Sweet Sloppy Joes

This recipe is perfect for healthcare institutions and hospitals. It was developed by HSUS’s team of expert chefs and reviewed by HSUS’s team of registered dietitians.

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Servings: 25

Serving Size: 1 sloppy joe

Ingredients

1 2/3 cups Water
1 2/3 cups Vegetables broth
2 1/3 cups Lentils, dry, rinsed
10 cups BBQ Sauce, prepared or from scratch (ingredients listed below)

BBQ Sauce – From Scratch
1 ¾ cups Vegetable broth, reduced sodium
1 cup Onion, yellow or white, small dice
6 ¼  cups Ketchup low sodium
1 tablespoon Garlic powder
1 ½ cups Brown sugar
4 ¼ cups Tempeh
25 Hamburger buns, whole grain rich

Preparation

1. Prepare lentils: Combine water, vegetable broth and rinsed lentils in a large pot or steam jacketed kettle. Heat on high until lentils have reach a low boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered for 15-20 minutes, until tender.
**Alternative method: Combine water, vegetable broth and rinsed lentils in a steam table pan and steam approximately 45-60 minutes, until tender. (Lentils can be steamed the day before and kept in the cooler.)
2. Drain remaining liquid from lentils.
3. If preparing barbeque sauce: Simmer vegetable stock and onions over medium heat for five minutes.
4. Add ketchup, garlic powder and brown sugar. Simmer 15-20 minutes, stirring frequently. (Can be made the day before.)
5. Crumble or chop tempeh into small pieces.
6. Add lentils, tempeh, and barbeque sauce and simmer until meal service or at minimum 20 minutes.
7. **For even more robust flavor, allow the sloppy joe mix to simmer for at least one hour.
8. Serve ¼ cup on each hamburger bun.

Nutrition information

Calories: 507 Total Fat: 7g Saturated Fat: 1.2g Monounsaturated Fat: 0.9 Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.2g Trans Fat: 0g Cholesterol: 0mg Carbohydrate: 82g Fiber: 8g Total Sugar: 42g Protein: 13g Sodium: 380mg Vitamin A: 0μg Vitamin C: 0.8mg Calcium: 61mg Iron: 2.8mg Folate: 88μg