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Lentil Sloppy Joes + Homemade Pickles

October 12, 2017 by Julie Andrews 2 Comments

Craving comfort food, but don’t want that heavy after feeling? Turn to this healthier classic for help! Nothing beats these Lentil Sloppy Joes with Homemade Pickles when you crave a protein-packed, healthy meal.

Craving comfort food, but don't want that heavy after feeling? Turn to this healthier classic for help! Nothing beats these Lentil Sloppy Joes with Homemade Pickles when you crave a protein-packed, healthy meal.

Lentil Sloppy Joes with Homemade Pickles

You know what I love? Yes, food, but more specifically, I love wrap-me-up-in-a-blanket comfort food that makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. You know – mac and cheese, biscuits and gravy, chicken and dumplings, meaty lasagna, and the like. It reminds me of grandma’s home cookin’, and I love every spoonful of it.

What I don’t love, however, is feeling sluggish and Thanksgiving full after a big bowl of pasta. So instead of going all carby and high fat, I like to make my favorite comfort dishes into a lighter version. This recipe for Lentil Sloppy Joes with Homemade Pickles is a protein-packed, healthier classic you can really sink your teeth in to.

Craving comfort food, but don't want that heavy after feeling? Turn to this healthier classic for help! Nothing beats these Lentil Sloppy Joes with Homemade Dill Pickles when you crave a protein-packed, healthy meal.

For this vegetarian delight, I swapped the meat out for a higher-fiber version of the classic, without sacrificing a thing! They’re super sloppy (all that sauce!) and very, very comforting. I slapped a spoonful of it on some toasted sourdough bread with a handful of crispy homemade pickles, and am incredibly satisfied.

Craving comfort food, but don't want that heavy after feeling? Turn to this healthier classic for help! Nothing beats these Lentil Sloppy Joes with Homemade Dill Pickles when you crave a protein-packed, healthy meal.

If you haven’t made your own pickles, you should! They’re so fresh, crunchy, and garlicky, and are the perfect topping for these Sloppy Joes.

Craving comfort food, but don't want that heavy after feeling? Turn to this healthier classic for help! Nothing beats these Lentil Sloppy Joes with Homemade Dill Pickles when you crave a protein-packed, healthy meal.

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Lentil Sloppy Joes with Homemade Dill Pickles

Prep Time: 1 hour

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes

Yield: 6 sandwiches / 2 pint jars or 1 quart jar

Lentil Sloppy Joes with Homemade Dill Pickles

Ingredients

    Pickles:
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup distilled white vinegar
  • ½ Tbsp coarse salt
  • 1 ½ lbs cucumbers, sliced in rounds
  • 4 cloves garlic, peeled
  • ¼ cup fresh dill leaves
  • 2 Tbsp pickling spice
  • Sloppy Joes:
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • ½ medium yellow onion, finely diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 cup green lentils
  • 1 Tbsp chili powder
  • 2 cups unsalted vegetable stock
  • 1 (15 oz) can tomato sauce
  • 3 Tbsp yellow mustard
  • 3 Tbsp brown sugar
  • 2 Tbsp ketchup
  • 1 tsp coarse salt
  • ½ tsp ground black pepper
  • Dash Worcestershire sauce
  • Pinch crushed red pepper flakes
  • 12 slices sourdough bread, toasted

Instructions

    To make pickles:
  1. Wash jars with soap and water.
  2. Bring water, vinegar and salt to a boil in a saucepan and boil until salt has dissolved, whisking regularly.
  3. Allow brine to slightly cool.
  4. Pack cucumber slices in the jars, then pack a few garlic cloves in each.
  5. Distribute dill and pickling spice into each jar.
  6. Pour brine to the top of the jar and secure tightly with the lids.
  7. Allow jars to cool to room temperature, then refrigerate.
  8. Allow to pickle for at least one day.
  9. To make Sloppy Joes:
  10. Heat olive oil in a large skillet to medium heat.
  11. Add onion and sauté 4-5 minutes, until soft.
  12. Stir in garlic, then stir in lentils and chili powder.
  13. Once coated in oil, add stock and bring to a simmer. Simmer 15 minutes, until lentils are al dente.
  14. Stir in tomato sauce, mustard, brown sugar, ketchup, salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and red pepper flakes.
  15. Allow to simmer 2-3 more minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning, if necessary.
  16. To build Sloppy Joes:
  17. Spoon Sloppy Joe mixture on 6 slices toasted sourdough bread.
  18. Stack pickles on top and finish with remaining slices of bread.

Notes

Home Chef Tip: When making your pickles, if you like them a little on the spicy side, add some red pepper flakes to the brine when preparing.

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We hope you love these Lentil Sloppy Joes with Homemade Pickles from SoFabFood Home Chef, Julie from The Gourmet RD, as much as we do. If you love this healthier classic, be sure to visit our Vegetarian Section for more like it. For daily recipe inspiration, subscribe to our newsletter, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Pinterest. Enjoy!

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Comments

  1. Billy says

    October 24, 2017 at 1:23 pm

    I love that you made your own pickles for this recipe! I would love to do the same. How long do the pickles last in the fridge if you don't use them all?
    Reply
    • Julie says

      October 26, 2017 at 8:43 pm

      Hi Billy! I love these pickles :) They should last about a month in the refrigerator. Enjoy!
      Reply

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Julie Andrews

Julie Andrews is a food & nutrition consultant, dietitian, chef and culinary media expert. Her passion and experience lies in business development, recipe development, food styling, food photography and food writing. She is the creator and owner of The Gourmet RD, where she creates recipes, food photos and food videos for clients and brands. She leads workshops and trainings for culinary skills, recipe development, food photography and leads cooking classes. Julie also works for food magazines where she is a food writer, recipe developer and/or food photographer. She is regularly featured on television and in the media, where she shares nutrition expertise and showcases simple, wholesome and delicious recipes from her blog, www.thegourmetRD.com. Her work has been shared in publications locally, nationally and internationally, as she has a unique perspective on food and cooking. Her greatest passion is inspiring consumers to cook for themselves, as she truly believes it's the ticket to better health and a more enjoyable life.

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