SLOPPY LENTIL JOES from Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease, created by Ann Crile Esselstyn

Worcestershire sauce

🥗Healthier: coconut aminos

💰Cheaper: soy sauce

Coconut aminos is lower in sodium and gluten-free.

burger buns

🥗Healthier: whole grain buns

💰Cheaper: white bread

Whole grain buns add fiber and nutrients.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar has a lower glycemic index.

vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: homemade broth

💰Cheaper: water

Homemade broth can be lower in sodium and more flavorful.

Dice one onion and half of a red bell pepper and half of a yellow bell pepper finely.

Cook the diced onion and peppers in a big pot for about five minutes.

Add chili powder to the onion and peppers and mix well.

Add 3 and 1/3 cups of water to the pot and bring to a boil.

Add 1 and 1/2 cups of red lentils to the pot without pre-rinsing them.

Add Dijon mustard, Liquid Aminos, apple cider vinegar, rice vinegar, and date sugar to the pot.

Add one can of diced fire roasted tomatoes and chopped cilantro to the mixture.

Cover the pot, turn the heat to low, and cook for about 55 to 60 minutes.

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