Vegan Sloppy Joes

4.95 from 18 votes

Perfect vegan sloppy joes for an easy delicious dinner! Packed with meaty flavour for that nostalgic comfort food vibe!

Cook Time30

Total Time30

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 376kcal

20 g vegan butter
½ onion peeled and finely chopped
3 cloves of garlic peeled and finely minced
450 g vegan mince aka vegan ground OR sub for 400g can beluga lentils, drained plus 50g shiitake mushrooms finely chopped
3 tablespoon dark soy sauce
1 teaspoon marmite or any other yeast extract
½ green bell pepper
1 tablespoon tomato puree aka tomato paste
150 ml ketchup
200 ml water
1 tablespoon light brown sugar
1 teaspoon English mustard
½ teaspoon vegan Worcestershire sauce I use Henderson's relish
½ teaspoon fine seal salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon hot sauce
1 tablespoon vegan gravy granules I use vegan Bisto
4 vegan burger buns
pickles or vegan coleslaw for serving

Place a large frying pan over medium heat and add the vegan butter. Once melted, add the onion and garlic and fry for 3-5 minutes or until starting to brown.
20 g vegan butter, ½ onion, 3 cloves of garlic
Add the vegan mince and use a spatula to break it up in the frying pan. Fry for 2 minutes or until starting to brown then add the dark soy sauce, the marmite and the green pepper. Fry for a further minute or so, to soften the pepper.
450 g vegan mince, 3 tbsp dark soy sauce, 1 tsp marmite, ½ green bell pepper
Add the remaining ingredients except for the burger buns and stir to combine. Cover with a lid and leave to simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally to make sure it’s not catching to the bottom of the pan.
1 tbsp tomato puree, 150 ml ketchup, 200 ml water, 1 tbsp light brown sugar, 1 tsp English mustard, ½ tsp vegan Worcestershire sauce, ½ tsp fine seal salt, ½ tsp ground black pepper, 1 tsp hot sauce, 1 tbsp vegan gravy granules
Just before serving, slice the burger buns and spread with a little vegan butter then toast in a dry frying pan until golden brown.
4 vegan burger buns
Divide the filling between the buns and serve with pickles and vegan coleslaw.
pickles or vegan coleslaw