Autumns Meatless Meat Loaf Food

MEATLESS MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 8x4 inch loaf pan.
• Place the onion, celery, fresh tomato, garlic, carrots, and salt and pepper into a food processor. Process until the vegetables have been pureed. Add the egg, tofu, and Parmesan cheese; process. Finally, pour in the bread crumbs, and process until evenly incorporated and the mixture is firmer. Pack the mixture into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 50 minutes, then top with the Cheddar cheese and canned crushed tomatoes. Continue baking until the cheese melts and the crushed tomatoes are hot, about 15 minutes more.

MEATLESS "MEAT"-LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add onion, bell pepper, and garlic. Cook until onions are translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Add burger crumbles and tomato; cook until tomato breaks down, about 5 minutes. Season with salt, pepper, rosemary, thyme, and basil. Stir and remove from heat. Let mixture cool slightly.
• Place burger-tomato mixture in a large bowl. Add stuffing mix and stir to combine. Mix broth, tomato paste, and Worcestershire sauce together in a separate bowl until evenly combined. Pour into the burger-stuffing mixture. Season to taste. Add egg and stir until moist. Pour meatloaf mixture into a loaf pan and smooth the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until heated through, 45 to 60 minutes.

AUTUMN'S MEATLESS "MEAT" LOAF

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix TVP granules and boiling broth. Let stand for 10 minutes. In a skillet, sauté the onion in the olive oil until clear. Add onions to the rehydrated TVP mix. Stir in carrot, celery, whole wheat flour, salt, pepper, garlic, oregano, marjoram, dry basil, and ketchup into the rehydrated TVP mix. Lightly oil (or grease) a bread pan. Pack "meat" loaf mixture in tightly into the bread pan, smoothing the top of the mixture. With a spatula, spread tomato paste over the top of "meat" loaf mixture. Bake "meat" loaf at 350° F for 45 minutes. Run a knife around the edges of the "meat" loaf to loosen from pan. Cut into 16 slices (2 slices per serving).

FALL MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Combine the ketchup, cranberry sauce and jalapeno in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer and let cook, stirring occasionally, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the heat, then discard the chile and set aside.
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and celery and cook until both soften and start to become translucent, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for another minute. Remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly.
• Combine the turkey, stuffing mix, eggs, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a large bowl. Add the onion mixture and 1 cup of the ketchup sauce and stir gently until just combined, making sure not to overmix.
• Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking sheet and shape it into a loaf. Pour the remaining ketchup sauce over the loaf and spread so that the entire loaf is covered with sauce. Bake for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, toss the sweet potatoes in a bowl with remaining tablespoon oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Remove the meatloaf from the oven and scatter the wedges on the baking sheet around the meatloaf. Return to the oven and cook for another 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and let rest for 5 minutes, then slice and transfer to a serving platter. Surround with the baked sweet potatoes.

AUTUMN APPLE MEATLOAF WITH APPLE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl, combine beef, pork, beaten egg, minced onion, finely chopped apple, bread crumbs, salt and pepper. Blend together well w/ clean hands.
• Shape mixture into loaf and place in a baking dish.
• Mix together all the apple glaze ingredients in a seperate bowl and set aside.
• Bake meatloaf 350 degrees for 45 minutes. After 30 minutes, evenly pour the apple glaze over top of the meatloaf.
• Return to 350 degree oven and continue to cook for about another 45 minutes -- basting with your glaze every 15 minutes, or until done and no longer pink.

AUTUMN MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients well. Place into a large loaf pan (or 2 small loaf pans). Spread ketchup over top if desired.
• Preheat oven to 350°F and bake for 55-60 minutes, or until internal temperature registers 165°F Let stand, covered, for 10 minutes to set the meatloaf and to finish cooking (final internal temperature should be 170F.).
• To serve: Remove from loaf pan and place on serving platter.