Almost Meatless Sloppy Joes

My mom is an amazing woman.  She raised three children, had a full-time job, worked a part-time job, and went back to get her degree in Education - all at the same time.  I have nothing but respect for what my mom has achieved, but this is not to say that we didn't have to make some sacrifices.
Unfortunately, one of the sacrifices was a home-cooked meal that didn't come out out of a bag, jar, or box.  We often had Shake & Bake or Manwiches, until I was trusted to make dinner without burning down the house.  I think that a lot of these meals really shaped my tastes in food, and I can certainly say that these meals are one of the main reasons I almost passed entirely on making this sloppy joe recipe.
To me, Sloppy Joes are just ground meat mixed with sauce from a jar.  For the record, we never had a creepy lunch lady like Adam Sandler portrayed.  Sloppy Joes were a quick meal that required little attention.  This was not the star meal of the week, in fact it was usually forgotten before the dishwasher finished its cycle.
In an effort to expand my tastes and give every recipe its fair shake, I buckled down and tried Almost Meatless Sloppy Joes.  The prep was quick, the dish required the same minimal attention, and i would guess that an hour elapsed from the time I started chopping the onion until the time I was literally licking my plate clean.
There, I said it.  These Sloppy Joes are delicious.  If you don't look at them too closely you would not even know that there were beans and carrots in there.  Those carrots, along with some brown sugar, add a touch of sweetness that is reminiscent of the jar stuff.  The seasoning gives it just a little bit of a kick, but not enough that picky children would be turned off from these.  The only thing I would add to the recipe is to use a little more salt and pepper than it calls for - it could just use a little bit more.  Also, I used lean chuck instead of sirloin.  I got 85/15, skimmed a tablespoon of fat out of the pan before adding the carrots, and saved a few bucks over the sirloin.
One final note about these fantastic sandwiches.  The recipe says to use 1 cup of meat mixture for one roll. As you can see in the picture, I had two sandwiches.  Each of those has 1/2 cup of meat mixture and they are still overflowing.  Unless you have giant kaiser rolls, you can definitely spread this recipe into 6-8 sandwiches.