Sloppy Lentils

• 2 cups water (the original recipe uses 3 cups, so notice the change for crock pot preparation!)
• 1 cup lentils, rinsed (red or brown lentils are preferred)
• salt to taste (optional)
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 28 oz can diced tomatoes or tomato sauce
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1 teaspoon mustard powder
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 3 tablespoons rapadura, molasses, or honey
• 1 Tbsp white vinegar
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 4 hamburger buns, split
• cheddar cheese, grated (to top your lentils when serving)

1. Combine all your ingredients in the crock pot (besides the buns and cheese!). Turn on low and cook for approximately 5 hours, until lentils are tender and the mixture has thickened and absorbed most of the liquids. Serve on open faced hamburger buns and top with melted cheese, as desired.

water, lentils, salt, onion, tomatoes, garlic, ketchup, mustard powder, chili powder, molasses, white vinegar, salt, buns, cheddar cheese

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/sloppy-lentils-50180354 (may not work)