A couple of weeks ago, I made quinoa stuffed peppers for dinner and the stuffing mix was so delicious that I ate it for the next two nights’ dinners as well. On night three, when I had run out of peppers to stuff, I decided to serve the mix on a pita with a side salad and I had a brainwave. These would make amazing vegan sloppy joes.
I have been excited about making the ultimate comfort food ever since and with a few recipe tweaks for maximum sloppiness, I turned the dream into a reality.
Until I came to write this post, I thought I was so original with this recipe; so creative and inventive. Surely no one had thought of it before, right?!
Well… Of course somebody had thought of it before. But I’m still pretty pleased with this vegan sloppy joe concoction and can see it making its way onto my plate quite regularly!
VEGAN Sloppy Joes WITH QUINOA & BLACK BEANS
Makes 8-10 servings
Ingredients
1 cup raw quinoa
2 cups water
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 red onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
100g cherry tomatoes, diced
2 heaped teaspoons of chilli powder
2 heaped teaspoons of paprika
2 heaped teaspoons of cumin
1 teaspoon salt
Pepper to season, as desired
1 400g tin black beans
2 400g tins chopped tomatoes
1 tablespoon tomato paste
8 wholemeal rolls or burger buns
Method
1. Rinse and drain quinoa. Combine quinoa with two cups of water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer until water is absorbed and the quinoa is softened (around 10-12 minutes).
2. In a large pan, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion and cook until translucent, about 2-4 minutes.
3. Stir in garlic, fresh tomatoes, chilli powder, paprika, cumin, salt, and pepper and cook for a further 1-2 minutes.
4. Add black beans, tinned tomatoes, and tomato paste and stir until combined.
5. Gradually fold in quinoa, stir until combined and bring the mix to a simmer. Cook for 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally until the mixture thickens.
6. Spoon mixture generously onto rolls or buns.
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Looks great, I want to make these!
Thank you! Please let me know how they go. 🙂
Looks great, I’ll be making them too 🙂
Thanks! Hope you like them. 🙂
It’s a lovely idea to use quinoa for. I have some but I’m never sure what to do with it.
I’m quite new to quinoa too but trying to experiment with new ways to use it. This one went quite well! 🙂
makes me think of trying them with my mom’s great northern baked beans….minus the bacon of course!
Enjoy! 🙂
omg…this looks sooooooo good!!!
Thank you! 😀
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Thanks “More than Greens” for this recipe. It looks delicious and comforting.
Thanks for the reblog! 🙂
This looks amazing! The perfect summer alternative to a burger for my vegan self. I used to love Sloppy Joes as a kid and I haven’t had one since. I need to remedy that!
Thank you! Vegan comfort food is amazing!
I actually made the ‘mince’ again the other day and used it in two new dishes, which I’m about to post! Good timing! 😉
Cant wait to see it! Vegan comfort food is like no other!
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I’m always looking for new ways to prepare quinoa, and thought these quinoa sloppy joes looked great.
I made them as originally posted, except substituted curry powder for cumin since was all out of cumin, and used half the amount of chili powder.
Very good!
Thank you!
Just come across this recipe – looks awesome, will give it a go!
Thanks! Hope you like it. 🙂
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