Chickpea Sloppy Joes

Name: Chickpea Sloppy Joes
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons liquid aminos (or tamari or soy sauce); One 15-ounce (425 g) can unsalted, diced fire-roasted tomatoes, with liquid; ½ red bell pepper, diced; ½ medium red onion, diced; 2 to 3 garlic cloves, minced; 4 cups (510 g) cooked chickpeas (see method) or two 15-ounce (425 g) cans, rinsed and drained; 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil; vegan hamburger buns (gluten-free, if necessary); ¼ cup (60 g) tomato paste; 2 tablespoons sriracha; Tofu Sour Cream or vegan mayonnaise, optional; 2 teaspoons dried oregano; 1 tablespoon maple syrup; 1½ teaspoons cumin; Salt and black pepper to taste; 1 teaspoon dried thyme; 1 teaspoon smoked paprika; 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast, optional; 1 teaspoon liquid smoke

Preparation info

Serves
6 to 8

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
25 min

Appears in

But I Could Never Go Vegan!

By Kristy Turner

Published 2021

About

Didn’t it always seem like Sloppy Joes were the one recipe your elementary school got right? Everything else usually ended up in the garbage (like those hockey pucks they called chicken nuggets? Blech). When you got older, Sloppy Joes were the one meal you kinda, sorta wished someone would cook for you, even though you’re supposed to want more “grown-up” foods like salads. Well, here you go: a Sloppy Joe sandwich that tastes better than your old cafeteria’s, and it happens to be vega