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Vegan Mushroom and Eggplant Sloppy Joes are a spin on traditionalsloppy joes.
Did you grow up eating sloppy joes? We had sloppy joes pretty often. They were a quick and easy meal that the whole family loved. To make a really quick dinner, my mom used the manwich sloppy joe sauce.
When I started cooking, I learned how easy it is to make your own homemade sauces. Whether you are making a pasta marina sauce or sloppy joes, I like taking a few extra minutes and make the sauce from scratch. The sauce for theseVegan Mushroom and Eggplant Sloppy Joesis easy to make.
To add depth of flavor to the sauce, I use a vegan worcestershire sauce. Many worcestershire sauces aren't vegan; however there are a few vegan-friendly options. My top two are Annie's and Edward and Sons.
I love cooking with beer and it adds a really nice flavor to the sauce. If you don't drink alochol or don't keep beer on hand, simply sub vegetable broth instead.
I usually make lentil based sloppy joes, but I wanted to create a vegetable heavy sloppy joe filling. I have been loving the combinations of mushrooms and eggplant together. Two of my favorite vegetables!
TheseVegan Mushroom and Eggplant Sloppy Joesare a vegetarian spin on the classic sloppy joe.
Yield: 4 to 8 Servings
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
These Vegan Mushroom and Eggplant Sloppy Joes are a vegetarian spin on the classic sloppy joe. Vegan Mushroom and Eggplant Sloppy Joes Recipe Type: Entree Cuisine: Vegan Author: Jeni Hernandez Ingredients Instructions
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoon Avocado Oil
- 1 Large Yellow Onion, diced
- 2 Garlic Cloves, minced
- 1 Red Bell Pepper, seeded and finely diced
- 1 Pound Cremini Mushrooms, finely diced
- 1 Small Globe Eggplant, diced
- 2 Tablespoons Tomato Paste
- 1 Tablespoon Chili Powder
- 1 teaspoon Cumin
- 1 teaspoon Smoked Paprika
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- ½ Cup Lager Beer
- 1 15 ounce Can Crushed Tomatoes or Tomato Sauce
- 2 teaspoon Maple Syrup, or to taste
- 1 Tablespoon Vegan Worcestershire Sauce
- Buns for serving
Instructions
- Prep all the vegetables.
- Heat the oil in a large deep sided skillet over medium high heat. Add the onion and cook 5 minutes, or until softened.
- Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
- Add the red bell pepper, diced mushrooms and eggplant. Cook for 10-12 minutes, or until the vegetables are caramelized. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add the tomato paste, chili powder, cumin, and smoked paprika and stir. Cook for 1 minute
- Add the beer, crushed tomatoes, maple syrup and Vegan Worcestershire Sauce.
- Stir and bring to a simmer.
- Once simmering, lower heat to low and cover. Cook 30-35 minutes.
- Taste and adjust seasonings if needed.
- Serve on a bun.
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Kristin
yum! i'm always looking for new ways to cook with eggplant.
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Brianne
Can anything else work besides eggplant? Not so much around here.
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Jeni
You could add cooked brown lentils or maybe even diced cauliflower would be good.
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Xavier
Zucchini would be a good substitute. Similar texture.
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Kathryn
Do you skin eggplant first?
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Jeni
I leave the skin on, but can peel it if you would like!
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Jessica Hillier
Can you make this ahead of time and reheat later??
Thank you...Can't wait to try
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Jeni
Yes! It reheats beautifully!
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Sonya
Is there a substitute for the beer?
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Jeni
You can use vegetable broth instead of beer!
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Elaine
This recipe was a real throwback for me. I did make a few changes based on my childhood recipe. I added some dill pickle relish (about 2 tbsps) and also about 2 tsps Dijon mustard. It was delicious. Thanks for posting this recipe.
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Glenn Ausmus
I put this on taco shells with vegan feta. So good!
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Jeni
So glad that you enjoyed it!
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