Lentil Sloppy Joes

Ingredients

• Cook 1 cup lentils in 3 cups water with one bay leaf – bring to boil then simmer 25 minutes covered or until done. Drain and discard bay leaf.
• Or use 2 cans, cooked lentils drained
• 1 medium sweet onion, small dice
• 1 red bell pepper (or green if you prefer), small dice
• 2 celery sticks, small dice
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 T chili powder blend
• 2 tsp dried oregano
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp salt (optional)
• 1 8 oz can tomato sauce
• 1/4 cup tomato paste
• 3 T maple or date syrup
• 1 T mustard
• Slaw (see mayonaisse recipe and add to a bag of slaw mix or grated white and purple cabbage and carrot).