Vegetarian Sloppy Joes

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 large green sweet pepper, chopped
• 1 tablespoon cooking oil
• 1 1/2 cups precooked and crumbled ground meat substitute (soy protein)
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can tomato puree
• 1 cup water
• 1/3 cup barbecue sauce
• 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce (optional)
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic (2 cloves)
• 8 -10 hamburger buns, toasted

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet cook onion and sweet pepper in hot oil for 5 to 7 minutes or until tender.
• 2 stir in ground-meat substitute, tomato puree, the water, barbecue sauce, mustard, soy sauce (if desired), chili powder, and garlic.
• 3 bring to boiling; reduce heat.
• 4 simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 5 serve on buns.