Friday, April 10, 2009

Veggie Meatloaf (a work in progress..)

Vegetarian imitation ground beef is combined with onion, eggs, bread cubes and savory herbs and spices. The meatless loaf is nestled with carrots and potatoes, and baked.
INGREDIENTS:
1/2 (14 ounce) package vegetarian ground
beef (e.g., Gimme Lean TM)
1 (12 ounce) package vegetarian burger
crumbles
1 onion, chopped
2 eggs, beaten
2 tablespoons vegetarian Worcestershire
sauce
1 teaspoon salt
1/3 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon ground sage
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
2 teaspoons prepared mustard
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
3 1/2 slices bread, cubed
1/3 cup milk
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
4 carrots, cut into 1 inch pieces
4 potatoes, cubed
1 cooking spray
DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a large bowl combine vegetarian ground beef, vegetarian ground beef crumbles, onion, eggs, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, sage, garlic powder, mustard, oil, bread cubes and milk. Transfer to a 9 x 13 inch baking dish and form into a loaf. Pour tomato sauce on top.
3. Place carrots and potatoes around loaf and spray vegetables with cooking spray.
4. Bake 30 to 45 minutes; turn vegetables. Bake another 30 to 45 minutes. Let stand 15 minutes before slicing.

1 comment:

Scott said...

Definitely not there yet. The kind of "ground beef" we used just doesn't have the texture and elastin quality to avoid either tasting like mush, or falling apart in a very un-loaf-like way.