns
  • 1 pound kale stemmed and roughly chopped
  • 4 medium sweet potatoes peeled and diced
  • old bay seasoning to taste
  • olive oil as needed

Instructions

  • Spread diced sweet potatoes out on a baking sheet. Toss with old bay spice and olive oil. Bake in a preheated 425-degree oven for 30 minutes or until soft.
  • In a pot, combine lentils and vegetable stock. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until bean become tender. This takes about 30 minutes, and you should stir occasionally so beans don't stick to the bottom of the pot.
  • Cook onions and olive oil in a different pot over medium heat for 4 minutes or until the onions have softened and turned translucent. Add the tomatoes and garlic, cooking for 5 minutes. Stir in tomato paste, ketchup, mustard powder, chili powder, molasses and Worcestershire sauce; simmer 5 to 10 minutes until sauce thickens.
  • Drain lentils and reserve cooking liquid. Stir lentils into sauce mixture, adding cooking liquid or water as needed to obtain the desired "sloppy joe" consistency.
  • Saute kale in a skillet with olive oil until it becomes soft & wilted, about 8 minutes.
  • Serve sloppy joes on hamburger buns with the sauteed kale and roasted sweet potato. A great weeknight meal!