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Makes 4 servings

Everyone needs a good Sloppy Joe recipe. This recipe will have you catching every bite before it falls on your plate or the floor.

• 1 cup water, divided
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
• 1 8-ounce package tempeh, crumbled into small pieces
• 1 8-ounce can tomato sauce
• 2 tablespoons ketchup
• 1 tablespoon agave nectar
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon vegan Worcestershire sauce
• 2 teaspoons prepared mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 4 multigrain hamburger buns

Heat 1/2 cup water in skillet. Add onion and bell pepper and sauté until cooked through. Add remaining 1/2 cup water and tempeh. Sauté for 5 to 7 minutes, allowing the tempeh to get well-done.

Add tomato sauce, ketchup, agave nectar, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, and garlic powder and cook for 15 minutes. Serve on buns.

I Didn’t Know That: You can substitute faux meat crumbles, textured vegetable protein (TVP), or even lentils in this recipe.

Per serving:

• 273 calories
• 7.9 g fat
• 1.6 g saturated fat
• 24.5% calories from fat
• 0 mg cholesterol
• 17.6 g protein
• 36.6 g carbohydrate
• 14.4 g sugar
• 6.3 g fiber
• 666 mg sodium
• 143 mg calcium
• 3.9 mg iron
• 27.7 mg vitamin C
• 239 mcg beta-carotene
• 1.5 mg vitamin E

Source: The Get Healthy, Go Vegan Cookbook by Neal Barnard, M.D. Recipe by Robyn Webb.