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Pinto Bean Sloppy Joes

Pinto beans simmer into a thick, tangy-sweet tomato and molasses sauce that is mashed lightly and piled on soft buns. It tastes like the classic, with no meat needed.

  • YieldServes 6 · 6 sandwiches
  • Hands-on24 min
  • Total24 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 1 tbspextra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 cuponion, chopped
  • ½ cupgreen bell pepper, chopped
  • 2 clovesgarlic, finely chopped
  • 1 canpinto beans, 425 g, rinsed and drained
  • 1 cantomato paste, 170 g
  • ¾ cupwater
  • ¼ cupwheat germ
  • ¼ cupmolasses
  • 1 tbspchili powder, or more to taste
  • ½ tspliquid smokeoptional
  • ½ tspsalt
  • to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground
  • to tastehot sauceoptional
  • 6hamburger buns, whole wheat if you like, split

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
  • Vegan

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Soy
  • Sesame
  • Sulfites
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Legumes (any)
  • Common beans (kidney, black, pinto, navy...)
  • Wheat
  • Olive
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Bell (sweet) pepper
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Oregano
  • Black and white pepper
  • Cumin
  • Paprika
  • Yeast
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Smoke
  • Aromatic spice

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • Under 30 min total
  • Difficulty 1
  • Leftovers-friendly
  • Kid-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: moderate
  • Carbs: high
  • Fat: low
  • Fiber: high
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: low

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