Vegan TVP Sloppy Joes

Name: Vegan TVP Sloppy Joes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 to 3 tablespoons olive oil; 1 medium onion, diced; 1 medium green or red bell pepper, diced; 1 1/2 cups vegetable broth; 2 1/2 cups tomato sauce; 1 tablespoon chili powder; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 dash hot sauce, such as Tabasco sauce, optional; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 1/2 cups TVP (texturized vegetable protein); Salt, to taste; Freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 5 to 6 hamburger buns, for serving

These healthier, meatless sloppy joes offer a family-friendly, vegetarian take on the classic retro sandwich, perfect for vegan or vegetarian children.

⭐ 4.5 (29 reviews) Prep: 10 minCook: 20 minTotal: 30 minYields: 6 servings

Category Tags:

Entree Dinner Lunch Sandwich

Cuisine Tags:

American

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Instructions

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat, then sauté onion and bell peppers until soft (3-5 minutes).
Reduce heat to medium-low, add vegetable broth and tomato sauce, stirring to combine.
Once hot, mix in chili powder, soy sauce, hot sauce, sugar, and TVP.
Simmer for at least 15 minutes, then season with salt and pepper, adjusting flavors as needed.
Spoon the vegetarian sloppy joe mixture onto hamburger buns.

Nutritional Info (per serving)

Calories: 314 kcal

Carbohydrate: 42 g

Cholesterol: 0 mg

Fiber: 8 g

Protein: 19 g

Saturated Fat: 1 g

Sodium: 1158 mg

Sugar: 14 g

Fat: 9 g

Unsaturated Fat: 0 g