Vegan Meatloaf 2 Recipes

VEGAN MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350
• Chop onion, celery, mushrooms, red pepper, and carrot (diced). I used the small blade on my favorite vegetable chopper.
• In a large skillet, cook onion, garlic, mushrooms, carrots and celery, and salt and pepper until browned. (You may use a little vegetable broth to avoid sticking )
• In a food processor, pulse the prepared lentils, quick oats, flaxseed, bread crumbs, cooked vegetables, tomato paste, bbq sauce, mustard, and parsley in a food processor.
• The finished product should be chunky; do not over Pulse.
• Use a silicone backing or placed parchment paper in the base of a glass loaf pan. If you don't have a loaf pan, you may form the dough into a loaf shape on a cookie sheet.
• Place dough into the loaf pan and gently press the top to form a bread shape on top.
• Cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake for 35 minutes, covered.
• Uncover after 35 minutes, and drizzle additional bbq sauce on top.
• Return to oven for 10 minutes uncovered.
• Remove from oven; recover and let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.
• I find it easier to remove it from the pan before cutting.

VEGAN MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Add the chopped onion and crushed garlic to a frying pan with the olive oil and sauté until the onions are softened.
• Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Spray a loaf pan with non-stick spray and line it with parchment paper so that the meatloaf can be easily lifted out. Set aside.
• Drain the chickpeas and add to a mixing bowl. Mash with a fork or potato masher until roughly mashed.
• Make your breadcrumbs by breaking up the 4 slices of bread and placing into a blender and pulse blending until it makes breadcrumbs (see notes*).
• Add the breadcrumbs, soy sauce, sweet chili sauce, dijon mustard, flaxseed meal, nutritional yeast, garlic powder, tomato paste and cayenne pepper to the mixing bowl. Add in the cooked onions and garlic. Mix very well into a thick batter. Make sure everything is evenly mixed (it's a very thick mix). Transfer this into the parchment lined loaf pan and smooth down with the back of a spoon.
• Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
• While the meatloaf is baking, mix the tomato paste, brown sugar, maple syrup, garlic powder, salt and paprika in a bowl and stir together.
• When the meatloaf has baked for 30 minutes, remove it from the oven and remove the foil. Spread on the tomato glaze evenly and return it to the oven, (no foil, uncovered) to bake for a further 15 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and allow to cool for at least 10 minutes before removing from the loaf pan by lifting the meatloaf out with the parchment paper. Let it cool for another 10 minutes.
• Slice and serve with fresh basil.

VEGAN MEATLOAF #2

Steps:

• Pick through the lentils and discard any sticks or pebbles. Rinse in a strainer and add to a pot along with 6 cups of water and a few dashes of the vegan worcestershire sauce. Bring to a boil and then cover and simmer for about 30-40 minutes until the lentils are done.
• While those are cooking, chop the vegetables and cook the rice. Pulse the cashews in a food processor until they resemble a coarse meal.
• Preheat the oven to 350F and lightly grease a 9x13 baking dish.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add the garlic, onions, celery and carrots and saute until softened.
• When the letils are done cooking, drain them and add them to a large mixing bowl along with the rest of the ingredients. Use a potato masher to mix and mash everything together. If it seems too wet, add more rice or flaxseed meal. If it seems to dry, add some vegetable broth.
• Pour the mix into the baking dish and smooth it out. Place in the oven for 1 hour. Let the loaf cool for 10 minutes before serving. Either slice and serve out of the dish, or flip it over onto a platter and serve. Goes great with a baked potato, steamed veggies and a side salad.

EASY VEGAN "MEATLOAF"

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray a baking dish with cooking spray.
• Combine garbanzo beans and kidney in a food processor; pulse until smooth. Crumble tofu into the food processor; pulse until well combined and mixture resembles ground meat.
• Transfer mixture to a large bowl. Add tomato sauce, oats, bell pepper, onion, egg replacer, onion powder, garlic powder, oregano, and salt; mix by hand until combined.
• Form mixture into a loaf shape and place in the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cooked through, about 1 hour 30 minutes.

VEGAN "MEATLOAF"

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• Heat olive oil in a pan over medium-high heat; add onion and garlic. Saute until fragrant and slightly soft, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Combine water and egg substitute in a large bowl; add onion mixture, vegan beef crumbles, baguette, 1/4 cup ketchup, and parsley. Mix together by hand until well combined. Transfer mixture into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, stir remaining ketchup and brown sugar together in a small bowl.
• Remove the loaf from the oven and brush with the ketchup mixture. Continue to bake until browned and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out mostly clean, about 30 minutes more. Let rest for about 10 minutes before slicing and serving.