"Meat"Loaf
By: Arielle
Published: Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 5:54pm

Ingredients




1 tablespoon coconut oil or canola oil
1 carrot, diced
1 celery stalk, diced
1 onion, diced
2 cups portobello mushrooms, diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
salt and pepper
2 slices whole wheat bread
1 cup walnuts
1 package of fake beef crumbles
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons parsley or cilantro, chopped

Preparation

1 Take the meat crumbles out of the freezer and preheat the oven to 350. Grease loaf pan. 2 Heat the oil over a medium heat. Add carrots and celery first and cook for about 2 minutes. Follow with the onion and cook for another 2-3 minutes. Add the mushrooms and garlic, then cook until all of vegetables are soft and liquid gone. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly. 3 Meanwhile, add the bread and walnuts to a food processor or blender and pulse until it becomes fine. Put your meat into a bowl and add the oatmeal, cilantro or parsley, ketchup and the bread mixture. Mix throughly with your hands. Then add the vegetable mixture. Again, mix throughly with your hands. 4 Pour the mixture into the loaf pan and form a loaf shape. Bake for 45 minutes. Allow to set for 5 minutes before enjoying!

About


A hearty and colorful vegetarian meatloaf.