Meatless Meat Loaf Food

MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Heat the olive oil in a medium saute pan. Add the onions, thyme, salt, and pepper and cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, for 8 to 10 minutes, until the onions are translucent but not brown. Off the heat, add the Worcestershire sauce, chicken stock, and tomato paste. Allow to cool slightly.
• In a large bowl, combine the ground chuck, onion mixture, bread crumbs, and eggs, and mix lightly with a fork. Don't mash or the meat loaf will be dense. Shape the mixture into a rectangular loaf on a sheet pan covered with parchment paper. Spread the ketchup evenly on top. Bake for 1 to 1 1/4 hours, until the internal temperature is 160 degrees F and the meat loaf is cooked through. (A pan of hot water in the oven, under the meat loaf, will keep the top from cracking.) Serve hot.

EASY VEGETARIAN MEATLOAF LOAF

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• First, preheat the oven to 375 F and lightly grease a loaf pan.
• Sauté the garlic, onion, and bell peppers in olive oil for a few minutes, until onions are very soft.
• In a large bowl, combine the onions and peppers with the ground beef substitute, oatmeal, bread crumbs, 3 tablespoons of ketchup, garlic salt, and pepper. Mix well, using your hands if needed.
• Press into a lightly greased loaf pan.
• Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven when done.
• Combine ketchup, brown sugar, dry mustard, and optional nutmeg, whisking together until smooth.
• Spread or drizzle this topping over the top of the loaf.
• Cook, uncovered, for another 15 minutes, or until done.
• Let your vegetarian meatloaf cool a fair amount before slicing into it to serve. Keep your loaf uncovered as it cools in order to allow a bit of extra moisture to release. This will help with allowing the loaf to firm up a bit as it cools.
• After it has cooled, slice it up and enjoy!

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.

REALLY GOOD VEGETARIAN MEATLOAF (REALLY!)

Steps:

• Add salt to water and boil in a saucepan.
• Add lentils and simmer covered 25-30 minutes, until lentils are soft and most of water is evaporated.
• Remove from fire.
• Drain and partially mash lentils.
• Scrape into mixing bowl and allow to cool slightly.
• Stir in onion, oats and cheese until mixed.
• Add egg, tomato sauce, garlic, basil, parsley, seasoning salt and pepper.
• Mix well.
• Spoon into loaf pan that has been generously sprayed with Pam (non-stick cooking spray) or well-greased.
• Smooth top with back of spoon.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30- 45 minutes until top of loaf is dry, firm and golden brown.
• Cool in pan on rack for about 10 minutes.
• Run a sharp knife around edges of pan then turn out loaf onto serving platter.

MEAT(LESS)LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Pulse the mushrooms and onions in a food processor until they are pea-sized pieces.
• Toss the mushroom/onion mixture in the olive oil in a roasting pan. Roast for 20 minutes. Stir the mushroom mixture. Roast an additional 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, use the food processor to roughly chop the zucchini. Place it aside.
• Puree the chickpeas and add the paprika, cumin, salt, pepper and chile powder. Combine with the mushroom mixture, then add the zucchini and breadcrumbs. (The mixture should be damp but not wet; add more breadcrumbs if necessary to tighten it up.)
• Form the mixture into a loaf in a loaf pan lined with parchment paper.
• Top the mixture generously with the Spicy Ketchup and bake until the meatloaf is quite firm (with the texture of meatloaf), about 40 minutes.
• Let rest 10 minutes before slicing or chill it if using later.
• Serve with your favorite sides. We recommend good, old-fashioned mashed potatoes or cheesy grits and sautéed seasonal vegetables.
• Whisk together the ketchup, brown sugar, hot sauce, black pepper and habanero in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat until the sugar is dissolved. Refrigerate or use immediately.

"BETTER THAN BEEF" MEATLESS MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Very generously grease a loaf pan.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add mushrooms and 1 teaspoon kosher salt and sauté until nicely browned and juices have evaporated, about 10 minutes. Stir in onion and cook until soft, another 5 to 7 minutes.
• Add celery, tomato paste, and beef base; cook and stir until tomato paste begins to toast on the bottom of the pan, about 3 minutes. Stir in water and turn off the heat; let sit for about 3 minutes.
• Transfer mushroom mixture into a food processor. Add cooked lentils and pulse until finely chopped but not pureed.
• Transfer to a mixing bowl and add eggs, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, onion powder, garlic powder, pepper, remaining 1 teaspoon salt, oregano, thyme, cayenne, ketchup, bread crumbs, oats, and Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese. Mix until thoroughly combined.
• Transfer mixture into the prepared loaf pan, then wrap with foil and place on a sheet pan.
• Bake in the center of the preheated oven until firm to the touch, about 1 hour.
• Remove the loaf from the oven and place on a wire rack. Remove the foil and place it on the baking sheet. Grease the foil with 2 teaspoons olive oil. Let the loaf sit for 10 to 15 minutes, and increase the oven temperature to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• While the loaf is resting, make the glaze: Whisk ketchup, Dijon mustard, and brown sugar together in a small bowl.
• Invert the loaf onto the foil and spread glaze all over the surface, mostly on the top but some on the sides.
• Return to the oven and bake until the glaze is cooked on, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Carefully transfer the loaf onto a cutting board. Cut into 6 slices and serve.

VEGETARIAN MEATLOAF THAT TASTES LIKE MEATLOAF!

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F
• If crumbles are frozen, microwave crumbles in medium bowl on high for 1-1/2 minute
• Add all remaining ingredients except ketchup; mix lightly. Let stand 5 minute.
• Shape into loaf in 8-inch pie plate; top with ketchup.
• Bake35 minute or until center is done (160ºF).

HOME-STYLE MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, mix Meatloaf ingredients well. Press mixture in ungreased 8x4-inch loaf pan. Bake 40 minutes.
• Remove from oven. Spread 1/4 cup ketchup evenly over top. Bake an additional 15 to 20 minutes or until meat thermometer inserted in center of loaf reads 160°F. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

AIR-FRYER MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat egg. Add the milk, cracker crumbs, onion, salt, sage and pepper. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Preheat air fryer to 325°. Shape into 2 loaves; place in greased air fryer. Cook 20 minutes., Meanwhile, combine ketchup, brown sugar and Worcestershire sauce; spoon over meat loaves. Cook until a thermometer reads 160°, 10-15 minutes longer.