Reviewed: Nov. 3, 2009

I really had higher expactations on this dish based on the reviews. I do like the fact this is a healthy meal, but it was so bland, one of the reviewers mentioned about trying to cook the lentils with the sauce instead of water to absorb more flavor, maybe this could be an idea.

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Fit&Healthy Mom

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Reviewed: Oct. 14, 2009

Reading all the "Even the meat lovers in my family loved them!" type reviews was encouraging. Unfortunately, all but a few test bites of this went in the trash. I'm usually pretty open - I guess lentils just aren't my thing.

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Erin M

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Reviewed: Sep. 26, 2009

Thank you so much for this recipe! I am coming up on my one year vegetarian anniversary and have been getting bored with some other recipes. I thought I was craving meat, but after trying this, I realized I just needed something better! I prepared as directed just increasing the amounts of garlic and onion a little. I would challenge any meat eater to not have seconds.

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Allison

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Reviewed: Aug. 24, 2009

Very good recipe, made as directed except I didn't have celery seed and I only used 1 T. of molasses. I served it with cole slaw on top and it was delicious. the only reason I give it four stars is because the taste was more like bbq and less like sloppy joes. But I will definitely make it again, thanks!

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MonaG

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Reviewed: Jun. 20, 2009

While I liked these freshly made, I really loved these the next day! I used a can of diced garlic and onion flavored tomatoes, (undrained), in place of fresh. I added about a T. of regular mustard and brown sugar in the end. It was way too sweet the first day, but tasted fine the next day. So next time I would not add any sugar, and I may try some vinegar to see what that does to the flavor, too.

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bellydancer

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Living In: Traverse City, Michigan, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 9, 2009

I have made this recipe twice. The first time I followed the recipe exactly and it was really good. This time I was missing a couple ingredients so I used a can of fire roasted diced tomatoes instead of fresh tomatoes and 2 tablespoons of spicy mustard instead of mustard powder. I think they were even better this time!

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Home Town: Madison, Maine, USA

Living In: Bangor, Maine, USA

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Reviewed: May 16, 2009

I just made this loved it.I however changed a few items. I didn't use the Tomatoes I just used the whole can of tomato paste w/ 2 cans of water and I just squeezed the ketcup in so maybe 2-4 tbsp and then minced dried onions drop in with the water:) I will make this again..

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Jayashiangel

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Living In: Peoria, Arizona, USA

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Reviewed: May 11, 2009

Everyone loved this! I used canned lentils, tomatos, and brown sugar, because that is what we had. Looking forward to leftovers for lunch!!

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Angi

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Reviewed: Apr. 24, 2009

Just made this recipe. I used half yellow and half black lentils. And instead of 3 T of molasses, I used 1 T of molasses and 2 T of brown sugar. Since I live in a country where you can only get HOT chili powder, I used about 1/2 teaspoon. It turned out pretty good. My 18 month old loved it!

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Fawn

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Baker, Louisiana, USA

Living In: Klang, Selangor, Malaysia

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Reviewed: Apr. 17, 2009

This was pretty good.

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Reviewed: Apr. 6, 2009

I have to rate this a 5, although I added some brown sugar because I like my joes sweeter.. My husband said I should have left the recipe as is and is sure he would have loved the more savory version. Our three year old ate all his sloppy and none of his bun. I did not find this recipe bland and wonder if for those people who said it seemed bland if it was the lentils or tomatoes or paste used???

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Home Town: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Living In: Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada

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Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2009

This is a great recipe! I'm not vegetarian, but I'm always looking for ways to make my family's favorite foods healthier. Sloppy Joes are one of our favorite comfort foods, and these were every bit as good as the "ground beef and a can of sauce" version. We may never eat a regular sloppy joe again! I did add extra chili powder and a bit of cayenne to give it some extra kick.

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Amy

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Reviewed: Jan. 21, 2009

This was a great way to use lentils. Although I used a prepared can of sloppy joe sauce (due to some time and ingredient constraints), I found this recipe to be very appealing. Thanks for the recipe!

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Reviewed: Oct. 22, 2008

This recipe is delicious! Even cold! We scooped the leftovers into a couple of hero rolls, wrapped them up tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerated. The next day we had a nice lunch ready to go!

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Reviewed: Oct. 8, 2008

Tasted pretty much like baked beans on a bun to me. If that sounds good to you - go for it!

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Reviewed: Aug. 24, 2008

These are so good! And cheap! I just ate the sams part without the bread cause it was so good. My fiance loved it- always a plus!

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Amy

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Home Town: Orlando, Florida, USA

Living In: Dekalb, Illinois, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 22, 2008

Thanks Marian for the wonderful recipe!The combo of ingredients rsults in a very flavorful sauce. I substitued low sodium soy sauce for the worchestershire. In the past, I have purchased "store brand" worchestershire sauce and it did NOT contain anchovies :) since I'm allergic to all seafood.

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LucyDelRey

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Home Town: Los Angeles, California, USA

Living In: Marina Del Rey, California, USA

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Reviewed: May 12, 2008

My family enjoys lentils and use them as a substitute for taco filling, so we thought this would be tasty. We tried this recipe twice... The first time as written, which resulted in a fairly bland sloppy joe per my family. So the next time I tried preparing the sauce then adding the lentils and water to let them simmer together. I was hoping the lentils would absorb more flavor. Sadly, they still left us cold. I appreciate that it's a healthy recipe, but they were missing something, and my family didn't like them enough to try again.

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Reviewed: May 9, 2008

We recently are switching to more healthy diet and so less meat. This recipe was really good , first time trying lentils and we enjoyed them like this . Even my picky kids didn't complain.

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valerie

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Home Town: Rialto, California, USA

Living In: Highland, California, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 24, 2008

I'm giving this 5 stars because it's a healthier alternative to real Sloppy Joes, it tastes just like a Sloppy Joe, it's cheaper than a real Sloppy Joe, and you want to keep eating more and more, just like you would with a Sloppy Joe. Kudos to the chef.

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Home Town: Saginaw, Michigan, USA

Living In: Stone Mountain, Georgia, USA

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