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Vegetable Sloppy Joe

This amazing recipe offers you a great way to add healthy vegetables to your diet. It is also a great way to get more vegetables into the children. The only thing you will need to make this recipe is a food processor. Try serving the Sloppy Joe on a bun, on a tortilla or even on crackers.

Ingredients:
2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
1 Ear of Corn
1/2 Onion
1/2 Red Pepper
1 Zucchini, medium size
8 Ounces White Button Mushrooms
2 Roma Tomatoes
1 Can Black Beans, 14 oz can
1 Cup Ketchipotle
1/2 teaspoon Ground Cumin
4 Ounces Shredded Cheddar Cheese
8 Whole Grain or White Buns

Peel the corn and cut off the corn kernels.
Place the kernels into a large fry pan.
Peel and chop the 1/2 onion into large pieces.
Add the pieces of onion to the food processor and chop fine.
Add Oil and onion to the corn in the pan.
Place pan over high heat and begin to cook the ingredients.
Cut the red pepper and zucchini into large pieces.
Place pepper and zucchini into the processor and chop fine.
Keep cooking anf stirring the onion-corn mixture until the onions begin to soften.
Add the chopped zucchini and pepper to the pan.
Wash and chop the mushrooms and place into the food processor.
Chop the mushrooms fine and add to the pan.
Keep cooking and stirring the ingredients for a few minutes.
Chop the tomatoes and add to the food processor.
Chop the tomatoes fine and add to the pan.
Open the black beans.
Rinse off the beans and place half of them into the food processor.
Puree the beans and add to the pan.
Add the whole beans to the pan as well.
Add the ketchipotle and cumin to the pan.
Keep cooking and stirring the ingredients over high heat for about 10 minutes.
The vegetables need to cook for a long time to get rid of the water and thicken.
When vegetables have thickened fold in the cheese and mix well.