Vegetarian Sloppy Joes

Ingredients:

1/4 cup vegetable, olive, or sunflower oil 1/2 cup minced onion 2 (8 ounce) packages tempeh * 1/2 cup minced green bell pepper 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/4 cup tomato sauce 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 1 tablespoon honey 1 tablespoon blackstrap molasses 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper **

1/4 teaspoon celery seed 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme 1/2 teaspoon oregano 1/2 teaspoon paprika 1 pinch ground black pepper hamburger buns ***

Directions:

1.

Heat oil in a deep, 10-inch skillet over medium-low heat. Cook the onion in the oil until translucent. Crumble the tempeh into the skillet; cook and stir until golden brown. Add the green pepper and garlic; cook another 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, honey, molasses, cayenne pepper, celery seed, cumin, salt, coriander, thyme, oregano, paprika, and black pepper; stir. Simmer another 10 to 15 minutes. Spoon hot onto hamburger buns to serve.

*If you do not have or do not like tempeh, try using kidney beans. Or, add more veggies.

**I have left out the cayenne pepper to make a sweeter version, which also tastes good.

***I use oatmeal sesame or wild rice buns with molasses or honey in them--any sort of bun that is NOT made from white refined flours, HFCS or sugar!