Verna's Sloppy Joes

I could not find the picture on my camera of my sloppy joes. But you all know what they look like. I plan on making them for our Alumni pot luck Wed pm and hopefully will put a picture on at that time.
This recipe is really good.

Ingredients:

• 1 lb of cremini mushrooms- cremini  mushrooms are the little portabella mushrooms
• 1 Tablespoon vegetable broth (low sodium) or water to saute
• 1 large sweet onion diced
• 1/2 cup celery-chopped
• 1 small green pepper-diced
• 1/3 cup finely chopped walnuts
• 1 3/4 vegetable stock -low sodium
• 1/4-1/3 cup salt free tomato sauce or fructose free ketchup
• 3 Tablespoons tomato paste-what you don't use put in small freezer bag and freeze. Slices off easy for future use.
• 1/2-1 teaspoon Mrs. Dashes Southwest Chipolte Seasoning
• A couple squirts of dijon mustard
• 4 beef low sodium bullion-or liquid smoke- go easy with liquid smoke as it is strong
• Salt
• Freshly ground black pepper to taste   
• Directions:

1. Saute onions, celery and green pepper until crisp tender. 
2. Process mushrooms in food processor-Don't over process You want it to look like cooked hamburger , mushrooms will shrink when they release their liquid.
3. Add  mushrooms and walnuts continue sauteing 2-3 minutes.
4. Add vegetable stock.
5. Add the rest of the ingredients and continue cooking on low heat until the consistency you want.
6. Add more seasonings is needed.
7. I sometimes at chopped fresh parsley if I have it in the house.
8. Use your imagination and add seasoning you would have done with meat sloppy joes.

When I have roasted red peppers on hand, I chop them and add to the pot.. A handful of fresh cherry tomatoes chopped  are nice in there also.

Enjoy!!