Why, oh why, did I wait so long to start freezer cooking?? All I needed to do was cut the bag open at the bottom and toss this pre-made recipe into the crockpot. I do love to cook, but now I have time for other things I enjoy even more, like beer drinking. I froze this meal for my Monthly Freezer Meal Challenge post at the beginning of the month. It comes from the site, Once A Month Meals, which is full of great make-ahead recipes. This vegan recipe is healthy, filling and delicious. We just ate it in bowls instead of on bread, so it tasted more like a thick lentil stew. I liked that it made enough for dinner for two nights, with leftovers to spare. I wasn’t sure the kids would eat it, but, as you can see below, it was a hit!
Vegan Sloppy Joes
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup Lentils, brown uncooked
- 2 cups Brown Rice uncooked
- 15 ounces Diced Tomatoes
- 1 1/2 cups Textured Vegetable Protein -I found mine on Amazon.
- 1 1/4 cups Diced Onion
- 1 1/2 cups Diced Carrot
- 3/4 cup Ketchup
- 3 tbsp Maple Syrup
- 1 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
- 1 tbsp Yellow Mustard
- 2 tbsp Soy Sauce or liquid amino
- 1 tsp Marjoram
- 6 cups Water
Instructions
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Freeze ahead: Place all ingredients, except water, in a gallon freezer bag
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On the day of cooking: Place contents of the freezer bag and 6 cups of water into the crockpot.
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Cook on HIGH for 6 hours and enjoy!
I hope your family enjoys this recipe as much as mine. Happy cooking!
🙂 Erin