Sloppy Joestew

So I kept seeing vegetarian sloppy joes, made with beans, on blogs and wanted to give it a try. I used to love Sloppy Joes when they served it at my elementary school cafeteria but haven’t had it since.

I picked up a McCormick’s Sloppy Joe Seasoning Mix and hoped for the best. Unfortunately, I was NOT prepared to make it, had no recipe, and was really rushed when making it and it turned out not quite as I had expected. It ended up being more a stew which was actually DELICIOUS! The first night I had it over a salad, not wanting to accept it was more like a stew, but the next two nights I embraced the stew and ate it for lunch with a spoon.

Ingredients:

1 sloppy joe seasoning packet

1 large can of diced tomatoes

1 can of cannellini beans

2 cups baby spinach

Directions:

Read the directions on the back of the Sloppy Joe packet and substitute the meat for beans. Unfortunately, I did not do this so we’ll move on.

Throw diced tomatoes, beans and seasoning packet into a large pot and heat.

Throw in the spinach…

And there you have it! Easy-peasy

So like I said, the first night, I had the “stew” over a bed of more spinach and broccoli with a fried egg on top, sprinkled with hot sauce. Clearly, I couldn’t figure out WHAT I wanted to eat.

But the subsequent days, I ate it as is as a soup and it was DELICIOUS!!! I am not kidding. The seasoning mix is a bit sweet with a little kick and it made such an easy, delicious and healthy meal. I’m definitely going to be making this again.

Tags: sloppy joe, stew, vegetarian