These sloppy joes are so easy because the foundation of the sauce is pre-made barbeque sauce in a jar. A local family near us started a small operation making and selling their homemade sauce, and it’s low in sugar, contains no artificial ingredients, is vegan, and is delicious! I truly believe the sauce makes this recipe, so if you can’t use Smokin’ T’s original sauce you should probably skip this dish!
Ingredients
4 cups low sodium vegetable broth
2 cups dried brown lentils, rinsed and sorted (discard any stones or shriveled lentils)
1 small red onion, finely chopped (about 1 cup)
1 large green or red pepper, seeds and stem removed, diced (about 2 cups)
2 medium carrots, coarsely shredded (about 1½ cups)