Vegan Sloppy Joes

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 151.

	this recipe	typical
liquid	312%	0%
fat	14%	1%
aromatics	92%	22%
acid	12%	0%
sweetener	7%	23%
salt	1%	0%
vegetables and beans	1283%	34%
collagen idx	0.8	0.8
marbling idx	0.6	0.6

Where it stands out

• #1 of 151 for sauce body
• #3 of 151 for heat level
• #3 of 151 for richness
• #151 of 151 for saltiness

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

27 g	2 tablespoons olive oil
150 g	1 large sweet onion, chopped
120 g	1 medium green pepper, chopped
1 g	1/2 medium sweet red pepper, chopped
61 g	1 medium carrot, shredded
18 g	6 garlic cloves, minced
600 g	2-1/2 cups reduced-sodium vegetable broth
192 g	1 cup dried red lentils, rinsed
2055 g	5 plum tomatoes, chopped
227 g	1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
16 g	2 tablespoons chili powder
26 g	2 tablespoons yellow mustard
22 g	4-1/2 teaspoons cider vinegar
11 g	2 teaspoons vegan Worcestershire sauce
13 g	2 teaspoons maple syrup
8 g	1-1/2 teaspoons tomato paste
2 g	1/4 teaspoon salt
0 g	1/8 teaspoon pepper
728 g	14 whole wheat hamburger buns, split and toasted
	Vegan coleslaw, optional

Method: 3 steps, published by www.tasteofhome.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.