Grammy's Kitchen · Sloppy Joes · Lentil Sloppy Joes
One of 151 sloppy joes recipes we measured
It ranks #2 of 151 for richness among the sloppy joes recipes we compared. 73 cooks on www.spendwithpennies.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 151.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 248% | 0% |
| fat | 7% | 1% |
| aromatics | 108% | 22% |
| acid | 8% | 0% |
| sweetener | 49% | 23% |
| vegetables and beans | 190% | 34% |
| collagen idx | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| marbling idx | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 14 g | 1 tablespoon olive oil |
| 120 g | 1 green bell pepper (finely chopped) |
| 150 g | 1 small onion (finely diced) |
| 9 g | 3 cloves garlic (minced) |
| 237 g | 1 cups water |
| 240 g | 1 cup broth (beef or vegetable broth) |
| 192 g | 1 cup brown lentils |
| 245 g | 1 cup tomato sauce |
| 68 g | 1/4 cup ketchup |
| 49 g | 3 tablespoons tomato paste |
| 5 g | 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce ((use vegetarian Worcestershire sauce if desired)) |
| 27 g | 2 tablespoons brown sugar |
| 3 g | 1 teaspoon chili powder |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon yellow mustard |
| 15 g | 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar |
| 416 g | 8 hamburger buns |
Method: 3 steps, published by www.spendwithpennies.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I love that this recipe uses high protein lentils! it's very similar to canned sloppy Joe sauce. My sensory kid has a really hard time with mixed foods, but this is one he usually eats! It's so hard to get him to try other proteins, but he likes the smooth te” — a cook, 5★
“I love that this recipe uses high protein lentils! it’s very similar to canned sloppy Joe sauce. My sensory kid has a really hard time with mixed foods, but this is one he usually eats! It’s so hard to get him to try other proteins, but he likes the smooth tex” — a cook, 5★