Barbecued Tempeh Sandwiches Smothered with Peppers and Onions

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4 servings (serving size: 1 sandwich)
June 2001
RECIPE BY Cooking Light

Tempeh is a soybean cake with a slightly nutty flavor that pairs well with the sweet and spicy barbecue sauce. You can prepare the sauce and slice the vegetables and tempeh ahead of time.

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vegetable oil
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cider vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon low-sodium soy sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon hot sauce
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 (8-ounce) package tempeh
  • 1 red bell pepper, cut in half
  • 1 yellow bell pepper, cut in half
  • 1 red onion, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices
  • Cooking spray
  • 4 (1 1/2-ounce) hamburger buns

Nutritional Information

  • Calories 309
  • Caloriesfromfat 25%
  • Fat 8.7g
  • Satfat 1.5g
  • Monofat 1.9g
  • Polyfat 4.5g
  • Protein 15.6g
  • Carbohydrate 45.2g
  • Fiber 3g
  • Cholesterol 0.0mg
  • Iron 3.6mg
  • Sodium 531mg
  • Calcium 130mg

How to Make It

Step 1

Prepare grill.

Step 2

Combine first 9 ingredients in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk.

Step 3

Cut tempeh in half lengthwise; cut slices in half. Brush tempeh slices, bell peppers, and onion with the ketchup mixture. Place on grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 4 minutes on each side or until the tempeh is thoroughly heated. Remove the tempeh, bell peppers, and onion from grill. Cut bell peppers into 1/2-inch-wide strips; separate onions into rings.

Step 4

Place 1 tempeh slice on bottom half of each bun. Top each tempeh slice with one-fourth of bell peppers, one-fourth of onion, and top half of bun.

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Ratings & Reviews

mandofan's Review

mandofan
December 11, 2012
I loved these! The sauce is quite good. These also work well in hot dog buns.

kmschell's Review

jade1977
February 07, 2012
It was ok but nothing great. If I decide to make again, will not use so many peppers.

preciousthings's Review

preciousthings
April 17, 2011
Really good! If you're a tempeh fan, definitely try it. I had to use a grill pan on the stove and I think it would be far superior on a real outdoor grill. The homemade barbecue sauce was definitely delicious.

jade1977's Review

kmschell
August 21, 2010
It was pretty simple to make and great tasting. I've never really liked barbecued, but this is a keeper.