Sloppy Bulgur Sandwiches

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 3/4 cups water
• 1 cup medium-grind bulgur
• salt
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 small red onion, minced
• 1/2 medium red bell pepper, minced
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon yellow mustard or 1 tablespoon spicy brown mustard
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• fresh ground black pepper
• 4 sandwich buns, halved horizontally

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan, bring the water to a boil over high heat.
• 2 stir in the bulgur and lightly salt the water.
• 3 cover, remove from heat, and set aside until the bulgur softens and the water is absorbed, about 20 minutes.
• 4 meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat.
• 5 add the onion and bell pepper; cover and cook until soft, about 7 minutes.
• 6 stir in the tomatoes, sugar, mustard, soy sauce, chili powder, salt, and pepper to taste.
• 7 simmer for 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
• 8 add bulgur to sauce mixture; stir to combine.
• 9 spoon the bulgur mixture the bottom half of each of the rolls, top with the other half, and serve.