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  "slug": "bbq-chickpea-sloppy-joes",
  "title": "BBQ Chickpea Sloppy Joes",
  "description": "Chickpea sandwich filling with barbecue sauce, ketchup and pantry seasonings.",
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  "recipeYield": "8–10 servings",
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    "8–10 servings",
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  "ingredients": [
    "4 cans (15 ounces each) chickpeas, drained and rinsed",
    "1 large onion, finely diced",
    "1 bell pepper, finely diced",
    "3 cloves garlic, minced",
    "1½ cups barbecue sauce",
    "½ cup ketchup",
    "2 tablespoons tomato paste",
    "1 tablespoon yellow mustard",
    "1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar",
    "1 tablespoon brown sugar (optional, depending on barbecue sauce)",
    "1 teaspoon smoked paprika",
    "½ teaspoon black pepper",
    "1 tablespoon olive oil",
    "½–1 cup water as needed",
    "10 hamburger buns"
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  "instructions": [
    "Heat oil in a large skillet or Dutch oven. Cook onion and bell pepper for approximately 5–7 minutes until softened.",
    "Add garlic and cook another minute.",
    "Mash about two-thirds of the chickpeas with a potato masher, leaving the rest whole.",
    "Add chickpeas, barbecue sauce, ketchup, tomato paste, mustard, vinegar and seasonings.",
    "Stir in ½ cup water and simmer uncovered for 10–15 minutes, stirring occasionally.",
    "Add a little more water if the filling becomes too thick.",
    "Taste and adjust sweetness, acidity and salt. Serve on lightly toasted buns."
  ],
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        "3 cloves garlic, minced",
        "1½ cups barbecue sauce",
        "½ cup ketchup",
        "2 tablespoons tomato paste",
        "1 tablespoon yellow mustard",
        "1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar",
        "1 tablespoon brown sugar (optional, depending on barbecue sauce)",
        "1 teaspoon smoked paprika",
        "½ teaspoon black pepper",
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  "notes": [
    "Retained as a distinct homemade BBQ-sauce variant, not the later Manwich version.",
    "Filling can be prepared a day ahead."
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  "servingSuggestions": [
    "Toasted buns, potato wedges, corn and salad."
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