Vegetarian "Meatloaf" VERY FILLING!

mommydinasaur
mommydinasaur Posts: 9
edited September 21 in Recipes
First off, I am not a vegetarian! I was looking for healthy bean recipes when I came across this "meatloaf" recipe that uses lentils and quick oats as the main ingredients.

I made this for dinner tonight, and it was surprisingly good. It fills a regular size meatloaf pan, and makes six servings. One serving was a pretty hefty piece. Each serving is 350 calories. This meatloaf is very filling, and it's a cinch to make.

So here's the recipe!

VEGETARIAN MEATLOAF

Ingredients:

1 teaspoon salt
1 cub lentils
1 small onion, chopped
1 cup of quick oats
3/4 cup grated cheese (I used mozarella)
1 egg, beaten
1 cup spaghetti sauce
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 tablespoon dried parsley
1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350. Add salt to water, and simmer lentils for 25-30 minutes.
2. Drain.
3. Partially mash lentils in mixing bowl and allow to cool slightly (about 5 minutes).
4. Stir in onion, oats, and cheese.
5. Add egg, spaghetti sauce, garlic, basil, parsley, seasoning salt, and pepper.
6. Mix well.
7. Spoon into loaf pan that has been generously greased with non-stick cooking spray.
8. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-45 minutes, or until loaf is dry and firm.


Enjoy!

~ Jackie ~

Replies

  • Scncartist
    Scncartist Posts: 173
    I'm not veggie either, but this looks realy great!!! Thank you!!!!
  • mamagooskie
    mamagooskie Posts: 2,964 Member
    Thanks for sharing.....I've got bags of lentils in my pantry waiting to be made into something. I will have to try this!!
  • dumb_blondes_rock
    dumb_blondes_rock Posts: 1,568 Member
    bumpin it upppp!
  • mommydinasaur
    mommydinasaur Posts: 9
    Forgot to add that I ate this with 3/4 cup mixed vegetables and a medium baked potato (with 2tbs butter) for a total of 583 calories. :)
  • lilchino4af
    lilchino4af Posts: 1,292 Member
    Sounds interesting... I'm going to have to try this sometime. Thanks for sharing!
  • TammyK777
    TammyK777 Posts: 230 Member
    bump, thanks!
  • amie1004
    amie1004 Posts: 65 Member
    Ill have to try this!
  • tashtranquillo
    tashtranquillo Posts: 50
    Sounds delicious! I'm vegan so I hope it taste the same minus egg/cheese! Might try tomorrow!
  • gnutrifitness
    gnutrifitness Posts: 169 Member
    BUmp! Does somebody know the nutritional facts of this?
  • KZOsMommy
    KZOsMommy Posts: 854 Member
    Yummy Thanks for sharing I will give this one a try for sure!
  • aunienue
    aunienue Posts: 416
    Sounds yummy!
  • dutchliz
    dutchliz Posts: 9 Member
    Could I substitute the spaghetti sauce for passata? Just wondering if it would be too liquid-ey?!
  • stringcheeze
    stringcheeze Posts: 286
    Could I substitute the spaghetti sauce for passata? Just wondering if it would be too liquid-ey?!
    I thought pasata was thicker than normal sauce...like halfway between tomato paste and tomato sauce. Either way, it'll all taste the same, but using pasata just might make a denser loaf.
  • donnaleecam
    donnaleecam Posts: 54
    Sounds good!!
  • SaraWo24
    SaraWo24 Posts: 192 Member
    Mmmmm...thank you!
  • Happyoceangirl
    Happyoceangirl Posts: 1,993 Member
    Bump! Might be time to make friends with the kitchen again...:laugh:
  • barty
    barty Posts: 729
    Bump and thanks for sharing:flowerforyou:
  • Mindful_Trent
    Mindful_Trent Posts: 3,954 Member
    Ooh... I may have to try this. I made homemade veggie burgers with lentils and oat bran, and they were fantastic. This sounds somewhat similar and just as good.
  • islandnutshel
    islandnutshel Posts: 1,143 Member
    Thanks, I am always trying to get vegitarian meals into my week. Especialy with beans & lentils.
  • estherguas
    estherguas Posts: 113 Member
    Bump... Thanks can't wait to try it :)
  • Raynedancer
    Raynedancer Posts: 96 Member
    Thanks :flowerforyou:

    Bumpity-bump
  • sanura
    sanura Posts: 459 Member
    I'm vegan too but my family isn't so I was thinking of replacing the egg with ground flax and then letting the kids puts a bit on cheese on their serving.
    Thanks for posting this recipe!!
  • bettyboop573
    bettyboop573 Posts: 610 Member
    bump....yum
  • MOMvsFOOD
    MOMvsFOOD Posts: 654 Member
    LOVE IT!

    Was it juicy though?
  • healthydoseofglitter
    healthydoseofglitter Posts: 532 Member
    that sounds good! thanks
  • akasullengal
    akasullengal Posts: 1,499 Member
    This looks great! Definitely saving to make in the future!
  • buterfly120
    buterfly120 Posts: 5
    My daughter has decided to be vegetarian "again" so I am struggling to find recipes for the whole family. Thanks, I am going to try this one tonight.
  • cattiemac
    cattiemac Posts: 251 Member
    Yum - this sounds great!!
  • scmunchkin
    scmunchkin Posts: 11
    Do you have the nutritional breakdown on this?
  • koosdel
    koosdel Posts: 3,317 Member
    Vegetarian meatloaf!!! That's so wrong!!!

    Seriously, sounds awesome. I'll have to try that.
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