Vegan Sloppy Joes - Quick and Easy Recipe

Vegan Sloppy Joes - Quick Easy Recipe

Tempeh to the rescue again!  We use tempeh as our meat replacement over all other alternatives.  Tempeh is  easy to work with - simply dice it into tiny cubes and simmer it with your favorite veggies, oils, and spices.  We have made taco "meat", churizo, and now these Sloppy Joes.  The recipe below takes little ingredients,  quick to make, and low cost at the store! You can add many other ingredients if you like - let's just keep it easy!

Shopping List / Ingredients:

• Organic Tempeh
• Organic Ketchup
• Organic Mustard
• Organic Brown Sugar
• Organic Green Pepper
• Organic Sweet Onion
• Sea Salt
• Cracked Black Pepper
• Hamburger Buns
• Salt & Pepper Chips

1. Dice Tempeh into tiny cubes.  Cut lengthwise and then widthwise into thin strips, then crumble with a fork.

2. Dice green pepper and onions - to equal 1 cup each.

3. Heat pan with favorite oil and put tempeh and veggies in to sizzle for 5 minutes.

4. Add 1/2 cup organic ketchup, 1 teaspoon organic mustard, add 1/8 cup organic brown sugar (more or less), 1/2 teaspoon cracked black pepper, sea salt to taste.

5. Simmer on lower heat for 5 - 10  minutes.

Roasted Vegetables and Olive Oil

On my travels last week, this wonderful rendition of roasted vegetables was prepared for me to cater to my vegan lifestyle! Everyone else had a roast with meat and some of these veggies. I could not resist snapping photos as it was prepared, so beautiful! This is easy to do and a real crowd pleaser, so many different kinds of vegetables. You can add or remove any you like but here is the recipe as seen in the pictures:

Veggies
-Summer Squash
-Brussell Sprouts
-Broccoli
-Red Bell Peppers
-Small Yellow Potatoes
-garlic
-grape tomatoes

Other Ingredients
-sea salt
-coarse black pepper
-olive oil
Clean veggies, pat dry, cut into medium to large chunks and place in large bowl. Add crushed garlic, tomatoes and all veggies. Stir sea salt, large black pepper, and olive oil to coat veggies. Let sit to marinate flavors. Pour onto cookie sheet, separating the tomatoes until broil time. Save the bowl and re-use to serve to get more flavor. This was roasted on a greased foil covered cookie sheet 400 about 20 min or until desired tenderness. Then add grape tomatoes and broil about 2-3 min. Let cool.