Instant Pot Vegan Sloppy Joes

Rating

4.82 stars (27 reviews)

Keywords

instant pot sloppy joes, oil-free, plant-based instant pot sloppy joes, plant-based sloppy joes, vegan instant pot sloppy joes, vegan sloppy joes, wfpb

Ingredients

• 1 cup green/brown lentils
• 1 cup red lentils
• 3 cups water
• 28 ounces canned crushed tomatoes (I love the Muir Glen Fire Roasted variety)
• 3 Tablespoons tomato paste
• 2 Tablespoons Vegan Worcestershire sauce (I love The Wizard’s brand or Annie’s Naturals)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 Tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 large onion (chopped)
• 1 sweet bell pepper or poblano pepper (chopped)
• 1 Tablespoon olive oil or grapeseed oil (optional)
• 2 Tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 2 Tablespoons maple syrup (optional)
• 1 cup Vegan Ground Beef (optional)

Categories

• Main Dish

Cuisine

• American

Reviews

• Tammy on 2023-01-12 (5 stars):
  Delicious and SUPER easy! My husband ate 3 bowls and even my picky 16 year old liked it! I love Ipot recipes... as Chef AJ says "set it and forget it". People can't possibly be concerned about the time it takes to come up to pressure and to cool down from pressure? You get all the benefits of flavors melding in a short period of time and you do absolutely nothing! I've had my Ipot at least 7 years and it's just one of those things I could not possibly be without. Thank you for a new family fave!
• Home Decor on 2021-11-02 (5 stars):
  OMG.. some people are so strange! Of course it takes time for anything to heat up whether it be an oven or a hot pot. I don't quite understand why everyone is in such a hurry any more. They need to slow down and enjoy! I am never concerned with the heat up or cool down time.. so long as it does NOT require me being in the kitchen. I absolutely HATE to cook.. so the less time I have to spend in the kitchen the better. I love anything that can be thrown together in a pot and cook itself without my having to be present for searing, sauteing, supervising, etc. This one sounds fairly easy.. and the results look delicious so I am going to give it my best shot.
• Cassie on 2021-10-17 (5 stars):
  I made this, and I loved the flavor. It was great, so I've got this recipe bookmarked. However, for me personally, the lentils texture wasn't quite what I wanted for sloppy joes, but the bites with the crumbles had exactly the texture I wanted. So I was curious of how much water you would take out the recipe if you were to make this with all crumbles instead of lentils. I'm mainly looking to experiment with texture, but don't want to ruin things right off the bat by removing too much water.
• christie on 2020-06-05 (5 stars):
  this recipe is freaking fantastic! sloppy joes are not my 'thing', but these were absolutely delicious!!! my kids and husband loved them and asked me to make them regularly. i had no green lentils so had to use all red, but was perfect. i also served with your southwest coleslaw. what a perfect summer dinner to eat on the patio! thank you!
• George on 2020-02-10 (5 stars):
  Delicious, satisfying, and super easy to make. I mistakenly dumped in the crumbles to cook with the lentils but it turned out just fine. Otherwise, I followed the recipe religiously (except halving the maple syrup and added a bit more spice). The liquid-to-lentils proportions worked perfectly.
• Maria on 2020-01-29 (5 stars):
  I made this last night & it smelled amazing when it was done. I brought it in to work today to share with my coworkers and we ALL enjoyed it very much (they are all meat eaters too)! It was so tasty! I did add a little chili powder to it and a large garlic clove. I also used only half a large onion and opted for mushrooms instead of vegan meat. Perfect!!