Easy Slow Cooker Lentil Sloppy Joes – Dr. Rania Dempsey

Ingredients

• 4 cups low sodium vegetable broth
• 2 cups dried brown lentils, rinsed and sorted (discard any stones or shriveled lentils)
• 1 small red onion, finely chopped (about 1 cup)
• 1 large green or red pepper, seeds and stem removed, diced (about 2 cups)
• 2 medium carrots, coarsely shredded (about 1½ cups)
• 2 stalks celery, leaves removed, diced
• 1½ cups (1-12 oz. bottle) Smokin’ Ts original barbeque sauce
• 1 6-oz can no sodium tomato paste