Sloppy Joe's To Be Proud Of

I have been jonesing for some sloppy joe's lately, ever since friends mentioned making them with mushrooms instead of the hamburger.  So, a couple of days ago, I jumped in there and tried my hand at vegan joe's.   They were scrumptious!!   I will be tweaking this recipe to perfect it with the sauce, but here is what I made:

Ve's Vegan Joe's

1 small onion, shredded ( I use a mini chopper)
1/2 bell pepper, shredded
2 medium carrots, shredded
1/2 cup water
2 small cans mushrooms, shredded
1 to 2 Tbsp cooking oil 
1 small can tomato sauce
1 can (15 oz) diced tomatoes, pureed
salt, pepper; garlic to taste

2 Tbsp sugar

1-2 tsp Worcestershire sauce

1 tsp chili powder

1 tsp cumin

Directions:
Add oil to pan and preheat.   Add onion, bell pepper, carrots, and water, stir, cover and cook over low heat, simmering for about 7 or 8 minutes.  Add tomato sauce, pureed tomato and all seasonings and continue to simmer for 3 or 4 more minutes, covered.  Add mushrooms.  Remove cover and keep on simmer until excess liquid is absorbed and mixture thickens.  Remove from heat.  Serve hot over bread of choice.