Fantastic Vegan Sloppy Joes

June 8, 2008

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

* 1 pkg. extra firm tofu
* 1 can kidney beans
* 1 onion, chopped
* 2 carrots, diced
* 3-4 mushrooms (more or less if desired), diced
* 1/2 cup peas- 125 mL
* 1 green pepper, chopped
* 2 cloves garlic, minced
* 2 tablespoon nutritional yeast
* 2 tablespoon tamari
* 2 teaspoon oregano
* 1 1/2 tablespoon vegan Dijon mustard
* 1 tablespoon blackstrap molasses
* 1 tablespoon vegan red wine vinegar
* 2 cups crushed tomatoes - 500 mL
* 2 tablespoon lemon juice
* hot sauce or chili to taste
* vegan buns- Portuguese or whole wheat
* kaisers work really well

Directions:

Crumble tofu into small pieces, fry in
a decent sized frying pan (should be a
couple of inches thick) with a bit of
olive oil or non stick cooking spray.
Add nutritional yeast, garlic, and
vegetables (not the tomatoes). Saute
about 10 minutes, being careful not to
burn- it’s ok if the tofu browns a
bit.

Add tamari, mustard, molasses,
vinegar, tomatoes, hot sauce, lemon
juice and oregano. Simmer a few
minutes until heated through. You
might want to add a bit of water or
vegetable stock if it gets very
thick.

Serve on open faced buns - its great if
the buns have been toasted in a
toaster oven or the oven a bit first.

Great source of iron and protein, plus
lots of other great nutrients!

Serves: 3 - 4

Preparation time: 30 min