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Lentil sloppy joes

Prep 10 min Cook 30 min 4 servings ≈ $8 total · $2/serving vegetarianone-potfreezer-friendlybudget

Lentil sloppy joes — a budget family dinner from the ChaChaMo library: 6 ingredients, about 40 minutes, roughly $8 for 4 servings. vegetarian, one-pot, freezer-friendly, budget.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Dried lentils
  • 1 can Tomato sauce
  • 3 tbsp Ketchup pantry staple
  • 1 tbsp Brown sugar pantry staple
  • 1 Onion
  • 4 Hamburger buns

Steps

  1. Simmer lentils with diced onion until tender (~20 min); drain.
  2. Stir in tomato sauce, ketchup, and sugar; simmer thick.
  3. Pile onto buns.

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